Bypass Opening

Press Release Date: 30 January 2012

The final section of the Ashton Northern Bypass opened to traffic on Monday, 30 January 2012.

The £15 million Albion Way link removes all through traffic - except for cyclists and buses - from Wellington Road and Penny Meadow, reducing congestion and improving the town centre environment for pedestrians, shoppers and bus-users. However, there will still be access to the Penny Meadow car parks and shops.

Although the bypass has been paid for by the Greater Manchester Transport Fund, Tameside Council has managed the design and construction using its own in-house service teams. The project has been completed within budget, with up to a third of the services and materials supplied by local companies.

The scheme will complete the bypass around the northern side of the town centre and is the last piece in the authority’s major highway strategy for Ashton.

Tameside Council Executive Member for Transport and Development, Cllr Peter Robinson, said: “This new road should make a big difference to traffic flow though the northern side of the town centre, benefiting businesses, commuters, bus-users, shoppers and pedestrians.

“It is also pleasing that so many local contractors and suppliers have been involved in carrying out the work and that the design and project delivery of this scheme was from our own internal engineering teams. It is credit to their professionalism that we have delivered on time and under budget."

Works to complete the surfacing of the junctions of the bypass with Wellington Road/Turner Lane and Penny Meadow/Crickets Lane North will continue after the road opens.

Alternative routes around and into the town centre will be provided during these works. This will minimise inconvenience and delays.

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