A plan to support growth and regeneration in Carrington and Partington, transforming travel links for the people who live and work there, has taken a step forward.
A planning application for a new 2.7 mile Carrington Relief Road, with active travel lanes, has been submitted to Trafford Council. The route will run from the north of Partington to the existing Carrington Spur near Ashton on Mersey.
The road, designed by Amey under the One Trafford Partnership, in conjunction with Balfour Beatty, 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.
It will feature six new junctions with traffic lights and three ponds for wildlife habitats and drainage, using a former Carrington petro-chemical site’s road as a basis for almost half its length.
Cllr Aidan Williams, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Climate Change said:
“The communities of Partington and Carrington have long suffered from poor accessibility, cut off from adjacent areas by the Ship Canal, River Mersey and narrow rural roads.
“This new route will reduce congestion, taking freight vehicles away from unsuitable roads and, for the first time, provide safe and traffic-free walking and cycling space between Partington and Sale.”
Cllr Liz Patel, Trafford Council’s Executive Member for Economy and Regeneration said:
“Carrington and Partington are a major focus of future growth and regeneration, and this new road is needed to enable this to happen. I am particularly proud that for much of its length we will provide as much space for walking and wheeling as we will for powered vehicles, promoting active travel and alternative ways of getting around.”
The planning application will be subject to public consultation for a minimum of six weeks before going before the Council’s Planning and Development Committee for a decision. Full details can be found on the planning pages of the Council’s website, by searching under reference 118033/FUL/25.