New Link Road to be Opened

Road naming ceremony for Jack Mills Way (Basford West Spine Road)
Monday, July 27 – 11.30am

A new £7m road linking the A500 at Shavington with Gresty Road in Crewe is to be unveiled on Monday (July 27).

The 0.7-mile highway (project name Basford West Spine Road) will be named Jack Mills Way, after the late train driver from Crewe who was attacked during the notorious Great Train Robbery in 1963.

Mr Mills' grandson, Ian Mills will be on hand to unveil one of the road signs and Crewe and Nantwich MP Edward Timpson and Cheshire East Council Deputy Leader, Councillor David Brown will also be present for the unveiling.

Morning Foods, one of Crewe's long-established businesses based on Gresty Road, just off Jack Mills Way, will also mark the occasion by driving some of its fleet along the road as the first official user.

Cheshire East Council successfully lobbied the DfT for 'pinch point' funding for the road which is designed to ease congestion in the area and open up 35 hectares of employment and housing sites on Crewe Commercial Park.

This is expected to create more than 2,000 jobs and boost the economy by an estimated £40m.

The Council's developer partner Goodman will also be present for the unveiling, as well as road contractor John Sisk Ltd.

Jack Mills Way is expected to be open to the public by the evening of Monday, July 27, a few hours following the ceremony.

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