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Snake Pass can be blanketed in snow every winter(Image: PA)<\/p>\nThe road is one of two direct routes between two of the largest cities in the northSnake Pass can be blanketed in snow every winter(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
Millions will be spent on improving Snake Pass, the Peak District road which connects Manchester to Sheffield.<\/p>\n
Snake Pass and Woodhead Pass \u2014 the only two direct routes between two of the largest cities in the north \u2014 are frequently closed during wintertime due to adverse weather<\/a>.<\/p>\n Poor conditions also require extensive maintenance, often closing for weeks at a time. When Snake Pass is open, it\u2019s frequently named as one of Britain\u2019s most dangerous roads.<\/p>\n To see planning applications; traffic and road diversions and layout changes; and more, visit the Public Notices Portal HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The injection of government cash was confirmed by East Midlands mayor Claire Ward, speaking at the launch of the \u2018Peaks Partnership\u2019 in Buxton on Tuesday (August 19).<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve made some progress with the government agreeing to provide an additional \u00a37.6 million to support the work around Snake Pass, which is that great connection between the two cities and Manchester and Sheffield,\u201d said Ms Ward.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we are doing is showing an organisational commitment to working together, recognising the economic benefits that will come from doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n The partnership is a new forum for Ms Ward to collaborate with South Yorkshire counterpart Oliver Coppard and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham<\/a> on how to improve transport across the Peak District.<\/p>\n Mr Burnham said he \u2018very much values\u2019 Peak District residents\u2019 contribution \u2018to the Greater Manchester economy and public services in Greater Manchester\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cWe owe it to them to make their travel to work better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The Peaks are set to see the Bee Network arrive under already-announced plans to run Bee Network trains to Glossop from next year and Buxton from 2026.<\/p>\n Even closer integration between High Peak, the northernmost area of Derbyshire, and Greater Manchester has been floated by the area\u2019s MP, Jon Pearce, previously.<\/p>\n He suggested High Peak should have merged with Tameside<\/a> or Stockport<\/a> council to come under Mr Burnham\u2019s remit at the end of last year.<\/p>\n However, Mr Pearce now says he doesn\u2019t want such a merger.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I\u2019m honest, this Peaks Partnership is the best possible outcome that we could have had,\u201d he told journalists. \u201cHaving those conversations about where we access services, about where our travel-to-work areas are, about the role we can play in growth in the north in terms of connecting two core cities of Sheffield and Manchester\u2026 was what I was talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Pearce did add he \u2018absolutely did not\u2019 regret raising the issues: \u201cUnless you rattle a few cages, you don\u2019t get any response.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The road is one of two direct routes between two of the largest cities in the northSnake Pass…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[8916,748,393,4884,2465,55865,126095,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-358305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-andy-burnham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-peak-district","14":"tag-snake-pass","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115058729656616997","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}