 There followed a 6-week consultation period during which the Peak District authority responded.Having been estimated at £90 million in 2003, the cost of the proposal was estimated to have risen to £240–£315m in 2008.On 2 December 2014, the government announced that it will be investing £170m on the A57, A628 and A628 trans-Pennine route, including a bypass for the village of Mottram.