Following calls from residents after confusing signs and letters some had received relating to A34 works Cllrs Morrison and Hunter followed up with the appropriate council officer to get to the bottom of what is happening and when. We can share that:

1. A traffic regulation order is in place to cover three nights next week to be carried out on the A34 (southbound) and into Broadway from Tuesday 29th and Thursday 31^st August between 10pm and 6am. 
2. During the overnight works Broadway will need to be closed in both directions at the junction with the A34. Diversions will be signed.
3. Single lane closures will also be required on the A34 to ensure the works can be carried out safely and efficiently.
4. These are preparatory works for the replacement of the subway linking Foxland Road with Broadway which forms part of the A34 improvement plan and currently does not have a scheduled date for construction (see 6. below).
5. The 78 weeks referenced is a standard period for a traffic regulation order and is not an indication of the length of work
6. Funding of the A34 corridor improvement plan is still to be signed off by central government and once it is detailed plans will be developed and consulted upon.

Details of the scheme can be found at https://www.stockport.gov.uk/a34-corridor-improvement-plan

Commenting on the situation Councillor Hunter said ‘The street signs and letters to residents are confusing. We need to go back to straight talking in our communications and I will be taking this up with officers’.

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