Trafford Council is urging motorists to note forthcoming road closures around Carrington Spur to prepare for large-scale highway improvements.
The A6144 Carrington Spur linking to junction 7 of the M60, Carrington Lane and Banky Lane in the Carrington are of Trafford will see four overnight closures on Saturdays into Sundays from 14 February.
The closures, between 8pm and 5am, are being carried out so that engineers can conduct essential work, ready for the Carrington Relief Road project.
This includes ground penetration surveys, inspections of drains using cameras and audits of road conditions and construction materials.
Signs will be in place and diversions signposted on the following Saturday nights:
The diversion is via the M60 junction 7 and Washway Road (A59 and A6144) to rejoin with Carrington Lane. There will be traffic management on Carrington Spur, Carrington Lane and Banky Lane the following Sunday evenings, but the roads will not be closed.
Planning permission for a new 2.7 mile Carrington Relief Road, with active travel lanes, is pending. The route is set to run from the north of Partington to the existing Carrington Spur near Ashton on Mersey.
The road is essential to the Places for Everyone ‘New Carrington’ Master Plan, which includes proposals for 5,000 new homes and 350,000sqm of new employment space by 2040. This ties in with Trafford Council’s priority to foster a thriving economy and homes for all.
Cllr Stephen Adshead, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Highways, Environmental and Traded Services, said:
“We thank residents and people travelling through Trafford for their patience while we carry out this work – planned in the late evening at the weekend, to avoid peak times.
“We advise motorists to note the closures, plan journeys accordingly, follow diversion routes and allow extra time to get to their destinations. We are still at planning application stage of the Carrington Relief Road project but surveys like these are common practice in construction and must be carried out well ahead of time.”