alastairgott
Well-known member
Probably will affect Peak District more, but for 12 weeks from Monday 24th July, the Bridge in Stockport over the bus station and merseyway shopping (in the centre, where it dips) will be Closed for "essential" repairs.
Alternative Route from Manchester is up to the Denton Rock, anticlockwise around the motorway ring around Manchester, then take the junction towards Sheffield, (probably also signed for Hyde and Glossop) get some proper directions to where you want to go.
otherwise you may want to try going clockwise round the loop and making your way via the alderley edge roads.
or of course you can take pot luck on traffic through the centre (which will probably be fine late at night, but awful in rush-hour).
Forthcoming A6 Wellington Road Bridge Works
This summer engineers need to undertake essential repair works to the bridge that runs under the A6 in Stockport town centre between Exchange Street (Garrick Theatre) and Heaton Lane.
From Monday 24th July 2017, this section of road will be closed to traffic, in both directions, for up to 12 weeks, so that repair work can be undertaken. The works are needed to address current maintenance issues and to prolong the bridge?s life. A pedestrian route will be kept open along the A6 throughout the works during the works meaning that there will still be access for pedestrians.
Whilst the A6 is closed, a number of alternative routes into and through Stockport town centre will be signed. This will include St Mary?s Way where the current improvement works will temporarily stop to allow more traffic to use the road. Taxis will be able to use Mersey Square for the period of the road closure.
These work are essential and we are doing all we can to keep disruption to a minimum. This includes planning the repairs for the quieter summer months, extending working hours, and working with the contractor to keep the closure as short as possible.
Shops, car parks, and businesses across the whole of the town centre will still be open for everyone to visit and enjoy whilst the works are taking place. You may just need to leave a few more minutes for your journey and use our online tools to help you plan your journey.
Free After 3.00pm car parking will be offered at Heaton Lane and Merseyway car parks throughout the period of the road closure.
Stockport Council is serious about investing in our roads and transport networks to make sure people can travel safely into and around Stockport.
These are the most substantial repairs that this section of the bridge has needed in its 177 year history and by doing these works we will be ensuring it is safe for use for years to come.
Whilst the repairs are taking place, the Council is going to use the opportunity to start its work improving the A6, helping to ensure this important route becomes part of the overall improvements taking place across the town centre.
Over the coming weeks more information about the works, including diversion routes and ways in which you can keep yourself up to date, will be available online at www.stockport.gov.uk/a6 or @SMBC_Roadworks.
If you have any questions about the works, please email towncentreaccess@stockport.gov.uk or call 0161 4742299
We would be grateful if you could forward this information to any of your contacts with an interest in the works.
Kind regards,
Sue Stevenson
Head of Highways and Transportation
Stockport Council
Alternative Route from Manchester is up to the Denton Rock, anticlockwise around the motorway ring around Manchester, then take the junction towards Sheffield, (probably also signed for Hyde and Glossop) get some proper directions to where you want to go.
otherwise you may want to try going clockwise round the loop and making your way via the alderley edge roads.
or of course you can take pot luck on traffic through the centre (which will probably be fine late at night, but awful in rush-hour).
Forthcoming A6 Wellington Road Bridge Works
This summer engineers need to undertake essential repair works to the bridge that runs under the A6 in Stockport town centre between Exchange Street (Garrick Theatre) and Heaton Lane.
From Monday 24th July 2017, this section of road will be closed to traffic, in both directions, for up to 12 weeks, so that repair work can be undertaken. The works are needed to address current maintenance issues and to prolong the bridge?s life. A pedestrian route will be kept open along the A6 throughout the works during the works meaning that there will still be access for pedestrians.
Whilst the A6 is closed, a number of alternative routes into and through Stockport town centre will be signed. This will include St Mary?s Way where the current improvement works will temporarily stop to allow more traffic to use the road. Taxis will be able to use Mersey Square for the period of the road closure.
These work are essential and we are doing all we can to keep disruption to a minimum. This includes planning the repairs for the quieter summer months, extending working hours, and working with the contractor to keep the closure as short as possible.
Shops, car parks, and businesses across the whole of the town centre will still be open for everyone to visit and enjoy whilst the works are taking place. You may just need to leave a few more minutes for your journey and use our online tools to help you plan your journey.
Free After 3.00pm car parking will be offered at Heaton Lane and Merseyway car parks throughout the period of the road closure.
Stockport Council is serious about investing in our roads and transport networks to make sure people can travel safely into and around Stockport.
These are the most substantial repairs that this section of the bridge has needed in its 177 year history and by doing these works we will be ensuring it is safe for use for years to come.
Whilst the repairs are taking place, the Council is going to use the opportunity to start its work improving the A6, helping to ensure this important route becomes part of the overall improvements taking place across the town centre.
Over the coming weeks more information about the works, including diversion routes and ways in which you can keep yourself up to date, will be available online at www.stockport.gov.uk/a6 or @SMBC_Roadworks.
If you have any questions about the works, please email towncentreaccess@stockport.gov.uk or call 0161 4742299
We would be grateful if you could forward this information to any of your contacts with an interest in the works.
Kind regards,
Sue Stevenson
Head of Highways and Transportation
Stockport Council
