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BBC News
3 days ago
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Minister to discuss options for Shrewsbury North West Relief Road
The government has agreed to discuss the future of an out-of-favour bypass plan in Liberal Democrats, who took control of Shropshire Council in the May elections, have said they want to scrap the proposals for a North West Relief Road around council leader Heather Kidd said she did not want to have to pay back the £39m government money it has spent to transport minister Lillian Greenwood has said she will meet the council to discuss its options. The bypass was put forward as a plan by the Conservatives when they ran the council, as a means of reducing the amount of traffic passing through the it was opposed by other parties for a number of reasons, including its cost and its impact on the of the May local elections, the parties pledged to put a stop to the plans if they gained council has estimated the cost of the relief road, if it did go ahead, now stands at £ her letter to the government, Kidd said: "We feel we have inherited a near-impossible situation to progress the scheme, which is only likely to be solved by intervention from Ministers."She also said she could not guarantee the council had the funds to pay back the money spent so date has yet been fixed for the meeting. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
3 days ago
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Melton roads to shut for months for £115m bypass project
Motorists are being warned of months of disruption in a town in Leicestershire as several roads are set to shut as part of a bypass new 4.4-mile (7km) North & East Melton Distributor Road is being built to relieve congestion in Melton town centre and unlock land for homes to be of St Bartholomew's Way, the B676 Saxby Road and the A606 Nottingham Road will shut to allow the construction of new two roundabouts and resurfacing, with the first closure to start on 16 June until 28 September. The £115m scheme includes constructing six roundabouts and four bridges, the diversion of the River Eye and new cycling and walking infrastructure along its full length. Construction for the new relief road began in 2023 and it is expected to open early in 2026. St Bartholomew's Way, from Nottingham Road to Southwell Close junctions, will close from 06:00 on 16 June until 19:00 on 28 September. A diversion will be in place via Welby Lane to Asfordby B676 Saxby Road, near Lag Lane, is set to close from 06:00 on 24 June and reopen on 28 September, with traffic to be diverted via the A607 to the A606 Nottingham Road, from Brampton Road to Hilltop Farm junctions, will be closed from 06:00 on 7 July until 19:00 on 31 August. A diversion will be in place via the A606 to the A46, A46 to Dalby Intersection, A6006 to Melton and vice versa. The council said there would be no pedestrian or cycle access available through the closures and a pedestrian diversion will be put in place from Brampton Road to Southwell access to properties and businesses will be maintained throughout, the authority added. 'Final phase' Council leader Dan Harrison said: "This large-scale investment in Melton's transport infrastructure will have a hugely positive impact and help support the town's growth, now and into the future. "In the longer-term, the new road will help to ease congestion in Melton's busy town centre, reduce congestion, improve access to housing, leisure and employment hubs and keep HGVs away from unsuitable rural routes."It's fantastic to see the project enter its final phase."Currently, a section of the A607 Waltham Road, north-east of Thorpe Arnold, is shut until 22 June to build a new roundabout with a diversion in is anticipated these latest closures will be the last needed for the long-awaited Harrison added: "We know that planned road closures this summer will mean some temporary travel disruption in and around the town."We'd like to thank everyone affected in advance for their patience."
BBC News
26-05-2025
- Politics
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Mottram: Work begins on long-awaited A57 Link Roads bypass project
Construction has officially begun on a long-awaited bypass project aimed at reducing traffic congestion between Manchester and Sheffield. The A57 Link Roads Project, also known as the Mottram bypass, will go around the Tameside village on a route between the two cities through the Peak roads and an underpass are expected to take two years to build, with construction set to be completed in Spring 2028, National Highways said. Labour MP for High Peak Jon Pearce said the beginning of construction was a "massive moment" many thought "would never happen" after the idea was first mooted as early as 1965. "The congestion has just been awful for years and is only getting worse," he in Mottram have campaigned for decades for a bypass to be built around the 2020, National Highways revealed about 25,000 vehicles travelled along the A57 through Mottram every day, including more than 2,000 HGVs. However, delays to the scheme included the Campaign to Protect Rural England seeking a judicial review of the plans, claiming the government had failed to consider the environmental impact, alternatives sites and the project's carbon the challenge failed in April MP for Stalybridge and Hyde Jonathan Reynolds said: "This is a victory for the residents who have had to endure endless traffic jams for far too long."The first new link road in the scheme will be dual carriageway from the M67 Junction 4 roundabout to a new junction on the A57 at Mottram Moor. The second will be a single carriageway link from the A57 at Mottram Moor to a new junction on the A57 in Woolley Bridge. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Bypass plan for potential new town dropped
A government agency which had proposed to build two bypasses to take a planned new town's traffic is now only planning one. Homes England wants to build 3,400 homes at Chalgrove Airfield, Oxfordshire, and previously proposed building two bypasses, one through Cuxham and another through Stadhampton and Chiselhampton. It still plans to build the latter but has dropped the proposal for Cuxham and wants to use traffic calming measures and a bike path there instead. Many residents are opposed to the homes plan, as are South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and Chalgrove Parish Council, which said the plan would be "unsustainable due to its isolated location". There are about 1,200 homes in Chalgrove currently and community events were held for residents about the project in April 2024. The airfield has been used for decades by ejector seat maker Martin-Baker, which has a lease on the site until 2063. The firm has said it will not move willingly. Homes England pulled an earlier plan in 2021 and concerns about the development and the proximity to the airfield's runway were previously raised by the Civil Aviation Authority and residents. In documents shared by SODC, Homes England had previously planned to submit three planning applications for the development. They would have included homes at the airfield and for its northern runway and two others for the bypasses. Four are now planned. They would include an outline planning application for the airfield's main site, another for a realigned northern runway, one for the Stadhampton and Chiselhampton bypass and another for the Cuxham travel route. Other proposals for traffic calming along the B480 and A329 within Stadhampton and Chiselhampton and the B480 through Cuxham are proposed but how "is yet to be determined", SODC said. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Spending on new market town plan nears £14m Shapps denies lobbying against houses on airfields Plan for new market town on airfield filed Airfield objections derail housing plan South Oxfordshire District Council Homes England
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Business
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Bypass plan for proposed new town at Chalgrove Airfield dropped
A government agency which had proposed to build two bypasses to take a planned new town's traffic is now only planning England wants to build 3,400 homes at Chalgrove Airfield, Oxfordshire, and previously proposed building two bypasses, one through Cuxham and another through Stadhampton and still plans to build the latter but has dropped the proposal for Cuxham and wants to use traffic calming measures and a bike path there residents are opposed to the homes plan, as are South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and Chalgrove Parish Council, which said the plan would be "unsustainable due to its isolated location". There are about 1,200 homes in Chalgrove currently and community events were held for residents about the project in April airfield has been used for decades by ejector seat maker Martin-Baker, which has a lease on the site until 2063. The firm has said it will not move England pulled an earlier plan in 2021 and concerns about the development and the proximity to the airfield's runway were previously raised by the Civil Aviation Authority and documents shared by SODC, Homes England had previously planned to submit three planning applications for the would have included homes at the airfield and for its northern runway and two others for the bypasses. Four are now planned. They would include an outline planning application for the airfield's main site, another for a realigned northern runway, one for the Stadhampton and Chiselhampton bypass and another for the Cuxham travel route. Other proposals for traffic calming along the B480 and A329 within Stadhampton and Chiselhampton and the B480 through Cuxham are proposed but how "is yet to be determined", SODC said. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
