MOTTRAM ROAD PATCHING WORKS

This afternoon I have been along to inspect progress on the patching works currently taking place on Mottram Road. This is being funded through Cheshire East Council’s Highways Improvement Programme and I have been pushing for the works to be completed since the election back in May. I am pleased that the works are now approaching completion and would like to that officers and engineers from Cheshire East Highways for giving Alderley Edge a high priority in their annual programme.


 

LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN

At a recent meeting of Full Council, I was delighted to propose in my new role as Deputy Leader, our new Local Transport Plan. The plan includes a wide range of actions to improve travel choices and promote greater reliance on sustainable travel, including walking, cycling, public transport and low emission vehicles. It also seeks to address a number of challenges in Cheshire East, including; 

• Protecting and improving the environment;
• Supporting economic growth;
• Ensuring accessibility to essential services;
• Promoting health, wellbeing and physical activity; and
• Maintaining and managing the road network.

Although the plan’s main focus is transport and infrastructure needs within the borough, it also proposes actions to support regional and national road and rail projects. 

As a policy framework document, the plan sets the agenda for improving sustainable transport links across the borough – with priorities such as: new cycleways, electric 

vehicle charging points, safe walking routes to school and bus rapid transit routes.
 

Our intention is to bring forward proposals related to transport improvements and management measures based on detailed studies and the dynamics in each town across Cheshire East.

Each of these town based delivery plans will be consulted on prior to any decisions, covering all aspects of local transport including parking.”

LOCALISED FLOODING UPDATE

A number of residents have contacted me today, following the recent heavy downpours. Although the rain has currently stopped, the impact on the highways network over the last 24 hours has been significant.  Many locations have experienced flooding and there have been over 100 calls since yesterday evening to the Customer Contact Team, who are still working to clear floods, provide sandbags or close roads.

The following roads remain closed:

A34 Melrose Way, Nether Alderley

A34 Pendleton Way, Wilmslow

A555 Manchester Airport Relief Road

A50 Liverpool Road West, Church Lawton

A5011 Linley Lane, Alsager

A51 Nantwich Road, Calveley

A530 Shrewbridge Road, Nantwich

Merrymans Lane, Great Warford

Maw Green Road, Crewe

Gresty Lane, Rope

Peover Lane, Chelford

Bonis Hall Lane and Lees Lane

Skellhorn Green Lane and Street Lane, Adlington

Middlewood Road, Poynton

Coole Lane, Nantwich

Cheshire East Council will continue to work to clear these floods and reopen roads where possible but it is likely that most will remain closed overnight. In the meantime, residents are advised to contact Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5020 in case of emergency.

COMMUNITY SURGERY - SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER

I would like to take this opportunity to remind all residents that I will be holding my regular monthly surgery on Saturday 26th October at Alderley Edge Library from 10-11am. Do drop in and join me for a coffee and a chat about any local issues that may be causing you concern.

LEVEL 2 PATCHING WORK - WARD PRIORITIES 2019/20

As part of the new administration's commitment to greater member engagement, all Cheshire East Councillors have recently been asked to identify and prioritise up to five areas of their Ward where the road surface is in particular need of patching work. Level 2 patching work is used where there are several road defects within a small area and recent examples of this having been carried out in Alderley Edge include: Orchard Green, Oakfield Road, Carlisle Street, Downesway, Blackshaw Lane.

The five areas I have put forward as priorities for Alderley Edge in 2019/20 are:

- South Street (from the junction with Orme Street to South Street Car Park)

- Moss Lane (outside the entrance to Alderley Edge Cricket Club)

- Trafford Road (upper section, around the junction with Woodbrook Road)

- Moss Road (at the junction with Heyes Lane and Duke Street)

- Lydiat Lane (approaching the junction with Chorley Hall Lane)

There is currently no guarantee that all or indeed any of these works will be carried out within the current financial year; however, I wanted residents to know that these are the areas I have put forward for consideration in Alderley Edge.

COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH - WILMSLOW ROAD

Yesterday I joined Parish Cllr Bev Chapman as well as volunteers from our Community Speedwatch team on Wilmslow Road. This location has been highlighted to us by a number residents and a range of traffic calming measures are due to be introduced on Wilmslow Road over the next few months. On this occasion, we recorded 50 vehicles exceeding the speed threshold over the course of an hour.

Of the total number of vehicles speeding, 36 were travelling below 40mph with a further fourteen vehicles travelling at 40mph or above, whilst the top recorded speed was 45mph. Each of the speeding drivers will receive an advisory letter from Cheshire Police, whilst the speed data will be passed on to Cheshire East Highways to support additional traffic calming measures in future.