New relief road to open in Cheshire
A ceremony to mark the completion of the scheme is to take place
A ceremony to mark the completion of the £53m Poynton Relief Road is to take place next month.
Designed to relieve the village of high volumes of traffic travelling between Macclesfield, Poynton, Stockport and the wider area, it'll open to all traffic on Monday March 6th.
The road is to be named Roy Chadwick Way, after the engineer who designed the Lancaster bomber. Roy Chadwick had led a team of engineers at nearby Woodford before he was tragically killed during a test flight in 1947, aged 54. A memorial information board marking his death, and other crew members, has been unveiled and positioned near to the new road.
Councillor Craig Browne, Cheshire East Council deputy leader and chair of the council’s highways and transport committee, said: “I want to thank and congratulate our highways team and the contractors, Graham, for delivering this project on time and on budget.
“This new road will bring about considerable change and relief for residents in Poynton, and the surrounding area, who have tolerated many decades of heavy traffic. I want to thank the people of Poynton, Woodford and Bramhall for their patience and tolerance during the periods of unavoidable disruption.
“The council has an outstanding record in delivering major infrastructure projects and the Poynton Relief Road is another example of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our residents through reduced traffic and improved air quality.
“It’s been described as the ‘missing link’ because it was originally planned alongside the new A555 Manchester Airport Relief Road – which was future proofed to accommodate the Poynton Relief Road.
“It is fitting this road is named after Roy Chadwick, a brilliant man and a true visionary, whose engineering and design achievements spanned the periods of flight – from early biplanes to jet aircraft. He designed many of the Avro aircraft built at the A V Roe factory, at Woodford, including the famous Lancaster bomber.”
The opening ceremony takes place on Friday, 3 March, prior to the opening of the road to pedestrians and cyclists before it opens to traffic the following Monday, 6 March.