M6 Junction 19 Improvements

Message from Highways England ……..

M6 junction 19 improvements scheme – start of works

Amey Sir Robert McAlpine (ASRM), working on behalf of Highways England, will be starting work on the M6 junction 19 improvement scheme in late March 2020. Work is also taking place to set up our site compound, which will be used as our office, for car parking, and for storage of materials and construction equipment.

What work will be carried out first?

During April and May, the main focus of the work will be within the centre of the roundabout, making preparations to enable us to start building the foundations of the new bridge from late May onwards. Other pockets of work will be carried out at the same time to confirm the location and condition of drainage provision, underground services and power cables.

During this period some traffic management arrangements will be put in place on the roundabout, and on the M6 beneath the roundabout, including reduced speed limits to protect our workforce. We advise drivers to take extra care within our roadworks and allow extra time for their journey.

Why are we doing this scheme?

Junction 19 of the M6 suffers from congestion resulting in long queues building up on the M6 exit slip roads onto the main carriageway. These queues impact upon journey time for road users and increase the risk of collisions through the junction and on the slip roads.

What are the benefits?

The scheme will reduce congestion around the junction and the slip roads, which will help to improve safety by reducing the risk of collisions. A new bridge directly linking the M6 exit slip roads to the A556 in both directions will provide quicker and more reliable journeys. The work will also improve the safety of local roads, with the addition of traffic signals on the A556, Pickmere Lane and Tabley Hill Lane junction.

We’ll also improve access for pedestrians and cyclists by widening the existing footway around the junction and providing a shared use pathway. We will link these new facilities in with the existing pathways, providing better and safer connectivity between Chester Road and the local roads south of the junction.

Scheme contact details

If you would like to be added to our traffic management bulletin for information on closures, please contact us at the email address below.

You can find further information about the scheme on our webpage:

www.highwaysengland.co.uk/m6-junction-19

If you have any questions about our scheme, please contact us as follows:

Email:                     [email protected]

Telephone:              0300 123 5000 (Customer Contact Centre)

M6 junction 19 improvement scheme
Highways England | 3 Piccadilly Place | Manchester | M1 3BN
Customer Contact Centre: 0300 123 5000
Website: www.highwaysengland.co.uk/projects/m6-junction-19