A34 Corridor Improvement Plan
We're delivering a series of measures to enhance walking and cycling connectivity, ease congestion at key locations and unlock growth potential along the A34 corridor between the M60 and A555.
The project includes an improved walk, wheel and cycle route with segregated facilities and safer crossings connecting to the wider and expanding Bee Network. The Bee Network is Greater Manchester’s vision for a more ‘joined up’, sustainable and accessible transport system, including for those walking, wheeling or cycling.
The project also includes a series of junction layout changes to improve traffic flows.
Detailed information about the measures being implemented is on our A34 Corridor Improvement Plan project webpage.
Construction will take place between 2024 and 2028. The works are being delivered in phases planned and co-ordinated to manage disruption as much as possible. We thank the local community and all users of the A34 corridor in advance for their patience and co-operation.
An indicative delivery programme is shown on our project webpage. The first phases of works from April 2024 are primarily around Gatley Road, Wilmslow Road and Broadway (details below), not on the A34 itself.
We're carefully planning all works with our design and contractor teams to manage disruption as much as possible. More details about how we're doing so is on our project webpage, and in our A34 Corridor Improvement Plan FAQs.
Details of works on the A34 will be communicated in advance.
Gatley Road, Wilmslow Road and Broadway
Our first phases of works around Gatley Road, Wilmslow Road and Broadway are largely complete. This has delivered:
a new traffic signal-controlled crossing for pedestrians and cyclists on Gatley Road (between Wensley Road and Milton Crescent), with cycle track connections to these side roads. Onward cycling will be in the carriageway
traffic signals at the Wilmslow Road / Broadway junction to introduce controlled crossing facilities across both roads, and make exiting Broadway easier for vehicles
Our works will continue in the area into early 2025 to introduce traffic calming and/or pedestrian improvements along Wensley Road, Milton Crescent, High Grove Road, Broadway and Foxland Road.
This will make these residential roads safer and more attractive for walking, wheeling and cycling, in particular around Kingsway School, as a route along the A34 corridor, and to enhance connectivity between Gatley and Cheadle. Cycling will be in the carriageway.
The works continue to be planned and will be carried out in localised phases to manage disruption as much as possible. The Contractors working on our behalf will seek to minimise noise and disruption to local residents and businesses at all times.
In October and November 2024, these works have been taking place on Wensley Road, Milton Crescent, High Grove Road and Foxland Road.
From the week starting 25 November, the focus of these works will be along Broadway. All these works are planned to be completed in April.
Please note that all works will break for a 2 week period over Christmas and New Year, with all areas made safe and monitored. There will also be times during the wider programme that works will be carried out across multiple areas, for efficiency and/or when being completed by specialist teams.
It may also be necessary in the event of any unforeseen circumstances that the works be re-sequenced to continue progress and complete all works in the same amount of time.
The works will predominantly take place during the daytime, from Monday to Friday, with evening and weekend working only if required. Temporary carriageway narrowing and traffic control will be required at times to enable the works to be carried out safely and efficiently. This will be monitored and the most disruptive traffic management near the school will be restricted to 9:30am to 2:30pm.
The main roads will be open at all times and access will be maintained to all properties. We'll discuss with any residents where works are needing to take place across a driveway, to minimise the disruption of this. Short periods of closures will be required on various side roads, this and associated diversions will be clearly signed. Some localised footway closures and pedestrian diversions will also be required. Some on-street parking will also be temporary restricted using cones, including opposite or either side of our working areas. Thank you for your co-operation with this.
Temporary site compounds will be required on various roads to safely store equipment and materials close to the works. These will be located sensitively with respect to local residents and removed as soon as possible, once they are no longer needed.
Cheadle Royal Roundabout
The project includes improvements at and around the A34 / Cheadle Royal roundabout for general traffic, pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users. We will be completing some early delivery works from November to spring 2025, this includes path accessibility improvements on both sides of Schools Hill and within / connecting to the roundabout, with lighting upgrades, resurfacing and vegetation cut-back.
The works will be completed in localised phases, traffic management will be required to enable them to be carried out safely and efficiently. This includes carriageway narrowing on Schools Hill and various path closures, with pedestrians diverted locally with signage. The pedestrian island on Schools Hill between South View Gardens and Cheadle Royal roundabout will also be temporarily removed to maintain 2-way traffic lanes.
The paths on Schools Hill and connecting the middle of the roundabout to Sainsbury’s will be subject to closures at times during November and December. Paths in the middle of the roundabout will be closed in the new year.
A temporary site compound will be required on South View Gardens to store equipment and materials, this will be used considerately and removed as soon as possible.
All works will break for a two-week period over Christmas and New Year. Traffic management will be removed as much as possible.
The main works at and around the A34 / Cheadle Royal roundabout are anticipated from 2026, this is being co-ordinated with the programme of works for the wider Corridor.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the works, please do not hesitate to contact the team on 0161 474 2299 or at a34improvements@stockport.gov.uk.
To report an out-of-hours emergency on site, please call 0161 474 5555.
