Improving the Environment Knutsford to Bowdon Preliminary

Improving the environment Knutsford to Bowdon A556 Preliminary Environmental Information Non-Technical Summary Public consultation • January to April 2012 A556 – Improving the environment – Knutsford to Bowdon Non-Technical Summary

Introduction Why the Preston

improvement M6 M66 ROCHDALE Leeds The Highways Agency is planning improvements is needed M61 BOLTON M62 to the A556 between Junction 19 of the M6 and Junction 7 of the M56. Having considered The A556 is a major the views expressed by the public at previous strategic route, WIGAN M61 A663 M60 consultations in Spring 2007 and Autumn 2009, and the only non- M60 the Secretary of State for Transport announced an motorway section Amended Preferred Route for the scheme in March on the link between MANCHESTER M602 2010. Manchester and M6 M67 Birmingham. It M62 M60 We have designed the proposed A556 scheme carries up to 51,500 Liverpool M60 with the objective of minimising, as far as possible, vehicles per day, M62 A5103 WARRINGTON STOCKPORT its negative effects on the environment. We are also and this figure M56 M6 seeking opportunities to provide environmental is expected to M56 Junction 8 BOWDON improvements. We have carried out an Environmental increase over time. M56 Manchester Airport Impact Assessment for the scheme, which has The existing road is A556 M56 an important influence on the design. We have mainly single four- WILMSLOW published a document called the Preliminary lane carriageway, M6 Junction 19 KNUTSFORD A556 Knutsford to Bowdon M6 Scheme Environmental Information. The Preliminary and has junctions Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right 2009. Environmental Information presents the preliminary with several side- All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100018928. HA Media Services Team, Manchester P100009 Birmingham MACCLESFIELD results of the Environmental Impact Assessment. roads and direct access from many We want to receive your feedback on our planned homes, businesses and field entrances. improvements and our Preliminary Environmental The existing road gives rise to the following Information. To do this we are holding a 12 week problems: public consultation. It will start on Monday 23rd Conflict between local and long-distance January 2012 and will end on Monday 16th April traffic 2012. The Preliminary Environmental Information M6 is part of the consultation material and will enable Congestion in the villages of Over Tabley, CREWE well-informed responses to consultation. You can Mere and Bucklow Hill find more information about the consultation, the Poor accident record consultation documents and where they can be found at the end of this Non-Technical Summary or Rat-running on the local side roads STOKE-ON-TRENT please refer to our scheme webpage: Air pollution and high noise levels within the www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon villages

The final results of the Environmental Impact Risk of water pollution in the lakes to the east Assessment will be set out in an Environmental Barriers to pedestrians, cyclists and horse Statement. The Environmental Statement will take riders account of information we are still gathering together with the results of this public consultation. This If no improvements are made, these problems will Non-Technical Summary describes the proposed worsen over time. A556 scheme, and summarises the Preliminary Environmental Information in non-technical language.

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Preston Objectives

M6 M66 ROCHDALE Leeds M61 The key scheme objectives are to: BOLTON M62 Improve the local environment in Bucklow Hill and Mere

WIGAN M61 A663 Improve road safety and journey time reliability M60 M60 Reduce conflicts between long distance and local traffic

MANCHESTER Minimise the environmental impacts of the scheme, during M602 construction and once open to traffic M6 M67

M62 M60 Liverpool M60 Background to the improvement

M62 A5103 WARRINGTON STOCKPORT M56 Different solutions to improve the route have been considered since the M6 M56 Junction 8 BOWDON 1980s. The history of the project is summarised below: M56 Manchester Airport A556 M56 WILMSLOW 1993 Public Inquiry on a proposed A556 (M) motorway.

A556 Knutsford to Bowdon M6 Junction 19 KNUTSFORD 1996 Publication of Orders for the A556 (M). M6 Scheme Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right 2009. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100018928. Birmingham ‘Roads review’ - A556 (M) scheme to be included in HA Media Services Team, Manchester P100009 MACCLESFIELD 1998 regional study together with other transport issues.

Regional study recommends an alternative – improve M6 2002 Junction 20, with widening of M6 Junctions 19-20.

A556 Area Study compares A556 (M) and M6 Junction 2003 20 schemes.

M6 A556 (M) proposals rejected by government on CREWE 2003 environmental grounds. M6 Junction 20 proposal rejected on value-for-money grounds.

Start of route management strategy to consider best use 2003 STOKE-ON-TRENT of existing route.

Start of options study for upgrading A556 to dual- 2005 carriageway standard.

Public consultation on route options for current A556 2007 scheme.

2008 Preferred Route Announcement.

Options study and further public consultation for 2009 amendments to south end of Preferred Route.

Amended Preferred Route Announcement. Further 2010 development of the design of the Preferred Route.

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Alternatives considered This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Ofﬁce A56 © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and After rejection of the A556 (M) and M6 Junction 20 schemes, the options may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Highways Agency 100018928 2009. A56 taken to public consultation in 2007 were:

Option A – A bypass of the village of Mere to the west, starting north Junction 8 of Over Tabley, and improvement of the existing road from Bucklow M56 Hill to Junction 7 of the M56 Booth M56 Bank Option B – A bypass of both Mere and Bucklow Hill, and improvement of the northern section of existing road Cherry Tree Lane Millington Lane After public consultation, Option B was announced as the Preferred Junction 7 Route in December 2008. Millington Hall Lane Rostherne Neither option would have improved the road through Over Tabley, Mere because the connection between the M6 and the improved A556 was Rostherne Lane intended to form part of a separate M6 improvement scheme. Following Chapel Lane changes in the scope of the M6 scheme, changes to the A556 scheme Rostherne were required to connect the A556 scheme to Junction 19 of the M6 motorway. An options study was carried out to consider: Bucklow Hill Cicely Mill Lane

The ‘Brown’ Option – No improvement through Over Tabley Bucklow Hill Lane The ‘Blue’ Option – Improvement of the A556 through Over Tabley Hoo A50 using the existing line of the A556 Green

The ‘Red’ Option – A bypass of Over Tabley to the west A556

The options study considered engineering feasibility, road safety, A5034 Tatton traffic and economic performance and environmental effects. The Red Dale Option was chosen based on all of these factors and the results of a Mere Mere Hall supplementary public consultation in 2009. An amended Preferred Route The Mere was announced in March 2010.

A50 The Preliminary Environmental Information includes plans showing these previous options. You can find out how you can view this document at the Tatton Park end of this Non-Technical Summary or please refer to our scheme webpage: A556 www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon

Since the Amended Preferred Route Announcement in March 2010, we have been developing the scheme design. The scheme design Moss Lane Over described in this Non-Technical Summary and shown on the plans in this Tabley document is the result of this design development process. We refer to this as the ‘baseline design’. The baseline design has been used as the A50 basis for our traffic modelling and Environmental Impact Assessment. Junction 19 We have also developed some alternative design options for the locations and layouts of the junctions and bridges between the M6 and the M56 that would connect the new A556 with the local road network. Your M6 feedback from this consultation will help us decide whether we should A556 Knutsford

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change the arrangements for the junctions and bridges as proposed in This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Ofﬁce A56 the baseline design. © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Highways Agency 100018928 2009. A56 The Junction Options Comparative Assessment Report and Consultation Leaflet include plans showing these options. You can find out how you Junction 8 can view these documents at the end of this Non-Technical Summary or M56 please refer to our scheme webpage: Booth M56 www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon Bank Summary of the proposals - Baseline design Cherry Tree Lane Millington Lane Junction 7 The main aspects of the baseline design include:

Construction of a new section of the A556 from M6 Junction 19 to Millington Hall Lane Rostherne north of Bucklow Hill, to bypass Over Tabley, Mere and Bucklow Hill Mere (the ‘offline’ works)

Rostherne Lane Improvement of the existing A556 north of the new bypass, to the Chapel Lane M56 (the ‘online’ works) Rostherne Improvement of the layout of M56 Junction 7 at Bowdon Bucklow Hill Cicely Mill Lane Creation of two junctions allowing local traffic access to the new Bucklow Hill Lane A556 at Tabley and Millington

Hoo Narrowing of the bypassed section of the A556 (the ‘de-trunking’ A50 Green works) and changes to side road connections A556 Measures to mitigate environmental impacts of the scheme and improve the local environment A5034 Tatton Dale Layout Mere Mere Hall Starting from Junction 19 of the M6 motorway, the scheme would bypass

The Mere Over Tabley, Mere and Bucklow Hill to the west, tying back in to the existing line of the A556 north of Millington Lane. The northern section of A50 the road would be improved on its existing line. Tatton Park De-trunking of the existing A556 A556 Where the current A556 is to be bypassed, the existing A556 would become a local side-road. Direct access with Junction 19 of the M6 would be closed.

Moss Lane Over The width of the de-trunked A556 would be reduced from four lanes to Tabley two. There would be changes to the junctions with the A50 at Mere and the A5034 at Bucklow Hill, but both junctions would remain signalised. A50

Junction 19 There would be changes to the existing road signs and markings, and possibly the lighting.

M6 Junctions A556 Knutsford There would be minor changes to Junction 19 of the M6. Junction 7 of the

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M56 would be reconfigured. The existing roundabout would form part of a new split-level junction, linked to a second roundabout by a bridge. The main line of the A556 would pass beneath the bridge, forming a free-flow link with the M56 motorway, and linked to the roundabouts by slip roads.

A new junction would be built at Over Tabley. This would allow only northbound traffic to leave the new A556 in order to join the de-trunked A556 and the local road network. Local traffic wanting to join the new A556 would only be able to access the new A556 to travel south.

A second new junction would be built at Millington. This would allow only southbound traffic to leave the new A556 in order to join the de-trunked A556 and the local road network. Local traffic wanting to join the new A556 would only be able to access the new A556 to travel north.

Side roads The A50 and Burleyhurst Lane would cross the new A556 on bridges, but would not be connected to it.

Old Hall Lane, Bucklow Hill Lane, Chapel Lane, Millington Hall Lane and Millington Lane would be closed where they are crossed by the new line of the A556.

A new side road would be built, crossing the new A556 at Millington Junction, linking the de-trunked A556 into the local road network west of the scheme, via Millington Hall Lane and Peacock Lane (the western continuation of Chapel Lane). River Bollin near Bowdon Junction Most side roads adjoining the de-trunked A556 to the east, including Moss Lane, the A5034, Cicely Mill Lane and Rostherne Lane would be unaffected, but would not be connected to the new A556.

Cherry Tree Lane would lose its direct connection to the A556 within the area of the online improvements, but would be extended southwards to join the de-trunked A556. This connection would be built within the existing A556 highway boundary.

Access for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders The existing A556 is a significant barrier to pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, both to east-west movements across the A556 and north- south movements along it. After the scheme opens, the de-trunked A556 would become a much quieter road, attractive to pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. Rather than forming a barrier, it would connect rights of way and side-roads either side of the de-trunked A556.

There would be a path for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and disabled users at Millington Junction, separated from vehicular traffic, to allow safe and easy crossing of the new A556.

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There would also be an underpass beneath the new A556 for pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and disabled users at Old Hall Lane, Over Tabley.

A footpath joining the existing A556 near Mereside Farm would be diverted southwards to Millington Lane. The Cherry Tree Lane extension would allow direct access, segregated from the new A556, from Bucklow Hill and Rostherne Lane northwards to Cherry Tree Lane and footpaths around Yarwoodheath Farm.

A footpath crossing the M56 near Yarwoodheath Farm would be upgraded to bridleway status, and realigned to join the remodelled Junction 7 of the M56. A second footpath would also be realigned to join the same junction. In combination, these paths would enable users to cross the junction and access the River Bollin valley and/or the A56 north and west of the scheme.

Overall, the connections between existing routes will be better, making it easier and safer to cross the trunk road.

Over Tabley Hall The Scheme Assessment Report contains more detailed information and plans about the baseline design. You can find out how you can view this document at the end of this Non-Technical Summary or please refer to our scheme webpage: www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon

Construction For the purposes of the Environmental Impact Assessment, it has been assumed that construction would begin during 2014, with the scheme open to traffic before the end of 2015, although these dates are not fixed.

Construction of most of the scheme offline will minimise disruption to local traffic and villages. The contractor is developing a construction phase traffic management plan to minimise the effects on local traffic and residents.

The contractor would need land temporarily for site compounds, storage of materials, access for construction traffic and diversions. Suitable areas have been provisionally identified, subject to the public consultation.

Where possible, the contractor would provide alternative routes before closing any public right of way. Where this is not possible, temporary closures may be necessary.

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Environmental effects

We are assessing the adverse and beneficial environmental effects of the proposed scheme and the preliminary results of the assessment are set out in the Preliminary Environmental Information.

Both the Preliminary Environmental Information and the Environmental Statement will consider the effects of the construction of the scheme on the environment and the effects of the scheme on the environment after it opens to traffic.

The Environmental Impact Assessment takes account of a number of measures designed to reduce adverse effects and, where possible, to improve the local environment. We refer to these as mitigation measures. Typical permanent mitigation measures include:

Adjustments to the design to avoid or reduce impacts

Earth mounding to reduce noise and visual impacts

Planting of trees and shrubs to reduce visual impact and to integrate the scheme into the local landscape

Creation of new habitats, including woodlands, ponds and grassland, to replace lost habitat and reduce the effects of severance

Barriers to prevent wildlife straying onto the trunk road, and provision of safe wildlife crossings

Drainage ponds and reedbeds to reduce the risk of flood and pollution

New routes and changes to routes for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders

Low-noise surfacing along the whole trunk road

In addition, there would be shorter-term measures implemented either before or during construction, including:

Archaeological investigations and recording works on historic landscapes.

Measures to prevent wildlife being harmed during the construction work.

Underpass M6 roundabout to Old Hall Lane NMU Link Tabley Parish Hall

Local facilities (hotel/ restaurant/petrol station)

M6 Junction 19 Dairy House Farm Layout of the underpass at Old Hall Lane, Over Tabley 8 A556 – Improving the environment – Knutsford to Bowdon Non-Technical Summary

The contractor will manage all of the construction works in accordance with a Construction Environmental Management Plan, which will include measures to:

Prevent accidental pollution of the land or watercourses.

Control emissions of dust.

Minimise disturbance caused by construction noise

Ensure that all commitments made in the Environmental Statement are met.

Protect sensitive environmental assets.

The effects of the scheme on the environment are summarised in the Environmental Effects table on the following pages. The table is organised into the various environmental topics considered in the Environmental Impact Assessment. It also includes potential mitigation measures. The use of some of the measures listed would depend on consultation and agreement with other organisations and individuals, such as local landowners. Alternatively, they could depend on the need to take into account other considerations such as technical practicability, the timescale for the scheme and affordability.

The Preliminary Environmental Information contains more detailed information about environmental effects and the potential mitigation measures, together with how the impacts have been assessed. You can find out how you can view this document at the end of this Non-Technical Summary or please refer to our scheme webpage: www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon

Millington Hall Lane stopped up either side Shared use path for of new A556 pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and disabled users, segregated from vehicles.

Layout of the new Millington Junction 9 A556 – Improving the environment – Knutsford to Bowdon Non-Technical Summary

Topic Potential environmental effect Potential mitigation measures Environmental effect after mitigation Significance of impact Air quality Dust and emissions from construction Contractor’s measures to control Control measures would ensure that construction emissions are not Neutral during construction work construction emissions significant Beneficial after the scheme Pollution from traffic – especially nitrogen The scheme is designed to move traffic The scheme would significantly reduce air pollution for most properties, opens dioxide (NO2) – near properties and in the further away from most homes and out bringing it below the limits set by EU law. A few properties would have local Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) of the AQMA increased concentrations of NO2, but remaining well below those limits Climate change Emissions of greenhouse gases from No scheme specific measures Carbon emissions from traffic would increase over time with or without the Adverse traffic after the scheme opens, especially proposals. The increase would be greater with the improvement in place carbon dioxide (CO2) Noise Noise caused by construction activities Contractor’s measures to control The construction works would introduce a new source of noise in a rural Adverse during construction noise area, but with control measures the effects would be reduced, and all effects construction Changes in noise caused by traffic would cease at the end of construction. (increases or reductions) at properties The scheme is designed to move traffic, Beneficial after the scheme near the existing road and the proposed and therefore noise, further away On balance, many more people would have reductions in noise than would opens new scheme from most homes. Where there would have increases. be increases, earth bunds or vertical barriers would be put up to screen noise In some cases, the source of noise is moved from one side of the property to the other Cultural heritage Disturbance of archaeological remains Preliminary archaeological trial Some archaeological remains would be disturbed during construction, Adverse during construction trenching, followed by recording works including some that may be of moderate importance, subject to the results on archaeological remains of trial trenching. A detailed record of the remains would be made, a report Severance of historic landscape character published and the archive placed in a museum areas Recording works on historic buildings in their current setting and on historic The historic parkland at Mere Hall would be divided by the scheme Changes to the setting of historic buildings landscapes The scheme would be visually intrusive on the setting of some Listed Tree and shrub planting as visual screening Buildings; most significantly, on Over Tabley Hall Landscape Impact on landscape character and visual The alignment was adjusted to minimise Existing good-quality rural landscape, including parkland at Mere Hall, Adverse impact on views from homes and from visual impact near Mere Hall divided by major new engineered feature, but reintegrated into the landscape public rights of way through planting measures Planting of trees and shrubs to provide visual screening and to integrate the Visual impact from properties and other locations reduced through planting scheme into the local landscape and other measures Ecology Loss of habitat – especially woodland, Creation of replacement habitat No significant effect on the internationally/nationally designated sites Adverse during/after and nature ponds and hedgerows to the east. Loss/fragmentation of habitat in locally-designated nature construction conservation Provide underpasses, bat ‘hop-over’ conservation sites significant in the short term, but not significant in long Severance/fragmentation of habitat and points and a green bridge, plus barriers term as mitigation measures become mature Neutral in the long term populations of protected species to stop wildlife from straying onto the new road. Provide alternative Land-take and fragmentation of several habitat types significant only in the Direct effects on protected species through connections between habitats on each short term road traffic accidents side of the road through planting Effects on protected species reduce over time as mitigation measures become mature (aquatic ecology, great crested newts, badgers, otters, bats, barn owls, breeding and wintering birds) Water Pollution of watercourses and water bodies Scheme drainage designed to avoid Elimination of trunk road drainage into streams feeding The Mere and Adverse during environment from routine drainage of rainwater the more sensitive water bodies to the Rostherne Mere Streams and water bodies to east of existing A556 construction east, and to pass through reedbeds and better protected than at present. Adverse effects at new discharges into Spillages of pollutants after road accidents attenuation/settlement ponds before watercourses west of new A556. No additional flood risk. Accidental spillage Neutral after the scheme opens Flood risk discharge in watercourses to the west risk very low. Approximate balance between adverse and beneficial effects

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Topic Potential environmental effect Potential mitigation measures Environmental effect after mitigation Significance of impact Materials Use of finite resources Efficient re-use of materials, especially No significant adverse effects Neutral those generated within the site such as Generation and disposal of waste materials excavated soils Damage/pollution to air, water or land Control measures to minimise risk of during handling, usage and storage of pollution from construction activities materials Soils and geology Effect on the geological interest of None required for most aspects No significant adverse effects Neutral Rostherne Mere SSSI; sterilisation of mineral resources; changes to local Management plan to prevent soil landforms; damage/consolidation of soils; deterioration during storage disruption of groundwater flow paths; Control measures to manage any disturbance of contaminants in existing unexpected contaminants that are contaminated land; generation of dust encountered Control measures to prevent generation of dust (see ‘Air quality’) Community and Loss of community land and facilities, Replacement car parking for Tabley Beneficial effects for some communities, balanced by significant adverse Adverse private assets or severance of access to community Parish Hall effect on other communities. facilities Provide new access routes No significant adverse effect on community facilities Loss of land or access for agricultural, commercial or other private property Modifications of design of other Loss of agricultural land and increased journey length for access mitigation measures to reduce loss of Loss of good quality agricultural land land Balance of adverse and beneficial effects on commercial properties Plan for sustainable re-use of soil Pedestrians, Severance of routes used by pedestrians, Provision of underpass on Old Hall Lane The provision of safe crossings and the de-trunking works eliminate existing Adverse during cyclists and horse cyclists and horse riders and crossing at Millington Junction conflicts with trunk road traffic and the barrier effect of the existing A556. construction riders segregated from vehicles. Upgrade Despite closure of some country lanes and footpath diversions, the overall Conflict with vehicular traffic, especially footpath over M56 to bridleway. New effect is to improve connectivity both east-west across the new A556 and Beneficial after the scheme trunk road traffic signalised crossings of A50 and north-south along the de-trunked A556 (the former A556, after the transfer opens the de-trunked A556 where required. of traffic to the new road) Alternative routes provided where existing ones severed Long-distance Conflict with local traffic None required in relation to conflict with Conflict with local traffic is eliminated Adverse during vehicle travellers local traffic, accident risk, driver stress construction Accident risk and route uncertainty – the scheme will Accident risk is reduced reduce all of these Beneficial after the scheme Driver stress and route uncertainty Driver stress and route uncertainty are reduced opens Changes to views from the road for vehicle Vehicle travellers taken into account For large parts of the scheme, views from the new A556 would be more travellers alongside local viewpoints in design of enclosed and less varied than those available from the existing road landscape planting

Local vehicle Conflict with trunk road traffic None required Conflict with trunk road traffic is eliminated and accident risk is reduced Adverse during travellers construction Accident risk In most cases, views from the road would improve following the transfer of trunk road traffic to the new A556 and the de-trunking works Beneficial after the scheme Changes to views from the road opens

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Consultation arrangements

We are holding a 12 week public consultation from Monday 23rd January 2012 to Monday 16th April 2012.

We are carrying out a number of consultation activities. These include:

Public Exhibition: Our exhibition will provide an opportunity to see the scheme plans, meet the project team and ask questions. It will be held in the Verandah Suite at Cottons Hotel & Spa, Manchester Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0SU, on:

Saturday 28th January 2012 from 10am until 5pm

Tuesday 31st January 2012 from 10am until 9pm

Thursday 9th February 2012 from 1pm until 9pm

Meetings: We will hold meetings on request with local residents, businesses and groups about the scheme in general or particular issues. If you are interested in this, please let us know.

Website: The publication of our consultation information on our scheme webpage www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon The consultation information includes:

Our Consultation Leaflet, with a questionnaire which you can use to provide feedback to us electronically

The Preliminary Environmental Information

This non-technical summary of the Preliminary Environmental Information

The Scheme Assessment Report. This summarises the engineering design and business case for the scheme

The Junction Options Comparative Assessment Report

The Statement of Community Consultation

A notice required under Section 48 of the Planning Act 2008 to publicise the consultation in the local and national press

All this information will be available to download free of charge.

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Deposit Locations: Our consultation information will be deposited between Monday 23rd January 2012 and Monday 16th April 2012 at the following local community facilities for you to see:

Knutsford Library, Toft Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 0PG. Open: Monday 9am – 5pm, Tuesday 9am – 7pm, Wednesday 9am – 1pm, Thursday 9am – 7pm, Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 9:30am – 1pm. Telephone: 01625 374873 / e-mail: [email protected]

Cheshire East Council’s Macclesfield Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, Market Place, Macclesfield, SK10 1EA. Open: Monday – Friday 8:45am – 5pm. Telephone: 0300 123 55 00

Sandbach Library, The Commons, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1FJ. Open: Monday 9am – 7pm, Tuesday 9am – 5pm, Wednesday 9am – 7pm, Thursday 9am – 1pm, Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 9:30am – 1pm. Telephone: 01270 375355 / e-mail: [email protected]

Trafford Council’s ‘Welcome Point’, Waterside House, Sale Waterside, Sale, M33 7ZF. Open: Monday 9am – 7pm, Tuesday 9am – 5pm, Wednesday 9am – 7pm, Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm. Telephone: 0161 912 2000 / e-mail: [email protected]

Little Bollington C of E Primary School, Lymm Road, Little Bollington, Cheshire. Likely viewing times: Monday – Friday 3.30pm – 4.30pm. Telephone: 01565 830344

Highways Agency office, 9th Floor, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester, M1 2WD. Viewing times: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. Telephone: 0161 930 5998

All this information will be available to view free of charge. You will be able to take away paper copies of the consultation leaflet, the statement of community consultation, the Section 48 Notice and the non- technical summary of the Preliminary Environmental Information free of charge. Alternatively you can obtain these documents in paper form free of charge by contacting the project team using the details below. Paper copies of other documents can be provided on request. There will be a charge for each document. Please contact the project team for further details regarding prices and payment methods. You can also obtain a free copy of the complete Preliminary Environmental Information in a CD format by contacting the project team.

If you want to contact us or find out more about this project, you can:

Visit the scheme webpage: www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon

E-mail us: [email protected]

Call us: 0161 930 5998.

Write to us: A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Project Team, Highways Agency, Piccadilly Gate, Store Street, Manchester M1 2WD

15 If you need help using this or any other Highways Agency information, please call 0300 123 5000 and we will assist you.

For further information about this scheme please contact: A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Project Team Highways Agency Piccadilly Gate Store Street Manchester, M1 2WD

Tel: 0161 930 5998 Email: [email protected] Scheme webpage: www.highways.gov.uk/a556knutsfordbowdon www.highways.gov.uk

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