Tameside politicians have hailed the approval of a long-awaited bypass road as a ‘great result’.
Construction on the Mottram bypass – first officially mooted more than ten years ago, but which has been in the pipeline for decades – is set to begin next year after proposals were approved by the government. The A57 Link Roads bypass, which will ease congestion on the busy route between Manchester and Sheffield, has been given the final seal of approval by Transport Minister Huw Merriman.
The multi-million pound Trans-Pennine upgrade programme would see a new dual carriageway created from the M67 junction 4 roundabout to a new junction on the A57(T) at Mottram Moor.
