Regional cities top congestion table

Bike sharing company Mobike this week announced that it would be withdrawing from Manchester due to the impact of vandalism, however according to cycling commissioner Chris Boardman and members of the city's property community, its loss is down to more than just anti-social behaviour.

Kevin Riley has rejoined WSP after 15 years at Aecom and most recently Mott MacDonald, as director of transport in the Liverpool office.

Network Rail has issued a reminder to rail passengers that they face changes to services between Manchester and Preston via Bolton as the transport body looks to finally complete the upgrade of the railway.

Manchester Airport has released new footage of its £1bn transformation programme, having spent 12 months on site.

The metro mayors of Manchester and Liverpool city regions have written to the Secretary of State for Transport to demand a freeze on rail fares, following a dramatic collapse in service levels since new timetables were introduced in May.

The £15m Manchester Salford Inner Relief Road improvement scheme is to start on 29 August, with works expected to last for a year at six key junctions.

Track laying for the Metrolink’s Trafford Park Line has started at the Trafford Centre, the final stop on the £350m light rail extension.

Work has begun on a new taxiway at Manchester Airport as part of its £1bn transformation programme.

Overseen by heritage specialist JBH Property Consulting, work has started on the redevelopment of the former Levenshulme South railway station building into a cycle café.