Mottram Bypass: Long-awaited plan to end one of Greater Manchester's biggest traffic headaches reaches major milestone
hereIf the plans are approved, work could start in 2023, Highways England said.Project manager Andy Dawson said: "We’re pleased to have a contractor on board for the bypass which will take traffic away from Mottram in Longdendale, and provide quicker, safer and more reliable journeys for thousands of drivers every day."The project had become a long running saga but has reached another important milestone.Stalybridge and Hyde MP Jonathan Reynolds hailed the announcement as 'great news' for the area.He said: "The moment I was elected as MP for Stalybridge and Hyde ten years ago I said I would make delivering the Mottram bypass one of my top priorities."Countless meetings, letters and parliamentary questions and debates later, I’m absolutely