Construction of a new bridge over the M6 at junction 19 near Knutsford in Cheshire is set to complete by the end of the summer after works entered their final phase this month.
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The £43M structure is being built over the motorway through the centre of an existing roundabout at the busy junction. It will provide a new two way link to improve connections between the M6 and the A556, which promises to meet an expected increase in traffic including that created by a planned expansion of Manchester Airport.
After successful operations this year to lift dozens of steel beams into place and pour the concrete foundations for the bridge deck, the project is due to open within the next two months, says Highways England.
“We are now in the final stages of work,” said the strategic road network operator’s project manager Khalid El-Rayes. “Over the next couple of months we’ll be focusing on surfacing, marking and installing traffic signals along the new bridge as well as delivering other improvements at the roundabout itself.”
A recent milestone on the project was a major concrete pour in April which saw construction workers pour 1000m3 of concrete over the new bridge beams.
During the coming weeks, work will be taking place to complete the links between the bridge and A556 and M6 and install new kerbing and lighting columns.
(Photograph: Highways England)
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