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Crossroads :
Issues and Options
Friday 20th February 2015
Issues
Gatley Crossroads operates over
capacity
Within TfGMs top 5 busiest junctions
in Greater Manchester
Highways Agency have significant
operational and safety concerns with
blocking back onto the M60
Increase in M60 off-slip traffic volumes
between 2010-2014
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Peak Period
PM
AM
+15
+1% +9%
%
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History of Improvements
Highways Agency
A34 / M60 off-slip signalisation
and widening
Installation of signals and creation of junction on the
A34(S) & M60 off-slip.
Purpose of the scheme;
Aid merging traffic joining the A34 and better control the
M60 off-slip queues,
Improve slip road and M60 mainline safety, and
Improve pedestrian safety via installation of pedestrian
signals.
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Previously Considered
Proposals
Right turn arrows and separately
staged A560 arms
Five different methods of
implementing these proposals have
been considered
Traffic analysis of these proposals
consistently yields the same
conclusions
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Scenario One
Provision of separately staged
phases for the Gatley and Cheadle
arms of the junction
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157
%
91%
52%
71
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41%
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74%
21%
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%
9%
33%
71%
32%
42%
5%
36%
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3%
0%
75%
56
%
0%
3%
0%
46%
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%
0%
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M60
J1
M60
M60
J4
M56
M60
J2
M60
J3
Workshop
Roundtable discussions
Thoughts
Ideas
Proposals
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