After a six-week public consultation, Trafford Council鈥檚 planning and development committee is expected to approved plans for a 拢130m relief road to open up development in Carrington.
The 2.7-mile long Carrington relief road will run from the north of Partington to the existing Carrington Spur near Ashton on Mersey.
There will be six new junctions with traffic lights and three ponds for wildlife habitats and drainage, using a former Carrington petrochemical site鈥檚 road as a basis for almost half its length.
The scheme has been designed by Amey under the One Trafford Partnership, in conjunction with Balfour Beatty. It is central to the council鈥檚 Places for Everyone 鈥楴ew Carrington鈥� Master Plan, which includes proposals for 5,000 new homes and 350,000 sqm of new employment space by 2040.
The expectation is that construction of the new road will start in spring 2030 and complete in summer 2032.
Cllr Aidan Williams, Trafford Council鈥檚 executive member for climate change, said: 鈥淭he communities of Partington and Carrington have long suffered from poor accessibility, cut off from adjacent areas by the Ship Canal, River Mersey and narrow rural roads.
鈥淭his new route will reduce congestion, taking freight vehicles away from unsuitable roads and, for the first time, provide safe and traffic-free walking and cycling space between Partington and Sale.鈥�
Cllr Liz Patel, executive member for economy and regeneration, said: 鈥淐arrington and Partington are a major focus of future growth and regeneration, and this new road is needed to enable this to happen. I am particularly proud that for much of its length we will provide as much space for walking and wheeling as we will for powered vehicles, promoting active travel and alternative ways of getting around.鈥�
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