HE appoints team for Mottram bypass

Highways England has appointed a consortium of Balfour Beatty and Atkins to design and construct a bypass for the village of Mottram in Longdendale, in the Tameside district of Greater Manchester. The dual carriageway will run from the end of the M67 (junction 4) through an underpass to the north of the village, joining the A57 east of the junction with the A6018. A new single carriageway road is also planned to link the A57 from Mottram Moor to Woolley Bridge, taking traffic away from the current route of the A57 along Woolley Lane. A public consultation on the scheme is planned for this winter, and a planning application is due to be submitted next year. If the plans are approved by the Government then work on the project could start by spring 2023.