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The 'elusive' M6 and M61 scheme that has left a man's life in limbo

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A farmer says he has been left ‘in limbo’ over plans for a major link road to tackle congestion which has dogged commuters between Wigan and Bolton for decades.

Farm buildings in the Hindley area of Wigan, where Brian Lee grew up, were demolished in the late 1990s after they were compulsorily purchased by the council.

But the road has never been built. The 'elusive' road, which would link Junction 25 of the M6 with Junction 5 of the M61 at Westhoughton, is included in Greater Manchester’s strategic development plan for the next 17 years - Places for Everyone (PfE) - which was ratified last week (Thursday March 21).

But that has left 58-year-old Brian Lee and his family wondering if they have a future as such a road would go right through his home and land at Haven Lea Farm. “We want to know, one way or the other, if we have a future on the land my family has farmed since 1953,” he said. "We are in limbo over this elusive road. READ MORE: Four arrests after drugs, ammunition and fake gun uncovered in dawn raids “If there’s not going to be a road, then [the council should] leave us alone and let us get on with our lives.

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