The much-anticipated installation of a zebra crossing on a busy Alsager road is due to be carried out during the February half-term period next year.

Cheshire East Council plans to install a zebra crossing on Crewe Road, near the junction with Cranberry Lane, using both section 106 money from the housing developments at Goss Place and from the Sustainable Modes of Transport to School fund.

A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council told Nub News: "We intend to carry out the installation of this crossing during the February half-term period in 2021.

"This is dependent on feedback we receive from the current advertisement process for the prohibition of waiting order that is required to deliver the scheme.

"It is correct that installation of the crossing is part-funded by developer contributions and from the Sustainable Modes of Travel to Schools fund, which exists to support school-based initiatives for sustainable travel, reducing car dependency."

Speaking at a meeting of Alsager Town Council's Planning, Environment and Community Committee last year, Cllr Rod Fletcher said: "As everyone knows a lot of young mums that try to get to Cranberry Academy off Goss Place and Burgess Grove have not been able to get across Crewe Road safely with young children in pushchairs."

However, the crossing will not be in the location town councillors originally preferred because the "optimum" place failed a safety audit.

Instead, the crossing is going to be located west of Cranberry Lane because it "would not have been safe where most people would have wanted it".

When Miller Homes' planning application for what is now the Goss Place estate was approved, a safe crossing was requested on Crewe Road.

Under a section 106 agreement Miller Homes was bound to give Cheshire East £50,000 for road improvements along Crewe Road, close to its housing development.

However, Cheshire East did not consider installing the crossing until construction had finished.

When the estate was complete, Miller Homes handed over the £50,000.

However, Cheshire East stated that an extra £30,000 was required in the contributions for the crossing to be installed.

That shortfall has now been filled with the remaining money coming out of Cheshire East's Sustainable Modes of Transport to Schools fund.