Construction begins on £90m link road
Contractor Graham has started work on the Congleton Link Road, the £90m project Cheshire East Council believes can help create 3,000 jobs, 2,400 homes and close to 50 acres of employment land.
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Consultation to open on HS2-linked Crewe development
Cheshire East Council is to move its action plan for the area around Crewe station to the next stage of consultation, which will see plans revealed to the public in February and March.
Balfour Beatty in line for £113m Cheshire roads deal
Contractor Balfour Beatty is being lined up to deliver both the Middlewich Bypass and the dualling of the A500 as Cheshire East prepares to push ahead with construction on both projects, worth nearly £113m combined.
HS2 launches registration for Cheshire route
Project promoter HS2 Ltd has begun the process of contractor engagement for phase 2a of the high-speed rail programme, covering the stretch between the West Midlands and Crewe.
Cheshire East starts search for Poynton relief road contractor
Cheshire East Council is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver its £25m Poyton relief road, a new route linking the A6 Airport Relief Road to the A523 by Adlington Travelodge.
Trio launch transport planning consultancy
Wilmslow-based Focus Transport Planning opened for business this month, under the leadership of directors Andrew Bell, Mike Hughes and Kayley Goulbourne.
Cheshire East picks Ringway Jacobs for £600m highways deal
Ringway Jacobs has renewed a contract with Cheshire East to manage £5bn-worth of highways assets across the borough for the next 15 years, beating two other companies to the £600m deal.
Congleton’s £90m link road secures Government backing
Construction on Congleton’s 5.5km link road is set to begin in October after the Department for Transport agreed to provide £45m towards the project.
Graham picked for £90m Congleton link road
Cheshire East Council has chosen contractor Graham to deliver the £90m Congleton Link Road, a 5.5km highway running between the A534 to the west of the town to the A536 to the north, with construction set to start later this year.
Cheshire East and Stockport extend transport consultation
Stockport and Cheshire East residents will have until 16 July to give feedback on SEMMMS, the South East Manchester Multi-Modal Strategy, with options on the table including a tram-train network to connect Stockport with Hazel Grove, Didsbury, and Altrincham.
