National Highways will begin construction in early 2025 on the A57 Link Roads project, aimed at improving road journeys from Greater Manchester across the Pennines.
Following a series of legal challenges, a judicial review gave the green-light for work to begin on the scheme at the end of April 2024. National Highways (formerly Highways England) have now provided a further update on progress with the plans that will see the site compound established this summer ahead of main construction beginning in early 2025.
Formerly the Trans-Pennine Upgrade and now known as the “Mottram Moor Link Road and A57 Link Road project” in the Government’s second Roads Investment Strategy, the scheme aims to curb congestion on the route between Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire with the construction of two new link roads at the western end of the A57/A628 route, to provide a dual carriageway bypass around Mottram in Longdendale in Tameside.
Alongside the announcement of the estimate start-date for construction to begin, National Highways will also be hosting a number of events for residents local to the works to discuss plans with the team.
| Venue | Time and date |
| The Community Room, St Mary’s Church, Market Street, Hollingworth, SK14 8NE | Wednesday 24 July 2pm-7pm |
| Round Table Hall, Bradbury Community House, Market Street, Glossop, SK13 8AR | Thursday 25 July 3pm-6pm |
| The Community Room, St Mary’s Church, Market Street, Hollingworth, SK14 8NE | Saturday 27 July 10am-2pm |
Once construction completes, the A57 Link Roads project hopes to reduce traffic and pollution in communities in Tameside, and to speed up journey times for road freight between Greater Manchester and Sheffield.
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