Main contractor Balfour Beatty was due to start work last summer but the job was delayed by funding worries.<\/p>\n
Cheshire East Council has given the green light for work to begin with a \u00a353.8m main construction deal signed on the \u00a3108m scheme.<\/p>\n
Councillor Mark Goldsmith, chair of the council\u2019s highways and transport committee, said: \u201cThis is great news for Cheshire East and those who drive through Middlewich. Delivery of the Middlewich Eastern Bypass has been long-awaited \u2013 and has overwhelming local support.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe scheme will be a tremendous boost for Middlewich and the wider Cheshire East economy and is coming about due to the council\u2019s determination to secure funding and deliver this critical infrastructure scheme.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow we can look forward to the main construction phase getting under way and the road being completed for everyone\u2019s benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 1.6-mile bypass will connect Pochin Way in the north of Middlewich to the A533 Booth Lane in the south, including a new bridge over the Sandbach-Northwich railway line and a new bridge over the Trent and Mersey Canal.<\/p>\n
The bypass scheme is due to open to traffic in spring 2028.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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