Greater Manchester town to be plunged into traffic chaos - and it could last NINE months

Huge disruption is expected across Stockport due to major engineering work being planned - and it could last nine months.

Network Rail is planning to replace the town's Greek Street Bridge, which supports the Armoury roundabout, as well as Stockholm Road Bridge - due to their deteriorating condition.

Both are road bridges running over the railway line and major routes for cars in Stockport. There are concerns that the disruption at the Armoury roundabout could result in cars having to use residential streets to cross the borough, particularly in Edgeley.

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The work is expected to begin in early 2025 and take around nine months to complete in total, impacting traffic and pedestrians in Stockport.

The plan was put before the Communities and Transport Scrutiny Committee on Monday October 9, where Councillor Matt Wynne, leader of the Edgeley Community Association, urged the council and Network Rail to think ahead to minimise the disruption.

He said: "What's being planned for the Armoury roundabout is probably going to be the most significant civil engineering project that we've seen in this borough in the central Stockport area since the M60 being built in terms of disruption and the knock-on effect.

"It's going to have massive implications for local businesses for what the arrangements are going to be on match days at Stockport County. Potentially we're going to be herding thousands of fans through residential areas and the main housing estate in Edgeley.

"I'd like to see us really getting ahead on this, we can't have it come around and hit us. We really need to keep local members informed."

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