Manchester’s travel update

Here is all of Manchester’s transport news for this week.

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00:00Here's all you need to know about Manchester's transport news this week.

00:03Let's start with the roads.

00:05An announcement that went under the radar in last week's budget speech is that Greater

00:08Manchester is set to be the beneficiary of substantial investment in its transport links.

00:13This is true of trains, with services set to run from Manchester Victoria to Staly Bridge

00:16this year, and Wigan set to be connected to Bolton as well in the future.

00:20But the big commitment was the one to speed up the travel over towards the Peak District.

00:25Now while there's no mention of exactly how this commitment will be properly implemented,

00:28the route to Sheffield has been labelled as a major transport project.

00:32The difference the connecting Manchester and Sheffield will make is substantial.

00:36With both cities being major centres for investment and cultural capital, an easier route in between

00:40the two will be a substantial boon to the local economy of each.

00:43There are also significant roadworks planned at a major Salford Junction, with Salford

00:46Council drawing up plans to create better crossing points and upgrading the traffic

00:50lines at Weest Lane and the Liverpool Street Junction.

00:53Work is set to begin in March 2025 and will hopefully be finished by the end of Spring,

00:57with provisions put in place to make it a safer area for pedestrian crossings and also

01:01allow cyclists to use the junction with greater ease.

01:04The work is set to cost around £800,000.

01:08Also on public transport, we'll have an explainer out on this a little bit later in

01:11the week to go more in depth, but Andy Burnham has decided to continue the £2 bus ticket

01:16cap in Greater Manchester, despite the rest of the country being raised up to £3, which

01:20is positive news for commuters of the region.

01:22Also Rita Ora has been at the centre of some Metrolink news, with the pop icon's voice

01:26being used to read out safety information along certain stops on the travel network

01:30around the city.

01:32Travellers from St Peter's Square may also notice that the stations there have been given

01:35a little makeover ahead of the MTV EMAs.

01:38Finally, Manchester Airport is set to clamp down on rogue parking traders by making car

01:42park providers sign up for a new accredited airport parking scheme, which will seek to

01:46stamp out unethical practices and have a clear complaints process.

01:50It should prevent travellers from being left with damaged vehicles or unnecessarily large

01:53bills by unethical providers.

01:56That's all for now, follow Manchester World for more and we look forward to seeing you

01:59again soon.