Roadworks, temporary local road closures and restrictions

Information on current and forthcoming roadworks and road closures across the borough.

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Rochdale: temporary local road closures and restrictions

Area: Rochdale
Reason: to resurface the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: 8am, Monday 6 April - 6pm, Friday, 17 April 2020 as required.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Holburn Street from Manchester Road for a distance of 302 metres in a northerly direction.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles will be signed on street when the closure is in place.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Rochdale
Reason: to resurface the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: 8am, Monday 13 April - 6pm, Monday 27 April 2020 as required.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Half Acre Lane for its entire length.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles will be signed on street when the closure is in place.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Rochdale
Reason: to resurface the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: 8am, Monday 20 April - 6pm, Friday 1 May 2020 as required.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Marland Old Road for its entire length.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles will be signed on street when the closure is in place.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Rochdale
Reason: to resurface the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: 8am, Monday 27 April - 6pm, Monday 11 May 2020 as required.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Royle Road from its junction with The Green to a point 326 metres in a northerly direction.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles will be signed on street when the closure is in place.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

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Middleton: temporary local road closures and restrictions

Area: Middleton
Reason: to construct a sewer overflow in the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: Monday 6 January - Friday 5 June 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Waverley Road, from its junction with Rochdale Road for a distance of 50 metres in a north-westerly direction.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles is Rochdale Road and Nowell Road.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Middleton
Reason: to work on building the new Mills Hill railway station access.
Expected start and finish: Friday 21 February - Wednesday 27 May 2020.
Restriction and location:

• Temporary closure of the southerly footway of Oldham Road to pedestrians. This will be from a point 90 metres west of its junction with Mills Hill Road for a distance of 80 metres in a westerly direction.
• Prohibition of waiting for vehicles on the northerly side of Oldham Road. This will be from a point 30 metres west of its junction with Mills Hill Road for a distance of 160 metres in a westerly direction.

Alternative route: pedestrian crossing facilities will be provided to divert pedestrians onto the northerly footway.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Middleton
Reason: to install high voltage electricity cables.
Expected start and finish: 8am, Monday 9 March - 6pm, Sunday 29 March 2020.
Restriction and location: cyclists will be diverted from the cycle lane on the north west side of Heywood Old Road in order to pass the works. This will be at a point 320 metres south-west of its junction with Whittle Lane for the remainder of its length in a north-easterly direction.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Middleton
Reason: to resurface the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: 7.30am, Monday 23 March - 6pm, Sunday 29 March 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Cheapside, from its junction with Rochdale Road to its junction with Morton Street.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles will be Rochdale Road, Long Street, Market Place, Lodge Street, Boarshaw Road and Barrowfields.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

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Heywood: temporary local road closures and restrictions

Area: Heywood
Reason: to repair the pedestrian bridge and allow the safe passage of pedestrians only.
Expected start and finish: Thursday 6 June 2019 - Wednesday 16 September 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Schofield Street, from its junction with Cowburn Street for a distance of 32 metres in a south-easterly direction.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles is Walton Street, Manchester Road, Manchester Street, Hardfield Street and Schofield Street.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Heywood
Reason: to facilitate works to a new housing development.
Expected start and finish: Monday 4 November 2019 - Friday 1 May 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Claybank Street, from a point 32 metres east of its junction with Cedar Avenue for a distance of 105 metres.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles is Cedar Avenue and Furness Avenue.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Heywood
Reason: to repair the pedestrian bridge.
Expected start and finish: 7am, Monday 27 April - 10pm, Thursday 30 April 2020.
Restriction and location:

• Temporary closure of King Street, from its junction with Schofield Street for a distance of 55 metres in a westerly direction.
• Temporary closure of Cowburn Street, from its junction with Schofield Street for a distance of 10 metres in a north-easterly direction.
• Temporary closure of Schofield Street, from a point 32 metres south east of its junction with Cowburn Street, for a distance of 66 metres in a north-westerly direction.

Alternative route: the alternative routes will be signed on street when the closures are in place.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

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Pennines: temporary local road closures and restrictions

Area: Pennines
Reason: Virgin Media are currently installing new Fibre Broadband in the Pennines area.
Expected start and finish: ongoing
Who to contact: for any issues about this work, please use the following methods to gain the quickest and safest possible resolution.

• Contractors on site - contact a site supervisor. They are best placed to resolve many issues there and then. In most instances, this will be the quickest and safest way to resolve any issue.
• Virgin Media Helpdesk - if unresolved, or there are no contractors in the area, or if the site has been left in an unsafe manner and requires urgent attention, please ring the Virgin Media helpdesk on 0333 000 5925.

The helpdesk hours are: Monday-Friday, 8am-7.30pm & Saturday 8am-12noon. The helpdesk will alert the contractor and Virgin Media's compliance engineers.

Alternatively, please email expansionworks@virginmedia.co.uk with details of your address and preferred contact method.

• Rochdale Borough Council Highways - we need to be aware of issues being raised with Virgin Media. Please email highways@rochdale.gov.uk or phone on 0300 303 8879, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. At all other times, please phone our Contact Centre on 0300 303 8875 for emergency work on the highway.

Area: Pennines
Reason: to protect the public while works are done on a new housing development.
Expected start and finish: 8am-5pm each day from Monday 2 December 2019 - Saturday 2 May 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of unnamed footpath from Bramhall Close to Elizabethan Way and from Elizabethan Way for a distance of 46 metres in a north westerly direction. As this is a footpath closure, it will only affect pedestrians and cyclists.
Alternative route: the alternative route for pedestrians and cyclists will be clearly signed when the closure is in place.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council

Area: Pennines
Reason: to repair a damaged retaining wall.
Expected start and finish: 6am, Monday 23 March - 6pm, Saturday 28 March 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Temple Lane, from its junction with Todmorden Road for a distance of 30 metres in a southerly direction.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles will be Todmorden Road, Barnes Meadows and Temple Lane.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Pennines
Reason: to replace gas mains in the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: 6am, Monday 6 April - 6pm, Friday 5 June 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Hare Hill Road, from its junction with Church Street to its junction with Greenwood Street.
Alternative route: the alternative route for vehicles will be Church Street, Featherstall Road, Whitelees Road and Hare Hill Road.
Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.

Area: Pennines
Reason: to install electricity infrastructure in the carriageway.
Expected start and finish: 6am, Friday 10 April - 6pm, Monday 13 April 2020.
Restriction and location: temporary closure of Hare Hill Road, from its junction with Church Street to its junction with Greenwood Street.
Alternative routes: the alternative route for vehicles will be:

• Harbour Lane North, Equitable Street, Station Road, Dale Street, Edmund Street and Clifton Street.
• Harbour Lane North, Bridge Street, Dale Street, Edmund Street and Clifton Street.

Organised by: Rochdale Borough Council.