Trafford is getting a £4.7m slice of a £40.7m investment into Greater Manchester’s active travel infrastructure.

Greater Manchester bosses say they want to deliver the largest active travel network in the country, with a report promising to make improvements for those walking, wheeling, or cycling.

‘Wheeling’ is a definition which includes wheeled mobilities such as wheelchairs and mobility scooters, as well as ‘rollator’ walkers.

The Department for Transport’s Active Travel England body has confirmed it will award £23.7m to the city region as part of a wider boost to active travel funding across the country, with Greater Manchester’s sum the largest regional settlement in the UK.

In addition, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority is due to approve the release of £17m from the Mayor’s Challenge Fund for four major active travel schemes when leaders meet next week.

GMCA leaders will also be asked to approve the £17m drawdown at their next meeting on Friday, May 26 as part of the wider delivery of the Bee Network, Greater Manchester’s vision for an integrated London-style transport system.

Funding due to be rubber-stamped includes £4,751,389 for three cycle optimised protected signals (CYCLOPS) junctions on Talbot Road in Trafford, a further £2,951,594 for the Lord Street-Rock Street scheme in Oldham town centre, as well as £4,312,386 for the Bee Network Crossings programme across Greater Manchester, and £4,998,000 for improved active travel infrastructure in Bolton town centre east.

According to Transport for Greater Manchester, both sources of investment will enable Greater Manchester to progress with its long-term ambition to create the largest walking, wheeling and cycling network in the country, and further unlock the health and environmental benefits of active travel for people across the city-region.
What Trafford is getting

Our borough is set to get £4.7m from the Mayor's Challenge Fund for three upgraded 'Cyclops' junctions at the junction of Talbot Road and White City Way, Great Stone Road and A56/Chester Road - with the idea that it will provide priority to those walking, wheeling or cycling, according to the Greater Manchester report recommending approval of the funding.

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