Cadent have given an update on the ongoing disruption being caused by gas repairs in Cheadle at a major junction
Two lanes of the southbound A34 have been closed since November 3rd
Trevor Lubbock, Customer Operations Area Manager at Cadent, said:
“Firstly, I want to say thank you to everyone for their ongoing patience as we have been dealing with the emergency work to this gas main.
“I am pleased to say that last night – in difficult weather conditions, and after a weekend of working day and night shifts – my engineers completed a challenging piece of work which has repaired the pipe.
“We have started reinstatement, to get the road safe for traffic.
“This involves using a large amount of concrete that will take some time to cure – 24 to 48 hours – and then the surface layers need to be applied and also given time to set firm.
“Our plan is to have the junction fully reopen to traffic as soon as it is safe to do so, but no later than Friday.
“After that, we still have some associated work to complete, but this is mainly in the footpaths on Gatley Road. We may need to occupy one lane for periods of time, but we will limit this to off-peak hours. Both roads, A34 Kingsway and A560 Gatley Road, will remain open.
“This has been an incredibly challenging job, at one of the busiest road junctions in the area. I appreciate it has been disruptive and my team has been working as fast as we can to complete this work, which is all to ensure safety.
