Congleton Link Road

The long-awaited £90m Congleton link road has opened to traffic.

The occasion was marked by a colourful cavalcade of more than 50 classic cars driven by local enthusiasts along the 5.5km newly named Wolstenholme Elmy Way.

The procession of vehicles, which included a ‘Batmobile’, high-performance sports cars and vehicles dating from the early part of the last century, was preceded by a small Covid-secure ribbon-cutting ceremony by the team involved in delivering the road. The route had opened to the public to walk and cycle along at the weekend before Monday’s opening to vehicles.

The road, which is the borough’s largest infrastructure project to date, is named after Congleton’s famous pioneering educationalist and campaigner for votes for women, Elizabeth Clarke Wolstenholme Elmy.

The route will relieve the Cheshire East town of some of its historical traffic problems, create road space for cyclists and pedestrians and improve air quality for residents, while opening up new development opportunities for employment and housing.

Despite the dual challenges of the Covid pandemic and harsh winter weather, the council’s contractor, GRAHAM, worked hard to reduce the delays to the project, which was originally due to open late last year. The scheme has also been delivered within budget.

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