Motorists are being warned of road closures around Leighton Hospital as essential infrastructure work gets underway this month.
The work is part of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s programme to create a health and care neighbourhood around the new hospital.
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) is installing high-voltage electrical cabling along several key routes in the surrounding area.
This is designed to help with the construction of the new hospital on land located north of the existing one.
It means a six-month programme of road closures which has been agreed with Cheshire East Council.
Bosses say it has been “designed to minimise disruption to the local community”.
A traffic management plan has been developed by SPEN and its contractor Opus Utility Solutions.
The closures and dates are as follows:
Brian Palin Way: Friday 6 June to Thursday 3 July – Road closure with associated traffic lights on Totty’s Hall Way
Totty’s Hall Way: Monday 30 June to Friday 25 July – Two-way traffic lights
Totty’s Hall Way (junction with Bob Brown Way): Monday 21 July to Sunday 27 July – single file traffic roundabout
Bob Brown Way: Monday 28 July to Sunday 17 August – Road closure from Totty’s Lane Road roundabout to Flower’s Lane roundabout
Flowers Lane south section: Monday 18 August to Tuesday 26 August – Road closure from Bob Brown Way roundabout to Bradfield Road roundabout
Flowers Lane north section (phase one): Monday 8 September to Friday 31 October – Road closure from Bob Brown Way roundabout to the Leighton Hospital staff car park entrance
Flowers Lane north (phase two): Monday 8 September to Friday 31 October – Road closure from Middlewich Road roundabout to the Leighton Hospital staff car park entrance
The date given for the two phases on Flowers Lane (Monday 8 September to Friday 31 October) are for the entirety of the works on that road.
Work will take place one after the other, not at the same time.
Dates for each phase will be confirmed closer to the time.
Patient and blue light access will be maintained at all times.
Pedestrian and cycle access will also remain open throughout the works.
Russ Favager, of Leighton New Hospital Programme and Estates Redevelopment, said: “We recognise these works may affect local journeys and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
“This preparatory infrastructure programme is a vital early stage in delivering one of the largest and transformational health projects seen in Cheshire for decades.
“We are fully committed to being open and transparent about the programme and will publish regular and timely updates about the work to ensure local residents, staff and patients are kept well informed with as much advanced notice as possible.”
You can find out more on the hospital website here.
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