Bolton signs off Rivington Chase link road

The fate of the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail project, and associated large-scale developments around Manchester and Crewe, will be decided by the autumn after the Government confirmed it has commissioned a review into “whether and how HS2 should proceed”.

Schemes in Cumbria, Wigan, Cheadle, and Liverpool have all been put forward as part of a £700m funding pitch to the Government by Transport for the North.

Transport for Greater Manchester has fired the starting gun on an £88m consultancy framework covering disciplines including civil engineering, street design, project management, and sustainability.

A £12m link road, one of the key components in the wider £262m Rivington Chase development site, is set to be approved by Bolton Council next week.

Network Rail has completed works to a stretch of track between Altrincham and Ashley to boost journey times between Manchester and Chester via Northwich.

Cornbrook and Shudehill Metrolink stops will see closures in August and September with Transport for Greater Manchester set to begin a multi-million-pound upgrade to both stations.

A relief road to support 725 homes in Carrington and Peel’s mixed-use site featuring 3,000 homes and nearly 1m sq ft of commercial space are set to benefit from Trafford’s Housing Infrastructure Fund.

Salford Council is set to sign off a series of highway improvements, chief among them the commitment of £4.5m to the Trafford Road corridor vital for accessing MediaCity and Salford Quays.

Transport for Greater Manchester has committed £21m in its latest walking and cycling route investment, with £10.4m to be spent linking Sale town centre, Sale Moor and Sale Water Park to Chorlton, and £11.5m allocated to Urmston.