Old Haymarket bus hub returns to planners

The two roads, opened in the 1970s as part of Liverpool’s abandoned inner ring road scheme, will be demolished in the summer after a review found both were “no longer adequate to carry vehicles or pedestrians”.

Salford City Council has reached the next stage of its Local Plan’s journey to adoption, releasing a revised draft version ahead of publication this September.

Two smart motorways projects on the M56 near Manchester Airport and the M6 between Warrington and Wigan, worth a combined £240m, have been pushed back by around a year.

Haulage firm JWT Commercial has expanded its footprint at the Port of Liverpool with an investment in five acres, as Peel Ports suggested that Brexit-linked congestion at rival ports could provide further opportunities.

Proposals for a £12m link road to serve the wider £262m Rivington Chase development, featuring 1,700 homes, have moved forward with a planning application due to go to Bolton Council in the coming weeks.

Hear from Uber, Arup, Bruntwood and Peel Gas & Oil on the technologies revolutionising infrastructure in our cities, including 5G, energy storage, and transport innovations, at this special event in partnership with CMS on 28 March.

Liverpool's Great Howard Street will be closed to inbound traffic for four weeks under the latest phase of a £22m upgrade.

A £47m overhaul of roads in Liverpool city centre will start on Monday 4 February with contractor Graham kicking off works on Victoria Street through to the Queensway Tunnel.