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'It has been a long time coming' - Work steps up on Mottram Bypass project

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Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Residents have been campaigning for it over 50 or 100 years - depending on who you ask.

But progress is finally being made on the planned Mottram Bypass, which will take traffic on the A57 away from the Tameside village.

Highways England are carrying out ground and archaeological investigation works along the route until May, with that work set to help the team prepare the road's final design.

If that is approved through the planning process, Highways England says work could begin on the £228 million road in spring 2023. "I think the general view from the public is that it has been a long time coming," Cllr Jacqueline Owen, Tameside Council

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