Middlewich road News

A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council, said: "A United Utilities water main failure on Wednesday, July 19 led to substantial structural damage and flooding in Crewe. Work has been taking place since Thursday, July 20 on the A530 Middlewich Road to address a number of issues.

"Councillors have been on site today to further assess the damage. These are emergency works which require specialist skills and equipment.

"Middlewich Road is closed between the Sainsbury's Alvaston roundabout and the Beefeater Marshfield Bank roundabout, for the safety of road users. The road closure is in place at all times but the cycle way is still in operation.
"Cheshire East advise all vehicles to follow the signed diversion via the Nantwich bypass, the A500, David Whitby Way, Weston Road, Macon Way, Earle Street, Vernon Way, Dunwoody Way, West Street and Coppenhall Lane. This diversion is also operating in reverse and can be viewed on our roadworks page.
"The council's highways team are linking to a web page dedicated to the repairs which lists the challenges we are facing:
here, with photos of the progress made from the site being shared through social media."

For more information on the matters that Cheshire East highways are investigating, visit: http://bit.ly/2vIuECv

Ed: Whilst the diversion described in the article is the official position, we recently found the route through Worleston and Church Minshull easier

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