'Appalling': Cheshire village residents 'held captive' as bridge out of action for months
manchestereveningnews.co.ukResidents in a Cheshire village feel 'trapped' as a bridge closure had now continued for months. Local politicians and frustrated villagers are demanding urgent repairs to the Hobb Lane bridge, which has been out of action for months after being damaged by HGVs taking the wrong diversion when Daresbury Expressway was closed.
Mike Ryan, Labour councillor for Daresbury, Moore and Sandymoor, is calling for action on the grade II-listed structure. The bridge is the responsibility of The Bridgewater Canal Company Ltd, part of Peel LandP, according to Halton Council.
He is supported by Weaver Vake MP Mike Amesbury and Labour Halton Council election candidate Neil Connolly. Cllr Ryan said: "For the past eight months, Moore village centre has been cut off to vehicular access from Hobb Lane, due to the closure of the bridge." READ MORE: Latest Greater Manchester weather forecast for Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday "Hobb Lane residents wishing to travel to Sandymoor or the wider Halton area are forced to either turn left onto Chester Road and travel via 'toast rack bridge' or turn right across Chester Road, a fast and busy carriageway, towards the M56.", reports Cheshire Live. "People have been in touch because it's causing a lot of inconvenience.
Moore Parish Council has also been vocal. The ask is for Peel to repair the bridge and reopen it as quickly as possible." Lorries are banned from using the historic bridge, which is subject to a 7.5 tonne limit.
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