The work on Gatley Bridge has been completed ahead of schedule (with the potholes on Gatley Hill filled in to the bargain).

The big problem we had at the start was the way the temporary traffic lights had been set up.  A lot of vehicles going north on Styal Road wanted to turn into Church Road, but had to wait for southbound traffic to clear.  This meant, at the start, long northbound queues as only a few cars got through at each lights change.

Pam King and I  quickly contacted the Council and explained the problem.  They liased with the contractors.  It would probably have been better if they’d put a “no right turn except for buses” in right away for northbound traffic at Styal Road, but they wanted to try a voluntary diversion first.