Roadworks on Rochdale's strategic network

Date published: 19 November 2014


Manchester Road, Rochdale
30 November only, between 9.00am and 3.00pm
Diversion in place - the alternative route for vehicles is via St Mary’s Gate, Newgate, The Esplanade and vice-versa.
Access to the Police Station will be maintained.
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary Prohibition Of Vehicles from making a right turn manoeuvre from Manchester Road onto The Esplanade to facilitate the safe repair of a frame and cover in the carriageway.

Manchester New Road, Middleton
27 November only, between 9.30am and 3.30pm 
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary 2-Way Signals near No. 206 to facilitate replacement of frame & cover.

Grimshaw Lane, Middleton
27 November only, between 9.30am and 3.30pm
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary 2-Way Signals between the junctions with Townley Street & Times Street to facilitate replacement of frame & cover.

Bury & Rochdale Old Road, Bamford
24 November 2014 to 1 April 2015
Promoter Rochdale MBC
Traffic control Temporary Signals between Nos. 259 & 303 to facilitate reconstruction of retaining wall.

Manchester Road, Castleton
23 November only, between 8.30am and 3.00pm
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary 3-Way Signals near the junctions with Keswick Street, Royle Barn Road and Partington Street to facilitate replacement of frame & cover.

Rochdale Road East, Heywood
23 November only, between 8.00am and 3.30pm
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary 3-Way Signals at the junction with Green Lane to facilitate replacement of frame & cover.

Edenfield Road, Rochdale
Temporary Prohibition Of Pedestrians - From 00:01 hours on 6 October 2014 until 24:00 hours on 5 December 2014
Temporary Prohibition Of Waiting At Any Time for vehicles - 6 October 2014 until 5 December 2014, daily between 9:30am and 3:30pm
Promoter Rochdale MBC
Traffic control Temporary Prohibition Of Pedestrians on both sides of the footway on Edenfield Road from a point 40 metres east of its junction with Amy Street to its junction with Rooley Street.
Temporary Prohibition Of Waiting At Any Time for vehicles on both sides of Edenfield Road from a point 40 metres east of its junction with Amy Street to its junction with Rooley Street.

Baillie Street, Milton Street & Penn Street, Rochdale
Baillie Street & Penn Street - 22 September 2014 until 2 November 2014, nightly between 8:00pm and 6:00am
Milton Street - 3 November 2014 until 12 December 2014
Diversion in place - the alternative route for vehicles is via Yorkshire Street, Cheetham Street, Hunters Lane, St Mary’s Gate, John Street.
Promoter Rochdale MBC
Traffic control Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles on the following streets to facilitate the safe widening of Milton Street to permit two-way traffic flow, the installation of a mini-roundabout and carriageway re-surfacing:

•Baillie Street – from its junction with Penn Street to its junction with John Street,
•Milton Street – from its junction with Smith Street to its junction with Baillie Street,
•Penn Street – from its junction with Yorkshire Street to its junction with Baillie Street.
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Metrolink works, Rochdale

Drake Street, Rochdale - Smith Street to Water Street
Promoter Rochdale MBC
Traffic control Permanent Prohibition of Vehicles except buses and Metrolink.

Road closures and temporary signals affecting non-strategic routes

Calderbrook Road, Littleborough
5 January to 23 January 2015
Promoter Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions
Traffic control Temporary Signals between Handle Hall Cottage and Stansfield Cottage to facilitate safe gas connection.

Howard Street, Rochdale
7 December only, between 8.00am and 3.30pm
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary Stop/Go boards near the junction with Redcross Street to facilitate replacement of frame & cover.

Green Lane, Middleton
26 November only, between 9.30am and 3.30pm
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary 2-Way Signals near No. 41 to facilitate replacement of frame & cover.

Keswick Street, Rochdale
23 November only, between 9.00am and 3.00pm
Diversion in place - the alternative route for vehicles is via Keswick Street, Knoll Street, Nixon Street, Manchester Road and vice-versa.
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles on Keswick Street from its junction with Manchester Road for a distance of 10 metres in a westerly direction to facilitate the safe replacement of a damaged frame and cover in the carriageway.

Kirkway, Middleton
17 November only, between 9.30am and 3.30pm
Promoter United Utilities
Traffic control Temporary 4-Way Signals at the junction with Kingsway to facilitate replacement of frame & cover.

Wardle Road, Wardle
10 November to 4 December 2014
Promoter Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions
Traffic control Temporary Signals at the junction with Kings Grove to facilitate safe replacement of gas main.

Events on the highway

Yorkshire Street, Rochdale
22 November only, between 3.00pm and 6.00pm
Due to the nature and duration of the event it is not necessary for alternative routes to be in place.
Promoter Rochdale Town Centre Management Committee
Traffic control Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles on Yorkshire Street from its junction with John Street to its junction with Cheetham Street, and also from its junction with the Newgate/South Parade roundabout to its junction with Baillie Street, to facilitate the safe holding of the Christmas Lights Switch On and Lantern Parade.

Railway Street, Littleborough
22 November only, between 12 noon and 6.00pm
Diversions in place:
The alternative route for pedestrians is via the footway on the opposite side of the carriageway.

The alternative route for vehicles is via Church Street, Morgan Street, Peel Street and vice-versa.

Promoter Littleborough Events & Associations Forum
Traffic control To facilitate the safe holding of the Littleborough Christmas Lights Switch On event:

Temporary Prohibition Of Pedestrians on the south-easterly footway of Railway Street from its junction with Church Street to its junction with Peel Street.

Temporary Prohibition Of Vehicles on Railway Street from its junction with Church Street to its junction with Peel Street.

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