Salford on track with £20m Trafford Road cycleway
Work on the cycleway linking MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Ordsall and Old Trafford is set to start next summer as the council progresses the £20m scheme to the detailed design stage.
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Regent Road works complete
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 begins on £207m Preston link road
Delivery of the Preston Western Distributor, linking the west side of the city to the M55, is now under way with contractor Costain on course to complete the scheme in 2023.
Funding secured for Irwell bridge
The Hawkins\Brown-designed bridge, linking New Bailey in Salford and Manchester’s St Johns, has secured funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Capita lands work as Carlisle road scheme takes shape
A £2.5m contract for design services on Carlisle’s £112m southern link road has been won by Capita Property & Infrastructure.
Hughes on board as TfN builds leadership team
David Hughes, a senior transport industry figure, is to join Transport for the North as director of strategy and programme in February 2020.
Final funding secured for £200m Western Distributor
The construction of a major road scheme on the west side of Preston has received the final chunk of Government funding to make the scheme a reality.
Chorlton cycleways due on site by end of 2019
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.
All Thomas Cook stores closed ‘with immediate effect’
Global travel group Thomas Cook collapsed into administration in the early hours of this morning, resulting in the immediate closure of its 550 high street outlets, including 13 in Manchester, 10 in Liverpool and three in Preston.
Architect search starts for Carlisle Station Gateway
Cumbria County Council and its partners have kicked off the search for a design team for the redevelopment of Carlisle’s railway station and The Citadels, with options including enhanced retail space, improved access, and higher education uses.
