The new Knutsford to Bowdon dual carriageway, located between the M56 and the M6, has been built as part of a £15 billion Government investment in motorways and major A roads. The route will open on Monday, 06 March.
The 6.5km long route aims to help alleviate congestion, improve road safety and journey time reliability.
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The M56 junctions 7 and 8, M6 junction 19 and the existing A556 will all be closed next weekend as work to open the new road nears completion. The closure will allow the old road to be finally sealed off to through traffic and for the motorway junctions to be tied into the new dual carriageway. Diversions will be in place.
Highways England project manager Paul Hampson said: "We made some excellent progress at the weekend and we won’t need another full weekend closure until next week - as scheduled. Everything is looking promising for the road to open a week on Monday."
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