A6 upgrades begin to unlock Harworth’s West of Wingates
Civil engineering contractor A E Yates has started work realigning part of the A6, also known as Chorley Road, to provide an access route to the 1.1m sq ft logistics park.
Harworth secured planning permission in December to downgrade the current section of the A6 in Westhoughton for use of the residents of the nearby Blue Bell cottages.
The new road, with its proposed T-Junction and landscape buffer, would then be used for those seeking to access the developer’s West of Wingates industrial park – or just continue on their way down the road. It would sit 130 ft away from the current road.
Work is set to complete on the road next spring. During this time, the current A6 will stay open.
“Construction of the new, dedicated access road to the Wingates site is designed to help improve traffic flows on the A6 Chorley Road,” said David Burkinshaw, development director for the North West at Harworth.
“Off-site highway improvements are also planned as part of the wider Wingates employment scheme, which will provide substantial benefits to the existing network as well as accommodating traffic generation from the development,” he continued.
“We are continuing to work with local residents to ensure that they are kept informed throughout the works, and we hope that the landscaped buffer and green, planted area, as well as the new cycle lanes and improved safety measures will also benefit the wider community.”
During the planning process for the road, the project team included planner Johnson Mowat, transport consultant Mosodi, landscape architect The Environment Partnership, and designer RPS. Hydrock, now Stantec, was charged with geotechnical, land quality, civil engineering, and flood risk advice. Walker Sime is the scheme’s project manager and quantity surveyor.
You can learn more about the scheme by searching 16770/23 on Bolton Council’s planning portal.
Did they need to dig out all those trees and the hedgerow ?
By Anonymous