As residents may have noticed, Chelford Road is currently closed from the junction with Chorley Hall Lane (Alderley Edge) to the junction with Foden Lane (Chorley). The closure is expected to be in place for up to six weeks and will enable essential works to be carried out to the culvert outside Tanyard Farm.
Tanyard (Smokers Brook) is a mortared masonry arch culvert. An inspection carried out in November 2020 showed that the structure had deteriorated since the last inspection in 2018 with the north elevation, where the arch ring had separated to greater than 25mm, also a large longitudinal fracture was identified. The inspection also highlighted a lack of mortar in the joints throughout the arch barrel.
The works involve taking down the northern headwall (including 1m
of the arch) and rebuilding, repointing the southern headwall and entire arch
barrel. Whilst the road closure is in place, Cheshire East Highways' maintenance team will be
removing the build-up of debris that has accumulated on the footway, to ensure
the full width can be used. The works are estimated to be complete within six weeks.
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