£25m boost for Bury Interchange
A redeveloped transport hub for the town and plans for residential development on neighbouring land will receive a slug of funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
The GMCA’s Bee Network committee has approved £25.1m of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement funding for Bury Interchange.
The scheme forms an integral part of Bury Council’s town centre ambitions and will make the bus and tram station more accessible and” bring the standard of Bury’s transport offer in line with that of the wider city region,” according to a report to the committee.
The £25.1m will be spent on delivering the project’s first phase, featuring a new pedestrian footbridge and access improvements, which received planning permission last year.
Additionally, the funding will go towards detailed design work for phase two, which includes a residential development.
The plan for residential, which will be affordable, is inspired by the success of a similar scheme at Stockport Interchange, the report adds.
