Further Information

The SEMMMS New Relief Road is one element of a modern transport network that is being developed across the area. Other schemes that will make up this network include:

• Bus corridor improvements in the Poynton and Bollington areas of Cheshire and a network of Integrated Transport Corridor improvements across Stockport and linking to Manchester Airport, along with a new Bus Interchange in Macclesfield

• Improved maintenance to the existing local highway network across the area and construction of the Alderley Edge and Nether Alderley bypasses in Cheshire (programmed to begin in 2005)

• Improvements to local centres in Stockport and Manchester so that facilities and services are available locally

• Establishment of strategic walking and cycling networks across the area – plans for Wythenshawe and across Stockport aim to improve access to jobs, services, shops and hospitals and other important destinations such as schools

• Development of a bus and taxi road as part of the Wythenshawe Forum / Town Centre Regeneration project (a joint scheme between Manchester City Council and the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority)

• A series of plans targeting the transport needs of local communities in Stockport, with schemes already having been built in some areas and more planned across the borough.

SEMMMS also endorses proposals for an extension of Metrolink to Stockport and recommends further extensions from Stockport to Manchester Airport and Marple, together with improvements to the capacity of the Manchester rail hub.