Drivers have been battling gridlock carnage across Glossop and parts of Tameside this week as major roadwork projects clash with one another. The A57 Mottram Moor, in Tameside, is currently three weeks into a huge five-month scheme to install a new gas pipeline.
Lane closures are in place along the road, between Market Street in Hollingworth and Stalybridge Road in Mottram - while Back Moor is currently closed southbound, affecting traffic heading from Stalybridge towards Glossop and Sheffield. It's already one of Greater Manchester's most congested areas, with residents having previously told the Manchester Evening News of windows shaking and heavy traffic backed up along the route, while a campaign for a bypass has been rumbling on for decades.
But now even more roadworks in next-door Glossop are adding to drivers' misery. Temporary traffic lights are currently in place on Marple Road, in Charlesworth, which drivers had been using as a way into Greater Manchester while avoiding Mottram - while work is also due to get underway on the A57 in Glossop town centre.
