New A556 Knutsford to Bowdon link road open

Drivers to benefit from improved journeys as link roads to open £192M A5556 project milestone.

Highways England have reached a major milestone which will benefit drivers in Cheshire, as the new A556 Knutsford to Bowdon link road opens.

This weekend, the free-flow arrangements with the M56 will open for the first time thanks to the £192M road improvements.

As part of the project to build the new dual carriageway between junction 19 of the M6 and junction 7 of the M56, Highways England has remodelled slip roads at Yarwood Heath and Bowdon roundabouts.

The scheme is being delivered by Highways England as part of the Northern Powerhouse initiative, partly made up of a £15Bn government investment in motorways and major A roads by 2021.

For the first time next week, drivers leaving the northbound A556 will enjoy direct access onto the eastbound M56 and motorists leaving the westbound M56 will get direct access onto the southbound A556. This will benefit drivers who had to previously negotiate traffic lights and or Bowdon roundabout. The roundabout will now solely be used by drivers joining or leaving the local road network.

This weekend’s work will also mark the re-opening of the M56 eastbound exit slip road at junction 7 after a 5-month closure – with drivers sent onto the new Bowdon roundabout for access to the southbound A556 or local road network, including the A56 local roads for Bowdon and Altrincham.

Highways England project manager Paul Hampson said: “This is a wonderful early Christmas present for people using the A556. When the new road is completed these new link road arrangements will play a crucial part in providing drivers with quicker and more reliable journeys between the 2 motorways.

“Drivers should also ask them to approach the new arrangements with extra care – over the weekend they’ll be faced with new arrangements for leaving and joining the A556, local roads and the M56.”

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