Stockport today welcomed the decision of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to approve the funding package of £290 million for the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road.
Funding has been secured through a combination of £165 million of specific Department for Transport capital grant, £105 million of additional capital grant funding from the Government through the Earn Back model, and £20 million of Local Transport Plan (LTP) funding.
The Earn Back model was announced as part of the City Deal for Manchester during the March 2012 budget and was concluded as part of the Spending Round published in June 2013.
The funding was approved following the submission of the Business Case November 2012.
Cllr Sue Derbyshire, Leader of Stockport Council said:
“This is good news for Stockport, the confirmation of the ‘Earn Back’ agreement between the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Government means that we now have the full £290m we require to build the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road.”
The announcement follows the second phase of consultation for the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road, which ran between 3rd June and 19th July. The consultation gave feedback on the first phase of consultation and asked questions on aspects of the emerging preferred scheme.
Over 5,000 questionnaire responses were received and Stockport Council, along with its partners Cheshire East and Manchester City councils, is now analysing the comments in order to inform the preferred scheme layout, which it is hoped will be submitted for planning permission in October this year.
Subject to planning approval, construction of the road is expected to take place between 2014 and 2017.
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