Bids open for £40m Manchester roads framework

The light rail networks that serve Liverpool and Greater Manchester city regions may have to suspend operations as severely reduced passenger numbers hit revenues, metro mayors Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham said. 

The airport will operate from a single terminal in the face of reduced passenger numbers. 

Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead in the House of Commons today to the High Speed 2 rail project, a move welcomed by regional business leaders – with caveats.

Stockport Council and Transport for Greater Manchester are set to request between £500m and £1bn from the Government to deliver an extension of the Metrolink line from East Didsbury to the town centre.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Manchester Airport has released images and a video of its under-construction passenger terminal, as it presses ahead with plans to complete the airport expansion project by 2024.

A £15m scheme to improve one of Manchester’s busiest routes has now completed in a bid to decrease journey times to and from Salford.

Work on the first phase of a £13.5m walking and cycling route from Manchester city centre to Chorlton is set to start later this year, although there have been some changes to the wider plan following responses to a public consultation.