Warrington Borough Council has announced that work to resurface Cherry lane between The Avenue and the A50/M6 roundabout junction will take place starting on July 19th and last about 6 weeks. This will involve the closure of Cherry Lane, except for residents, and diversions.

The short term inconvenience will be balanced by the long overdue improvement in the road surface. The national speed limit review is likely to drop speeds on Cherry Lane from the national speed limit to a maximum of 50 mph. I will again be taking up the proposal for a weight limit which would restrict HGV access, as opposed to the current advisory signs.

Previously Macclesfield District Council objected to such a limit because traffic would be diverted onto the A50, a road much better suited to heavy lorries than Cherry Lane. I hope that Cheshire East will take a more sensible view which will give us some legal muscle to prevent the problems with HGVs at the village end of Cherry Lane.