A nationally significant infrastructure project as defined in sections 14 and 22 of the 2008 Act(1), comprising:
Work No. 1 — the construction of a new all-purpose dual carriageway (“the new A556”) and improvements to a section of the existing A556 to dual carriageway standard, totalling 7.5 kilometres in length, between M6 Junction 19 and M56 Junction 7, to include:
the modification of the existing M6 Junction 19 roundabout to stop up the existing access to and from Chester Road (the existing A556) and to create a new access to the new A556;
the construction of a new non-motorised user link between the de-trunked A556 (in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 3) and Old Hall Lane, to accommodate pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders;
the construction of a new underpass for the new Old Hall Lane to A556 non-motorised user link, beneath the new A556;
the construction of a new non-motorised user link between the M6 Junction 19 roundabout and the Old Hall Lane to A556 non-motorised user link, to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists;
the construction of a new retaining wall to support the earthworks for the new A556 carriageway adjacent to Tabley Parish Hall;
the construction of the new Old Hall Lane (West) single carriageway highway, from a point 36 metres east of the access to Over Tabley Hall Farm, northwards, along the western boundary of the new trunk road, to a new grade separated roundabout junction for the new A556 northbound off-slip, west of the new A556, a total distance of 830 metres, including the roundabout circumference (Reference A - Rights of Way and Access Plans – Sheet 2) to include the improvement of the existing C610 Old Hall Lane from a point 74 metres west from the access to Over Tabley Hall Farm, eastwards for a distance of 109 metres;
the construction of a new northbound off-slip to the west of the new A556 and one new southbound on-slip to the east of the new A556;
the construction of a new highway drainage attenuation and pollution control facility to the west of the new A556 and Old Hall Lane (West);
the construction of a new outfall to Tabley Brook to the west of the new highway drainage attenuation and pollution control facility;
the construction of the new Old Hall Lane (East) single carriageway highway, from a point 2 metres south of the existing access to field OS No. 3843, generally westwards then over the new A556, to a new roundabout junction for the new A556 northbound off-slip, west of the new A556, a total distance of 419 metres (Reference B - Rights of Way and Access Plans – Sheet 2) to include the improvement of the existing A556 Chester Road from a point 104 metres south from the access to field OS No. 3351 and field OS No. 3843, northwards for a distance of 213 metres;
the construction of a new culvert beneath the new Old Hall Lane (East);
the construction of a new Chester Road Roundabout to connect Old Hall Lane (East) with the existing Chester Road and associated improvement works;
the construction of a new culvert beneath the new A556, north of Tabley Junction;
the construction of a new overbridge on UW2127 Bentley Hurst Lane and the re-alignment of the UW2127 Bentley Hurst Lane carriageway;
the construction of a new highway drainage attenuation and pollution control facility to the west of the new A556 and 500 metres to the north of UW2127 Bentley Hurst Lane;
the construction of a second new outfall to Tabley Brook to the west of the new highway drainage attenuation and pollution control facility;
the construction of a new Green / Accommodation overbridge for the provision of a new access track to privately owned fields to the east and west of the new A556;
the construction of a new culvert beneath the new A556, south of the new Green / Accommodation overbridge;
the construction of a new culvert beneath the access track, east of the Green / Accommodation overbridge;
the construction of a new overbridge on the A50 and the re-alignment of the A50 carriageway;
the construction of a new roundabout junction on the re-aligned A50 and a new northbound on-slip road to the new A556;
the construction of a new culvert beneath re-aligned A50, west of the new A556 and the new A50 roundabout junction;
the construction of new highway turning areas on C113 Bucklow Hill Lane, on the east and west of the new A556; to include the improvement of the existing C113 Bucklow Hill Lane from a point 156 metres east of its junction with the access to Hulme Barns Farm, north eastwards for a distance of 23 metres and the improvement of the existing C113 Bucklow Hill Lane from a point 189 metres west of its junction with A556 Chester Road, westwards for a distance of 28 metres;
the construction of a new overbridge on C114 Chapel Lane and re-alignment of the C114 Chapel Lane carriageway;
the construction of a new culvert beneath the new A556, south of the new C114 Chapel Lane overbridge;
the construction of new highway turning areas on UW2104 Millington Hall Lane, on the east and west of the new A556; to include the improvement of the existing UW2104 Millington Hall Lane from a point 67 metres east of Denfield Cottage access, south eastwards for a distance of 18 metres and the improvement of the existing UW2104 Millington Hall Lane from a point 120 metres west of its junction with A556 Chester Road, south eastwards for a distance of 25 metres;
the construction of new highway from a point 215 metres north of the junction between UW2104 Millington Hall Lane and A556 Chester Road, northwards for a distance of 17 metres to connect to the new A556 southbound off-slip (Reference B - Rights of Way and Access Plans – Sheet 5) to include the improvement of the existing A556 Chester Road, from a point 32 metres north of its junction with UW2104 Millington Hall Lane, northwards for a distance of 272 metres;
the construction of new highway from a point 215 metres north of the junction between UW2104 Millington Hall Lane and A556 Chester Road, southwards for a distance of 161 metres, including the roundabout circumference of the new Millington Roundabout junction, to connect to the improved A556 Chester Road (Reference C - Rights of Way and Access Plans – Sheet 5);
the construction of new highway from a point 207 metres north of the junction between UW2104 Millington Hall Lane and A556 Chester Road, north eastwards for a distance of 27 metres to connect to the improved A556 Chester Road (Reference D - Rights of Way and Access Plans – Sheet 5);
the construction of a new engineered earthworks slope on the east of new A556 and adjacent to Bucklow Manor;
the improvement of UW2089 Cherry Tree Lane and construction of new link road to connect UW2089 Cherry Tree Lane to the existing A556 Chester Road, to the east of the new A556;
the construction of a new overbridge on C116 Millington Lane and the re-alignment of the C116 Millington Lane carriageway;
the construction of a new at-grade junction on C116 Millington Lane to connect the re-aligned C116 Millington Lane with the Chester Road (Northern Link) and Cherry Tree Lane Link road to include the improvement of the existing A556 Chester Road junction with C116 Millington Lane;
the re-modelling of the existing junction between the existing A556 Chester Road and UW2089 Cherry Tree Lane to accommodate the new Cherry Tree Lane Link road;
the construction of a retaining wall to the east of the new Cherry Tree Lane Link to support the widened highway of the improved existing A556 and the Cherry Tree Lane Link road;
the construction of a new highway drainage attenuation and pollution control facility to the west of the new A556 and south of the M56;
the re-modelling of the existing Bowdon Roundabout to accommodate additional links provided for M56 Junction 7/8;
the construction of a new roundabout to improve M56 Junction 7/8 and the construction of the new M56 spur westbound off-slip, a new A556 southbound merge interchange link and the Bowdon Roundabout Link between the new roundabout and the re-modelled Bowdon Roundabout;
the construction of a new overbridge for the Bowdon Roundabout Link road and the construction of the re-aligned M56 westbound and eastbound spur roads;
the realignment of the existing M56 spur eastbound on-slip road from Bowdon Roundabout to accommodate the re-aligned M56 eastbound spur road;
the construction of a new highway drainage attenuation and pollution control facility in the land between the new M56 eastbound on-slip road from Bowdon Roundabout, the re-aligned M56 eastbound spur road and the new Bowdon Roundabout Link road;
the construction of a new outfall to the River Bollin from the new highway drainage attenuation and pollution control facility;
the construction of a new footpath (Reference A - Rights of Way and Access Plans – Sheet 7) from the southern access to the Cheshire Lounge Public House eastwards for a distance of 8 metres, then northwards for a distance of 82 metres to connect to existing footpath reference MILL FP10 and new footpath (Reference B);
the construction of a new footpath (Reference B - Rights of Way and Access Plans – Sheet 7) off the Bowdon Roundabout, from a point 54 metres south of its junction with the A56 Lymm Road, southwards for a total distance of 521 metres, parallel to the western boundary of the new A556 to connect to new footpath (Reference A); (Along the route of the new footpath Reference B, a new private means of access Reference 1 (which includes vehicular rights) is to be provided and, subject to that, that footpath is to be created);
the construction of a new culvert beneath the new access to Yarwoodheath Lane on the south of the improved M56 Junction 7/8;
the construction of a new culvert beneath the existing M56 eastbound on-slip road, the realigned M56 eastbound spur road, the re-aligned M56 westbound spur road and M56 westbound spur road off-slip road and construction of a new outfall from the new culvert with Birkin Brook;
the re-modelling of the M56 Junction 7/8 eastbound diverge interchange link to accommodate the new M56 westbound spur road off-slip road;
the construction of a new retaining wall to support a new access track and public footpath for Yarwoodheath Farm above the re-aligned M56 eastbound spur road;
the construction of a new retaining wall to support the new M56 Spur Eastbound on-slip to the north of the link; and
the construction of a new non-motorised user facility for pedestrians running between the western end of footpath reference MILL FP1 in a westerly direction for 44 metres to the edge of the re-aligned Chapel Lane.
Section 22 was substituted by article 3 of S.I. 2013/1883.