National Highways has confirmed that main construction of the delayed £230m A57 Mottram Bypass scheme will finally get underway in early 2025.
Main works contractor Balfour Beatty has been given the go-ahead to start compound works this summer ahead of a start on the £300m project.
The A57 Link Roads project was formerly known as the Trans-Pennine Upgrade, and is referred to as the Mottram Moor Link Road and A57 Link Road project in the Government’s second Roads Investment Strategy.
Progress on the scheme was held up after a series of legal challenges and the hiatus caused by the General Election.
The confirmation will help allay fears that roads project could experience further delays under the new Labour Government.
The A57 Link Roads
The scheme includes the creation of two new link roads:
Mottram Moor Link Road – a new dual carriageway from the M67 junction 4 roundabout to a new junction on the A57(T) at Mottram Moor
A57 Link Road – a new single-carriageway link from the A57(T) at Mottram Moor to a new junction on the A57 in Woolley Bridge.
