Roads - roadworks
Roadworks on Rochdale's strategic network
Townley Street, Middleton – Oldham Road to
Adelaide Street
One Way working from Oldham Road to Adelaide Street, in that
direction.
Due to gas main work.
2 June until 27 June 2008
Promoter: Utility - Gas
St Mary's Gate. Whitworth Road, Yorkshire Street, John
Street, Townhead, Rochdale.
Extensive temporary
traffic management has been introduced. All approaches
and the circulatory carriageway have been reduced to
single lane operation.
The works are required to facilitate the construction of a new
junction layout . The traffic management will be amended to
suit specific site activities but will remain operative until the
new works are substantially complete in July 2008.
This will result in major delays occurring at peak periods and it
is strongly advised that alternative routes are used.
Whitworth Road, Rochdale – from Howard Street mini
roundabout to Townhead gyratory.
Weekend road closures from Haynes Street to Townhead gyratory for
carriageway surfacing, 5am Saturday until 7pm Sunday
Access only from Howard Street to Haynes Street
31 May until 15 June 2008
Rochdale Junctions Information Line on 0845 602 0488 (local
rate)
Website: Junction improvement
schemes in Rochdale (external link).
Promoter:
GMPTE
and
Rochdale Borough Council
Bolton Road, Manchester Road (A58), Sudden
Rochdale
Major junction improvements to reduce
traffic congestion and improve highway safety. Rochdale Junctions
Information Line on 0845 602 0488 (local rate)
Website: Junction improvement
schemes in Rochdale (external link).
Until late June 2008
Promoter:
GMPTE
and
Rochdale Borough Council
Road closures and temporary signals affecting non strategic
routes
Boarshaw Road, Middleton – at junction with
Clough Road
Temporary 3 way signals to facilitate new road layout, 7am
until 5pm
9 June until 13 June 2008
Promoter: Newell Civil Engineering Ltd
Willbutts Lane, Rochdale – at junction with
Edenfield Road
Emergency road closure to facilitate electric cable work
30 May until 20 June 2008
Promoter: Utility - Electric
Kingsway, Middleton – from junction with Kirkway
to no 72 Kirkway
One way working from the junction with Kirkway to approximately no
72 Kingsway in that direction
Due to gas main work
2 June until 27 June 2008
Promoter: Utility – Gas
Hare Street, Rochdale – outside no 6 Hare
Street to the junction with Durham Street
Road closure to facilitate sewer connection
2 June until 16 June 2008
Promoter: Durham Street Mosque
Smith Hill, Milnrow - at junction with Harmony
Street
Road closure to facilitate sewer connections
16 May until 6 June 2008 - 9am until 5pm.
Promoter: WPI Civil Engineering Ltd
Park Road, Middleton – Long Street to Fountain
Street
One way working to facilitate gas main work
5 May until 1 September 2008
Promoter: Utility - gas
Bell Street, Rochdale
Temporary road
closure to facilitate building demolition work.
1 May until 1 November 2008
Promoter: Beva Construction Ltd
Equitable Street, Milnrow - from Station Road
junction for approximately 70 metres in a westerly direction.
Road closure to facilitate sewer repairs
28 April until 4 July 2008
Promoter: Balfour Beatty Utilities.
Pits Farm Avenue, Rochdale - junction with Sandy
Lane.
Temporary closure due to a sewer collapse.
Until further notice.
Promoter: Utility - water
Calderbrook Road, Littleborough - Pennine
bridleway to borough boundary
Road closure due to carriageway collapse.
30 November 2007 until 22 April 2009
Promoter: The Impact Partnership
Dowling Street, Rochdale
Road closure due
to building works.
28 May 2007 until 21 September 2008
Promoter: Eric Wright Group
Events on the highway
Edenfield Road between Caldershaw and Hutchinson Road,
Norden
Rolling closure to facilitate Norden
Carnival 1pm until 1.30pm
Saturday 14 June 2008
Promoter: Norden Carnival Committee
Various road closures within Rochdale Town
Centre
Road closures to facilitate Rochdale
Grand Prix Cycle Race 2pm until 10pm
Wednesday 2 July 2008
Promoter: Rochdale Borough Council and various Cycling
Associations
Other schemes
Hopwood Road, Hollins - outside numbers 46 to
66
The conversion of a landscaped area to a car park, providing 9
standard parking spaces and 2 disabled spaces.
2 June until 4 July 2008
Promoter: Rochdale Boroughwide Housing and Rochdale Borough
Council
Kingsway Business Park
Major civil
engineering work including construction of a loop road and
attenuation pond.
Until October 2008
Promoter: Rochdale Development Agency and Rochdale
Borough Council
Meadway Estate
Streets affected:
Abbott Street, Chamber House Drive, Clovelly
Street, Crescent Road, Ennerdale Road, Eskdale
Avenue, Harry Street, Honister Way, Ivor Street,
Kingsland Road, Matthew Moss Road, Manley
Road, Meadway, Thirlmere Road.
Meadway traffic calming scheme will include the construction
of flat topped humps, round topped humps and junction
plateaux.
28 April until 27 June 2008.
Promoter: Rochdale Borough Council.
Yorkshire Street, Rochdale - outside numbers
218 to 532 and 157 to 361.
Halifax Road, Rochdale - outside numbers 21 to 117
and 104 to 112.
Conversion of pelican crossings to puffin crossings and kerb
realignments.
5 May until 10 October 2008
Promoter: Rochdale Borough Council.
Yorkshire Street, Rochdale - outside numbers 71
to 90 and beyond Cheetham Street
Environmental works including resurfacing of pedestrian zone.
Until 27 June 2008
Promoter: Rochdale Borough Council