Drivers are being warned of delays as a number of roadworks and repair schemes are set to take place this month across Nantwich and Crewe.
Nantwich Road in Crewe is set to be closed for a week later this month from junction with Smallman Road and Mill Street.
This is to allow for re-surfacing works and will take place between January 21 and 25.
Motorists will be diverted via Nantwich Road, Nantwich Road roundabout, Weston Road, Savoy Road, Weston Road Roundabout, David Whitby Way, David Whitby Way Roundabout, Crewe Green Link Roundabout, Shavington Bypass, Shavington Bypass Roundabout, Roundabout A500 Cheerbrook, Nantwich Bypass, Crewe Road.
Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times. Cyclists will be required to dismount for access to maintained.
Drivers are also being warned about major disruption with Cadent gas works about to start around the busy Wells Green junction where Crewe Road, Rope Lane and Brookland Avenue meet in Wistaston.
Traffic signals and some closures are expected to take place between January 8 and February 9, according to Cheshire East Council.
It says: “Cadent are carrying out essential gas maintenance in the road to replace old iron gas mains with more durable plastic pipes.
“This is to ensure we continue to provide safe and reliable gas supplies to local businesses and residents.”
Also, the A530 Middlewich Road is set to be closed for several weeks as part of the North West Crewe Package to ease congestion around Leighton Hospital.
CEC says following the opening of the roundabout 4, the work will move to roundabout 3 for landscaping works and remedial highway works, under a daytime closure of the A530 Middlewich Road from the entrance of the hospital to Eardswick Junction, from Monday 8 January through to Friday 9 February.
These works will be sequenced so residential, business, hospital access and commuter routes are maintained.
Meanwhile, the reconstruction of the bridge on Swanley Canal in Nantwich starts on Monday January 8.
The road will be closed from Springe Lane to Swanley Lane for six weeks.
Diversion routes will be in place. Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians are advised to follow the routes.
There are signed diversions in place for the road closure, and you are advised to follow this.
A breakdown of the full diversion route can be found here: one.network
Pedestrian access will be facilitated where possible and due to the nature of the works, cyclists will be advised to dismount or follow diversion routes in place.
For all these and more roadwork schemes in Cheshire East, follow the authority’s One Network page here
Cheshire East Council is on the verge of Bankruptcy, I bet the councillors will still give themselves a hefty pay rise this year.
CEC response to potholes – send out Patchett and Botchett with a load of tarmac and two shovels. Need to repair the potholes properly. Surely the machinery is there to do a decent job. The main road opposite the Sacred Orchard is a total mess again and the country lanes outside Nantwich are worse than in many East European countries.
Still can’t believe CEC boss is earning £1200.00 a day, what a disgrace, profiteering off decent hard working people.
He earns more than what the PM salary is.
Yet again another top knob being rewarded for failure.
Why are we still using tarmac on the roads. We have a huge amount of plastic waste. This could be compressed with a resin and utilised for the road surfaces like they do in Scandinavian countries.
Cheshire East really does need to look at how other countries are dealing with these problems. The pavements, roads, drainage has been in a very poor state for years.
New roads such as Flowers lane have been developed, but there’s a lack of pavements and cycle paths. Surely we should be promoting a healthier community and reducing traffic on the roads. Why have we not introduced dedicated, safer, cleaner areas for walking and cycling.
Hospital street is breaking up terrible driving along it is like a slalom.
Maybe Cheshire East should take a look at the state of the road surface from Cross lane Church Minshull through to Winsford where east meets West. Numerous emails sent and told work will take place it’s dangerous there’s that many potholes and craters. What are we paying road tax for? Damaging our vehicles just so we can get to work. Empty promises Cheshire East.