Costing approximately £13.4million and funded through the Government’s Cycle City Ambition Grant and the Mayor’s Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund, this project creates a route that includes large sections of segregation between people travelling on foot or by bike and other traffic from Chorlton Park to Manchester. The 5km route along Barlow Moor Road, Manchester Road, Upper Chorlton Road and Chorlton Road, links with existing routes and continues to the city centre. The Chorlton route will provide a high-quality, segregated link between Chorlton and Manchester city centre, making it safer, more attractive and easier to get around.
Wilde staff were used as a supplementary resource to work alongside Manchester City Council’s in-house staff and TfGM to develop concept plans and to undertake the consultation exercise. Wilde have also assisted MCC’s in-house with the detailed design.
Partnering with Manchester City Council and TfGM, Wilde became involved at an early stage via staff secondments basis and assisted with developing the concept designs and attending public exhibitions.
Meeting with elected members, local residents, cycling / disability groups and other members of the community allowed Wilde to evolve the scheme design whilst considering the many stakeholder suggestions and requests.
A significant design challenge included the allocation of width to the various road users and determining an appropriate overall balance within the already compromised highway constraints.
