Cat and Fiddle road closed until Friday 13th

Work to improve road safety on the A537 Cat & Fiddle started on September 11 and was due to finish on October 4.

The works have been taking place under a 24-hour road closure between Macclesfield and Buxton.

The closure doesn’t include weekends, when the road is open but under traffic lights and a 30mph speed limit.

Cheshire East Council says that due to “unforeseen circumstances” the work, and therefore the closure, has been extended until Friday, October 13. The work is to upgrade the “vehicle restraint system” in place on the road – a barrier to help protect motorists from hazards.

The upgrades are part of the Safer Roads Funds which is for road safety improvement schemes to reduce the number and severity of fatal and serious injury collisions on the 50 highest-risk road sections in England. The level of risk is based on the Road Safety Foundation’s analysis and report on road safety nationally.

A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said: “Due to unforeseen circumstances the upgrade works to the vehicle restraint system on the A537 Buxton to Macclesfield have been extended until October 13, 2023. Thank you for your patience whilst we deliver these works and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.”