Following repeated efforts by the Parish Council for action to be taken at the accident hotspot on the Audley A500 Slip Road at Alsager Road, we have today received a public statement from National Highways regarding the A500 Junction/Alsager Road which is as follows:

National Highways Route Manager, David East, said:

“Safety is always our number one priority and we have therefore reviewed existing signing and lining for this junction and are satisfied that it is clear, visible, well-lit and should enable motorists to easily negotiate the layout safely.

However, we are aware of local concerns and a recent spate of collisions so have looked at whether there is anything further we could do. A new proposal has been drafted and is being considered.  We are also discussing the introduction of additional temporary signage in the meantime.

 We will continue to work with police and the parish council to ensure this junction is as safe as it can be.”

Further information:

According to the latest published data, there were four personal injury collisions at this location between 2019 and 2023. We have been made aware of a series of collisions in 2025.

• It has been suggested that motorists are using the slip road to skip the queuing traffic on the A500 and this may be contributing to the collisions. We are approaching mainstream sat nav companies to make them aware of the collision history here and seek their cooperation in amending the instructions given out by sat nav devices if necessary.
• We are also working with police to help establish the cause of recent incidents to see why the collision rate has increased this year.
• The junction layout is a typical design and when exiting the A500 on the slip road the road markings and signing are in good order with two ‘SLOW’ road markings, road studs, one advance direction sign, nearside and offside illuminated give way signs and give way markings.  The slip road and Alsager Road are well-lit.