Council chiefs say highways engineers “worked tirelessly” to complete works on the busy A51 at Wardle near Nantwich which was closed for 16 weeks.
Work to stabilise 750 metres of carriageway began in August and required the complete closure of one of the busiest roads in the borough.
Heavy duty HS2 construction lorries could be using some of Nantwich’s busiest junctions dozens of times every day under plans seen by Nantwich News.
HS2 Ltd has applied for permission to use certain routes for its lorries – including from Cheerbrook roundabout, Newcastle Road, Elwood Way, A51 London Road down to Checkley Lane near Bridgemere.
The A51 Chester Road at Wardle near Nantwich is on track to re-open later in December, Cheshire East Council confirmed today.
The “slope stabilisation” scheme on a 600-metre stretch has resulted in a full closure of the main route since August 31.
A motorcyclist was injured after a collision with a car closed the busy A51 at Bridgemere near Nantwich.
The accident happened at 5.24pm last night (Tuesday 30 November) outside Bridgemere Garden World.
Two drivers had a lucky escape after a collision at a busy Nantwich junction left one car on its roof.
Both occupants escaped uninjured from the accident which happened at the traffic lights where the A51, Elwood Way and Peter de Stapleigh Way meet.
Reaseheath College and industry partner First Bus have launched UK’s first bus and coach engineering academy training apprentices in green technology.
The new academy opened this month in Nantwich on the A51 site formerly occupied by vehicle recycling company Synetiq.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Businesses affected by the 16-week closure of a stretch of the busy A51 at Wardle near Nantwich want to know why the work wasn’t done during lockdown.
A section of the main A51 route from Nantwich to Chester is to be closed between the junction of Bougheys Distribution and the Texaco Petrol Station from Tuesday August 31 for essential work to stabilise the road.
Motorists are being warned of long diversions and disruption with the closure of the busy A51 at Wardle near Nantwich for up to 16 WEEKS.
The closure announced by Cheshire East Council is for major repair work to the road.
By Jonathan White
These aerial images show construction continuing apace to build a much-needed spine road and bypass at Reaseheath in Nantwich.
The work is part of the Kingsbourne development agreement, with developers funding the improved infrastructure in Nantwich.
The busy Newcastle Road in Nantwich is to close for two days for more repair works.
The section of the A51 between Cheerbrook roundabout and Elwood Way lights will be closed today and tomorrow (June 3-4).
A new A51 “bypass” around Reaseheath could be open as soon as February 2022, reports suggest.
The road is being built as part of the conditions for the Kingsbourne development, which will take traffic around the village of Reaseheath.
Bosses at Cheerbrook Farm Shop in Nantwich say they are still open this weekend – despite the main A51 Newcastle Road being closed by highways for major repair work.
The business was preparing for a busy Valentine’s weekend when they told about the closure by a customer.
Highways chiefs say they will repair a badly damaged road on one of the busiest routes into Nantwich in the next 24-48 hours.
The A51 Newcastle Road, close to Cheerbrook farm shop, was badly damaged more than two weeks in floods caused by Storm Christopher.
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