UPDATE: BROOK LANE DAMAGED WALL

I am pleased to report that the boundary wall to a property on Brook Lane is finally to be reconstructed by Cheshire East Highways. The wall was severely damaged during a road traffic accident over six years ago and has been the subject of a complex legal process ever since. 

Lead Highways Engineer & Project Manager, Ian Maclachlan has confirmed that Cheshire East Legal Services have written to the property owner advising that the Highways Team will be accessing their land in order to carry out a reconstruction of the wall during week commencing Monday 20th May. 

Whilst the works are being carried out, temporary traffic signals will be in place. I would therefore advise local residents to use an alternative route, or allow additional time for their journey. Cheshire East Legal Services will be seeking to recover the costs of the reconstruction work. 

Hopefully this will allow a line to be drawn under this unfortunate, long running and frustrating episode.

CONGLETON ROAD: REPAIRS SCHEDULED

I am pleased to report that repair works to Congleton Road have now been scheduled for 21st - 24th May. During this period there will be traffic signals in place between the junctions of Beechfield Road and Whitebarn Road, so please allow extra journey time.

Level 2 patching repairs will be carried out (similar to the works that were carried out on London Road last year). This is something I have been pressing for over a number of months and I am grateful to officers from Cheshire East Highways for responding positively.

Further works are due to be carried out on Wilmslow Road (approaching Whitehall Brook Roundabout) later in the year. Cheshire East Council is now in the third year of an additional investment programme which has seen an extra £19m spent on repairs across the Borough; however, this figure represents only 10% of the investment that is actually needed, as the council has a backlog of over £180m in repairs for which no funding is available.