A57 M1 to Todwick Crossroads

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Type: Upgrade to existing road for use by all traffic
Status: Preparation of legal orders and public inquiry
Authority: Rotherham MBC
Cost: £ 14.7m
Finance: Central Government/Rotherham MBC
Timescale: 2010-2012
Length: 1.4 km (0.9 miles)

Scheme Outline

Upgrade of the existing A57 from single to dual carriageway between M1 J31 and Todwick crossroads (A57/B6463 junction). The improvements will start at a point 400 m to the east of J31, where the current dual carriageway ends. The Todwick crossroads will be replaced by a five-arm roundabout.

The aims of this scheme are to improve safety (this road has dangerous bends and a poor accident record), and increase capacity.

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Progress

28 October 2010	Funding for this project was confirmed in a statement by the Transport Secretary on 26 October 2010, subject to a best and final offer from Rotherham MBC.
5 February 2011	Confirmation that this project will go ahead was given yesterday, after Rotherham MBC found savings of £2.3m on the original £17m cost.
27 April 2011	Plans for the scheme are expected to go before the council planning committee in June or July, with a public enquiry to follow in September 2011.
23 November 2011	Public enquiry now completed, work may begin August 2012.
1 March 2012	The Side Roads Order and Compulsory Purchase Order were confirmed by the Secretary of State for Transport in a letter dated 27 February 2012.