Work towards the completion of a new cycle way connecting Wilmslow with Alderley Edge is progressing well, with completion due towards the end of April. The £1m scheme is being funded with the help of a £900,000 grant from the Local Growth Fund and a £100,000 match-funding investment from Cheshire East Council.
Alderley Road has recently re-opened to vehicles travelling towards Alderley Edge, as 75% of the new kerbstones have now been installed, whilst footway construction and resurfacing is continuing. This week, a raised carriageway table is expected to be installed close to the junction with Fulshaw Park South, with further lining works on Alderley Road.
The project has also provided the opportunity for some much-needed carriageway resurfacing to be carried out during the period when Station Road and Alderley Road have been closed (thereby saving on legal costs associated with road closures). Carriageway resurfacing has also been carried out close to the Kings Arms Public House.
There have been some minor delays to 12-week build programme, caused partly by the pandemic and partly by bad weather earlier in the year; however, the new route which will connect up with Wilmslow High School and Wilmslow Railway Station is expected to open next month.
