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Manchester’s Transport Update
National World - LocalTV
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14/01/2025
Here is this week’s news for transport in and around Greater Manchester.
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Hello and welcome to Manchester World for your weekly transport update. The roads and
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transport links have been heavily impacted by snow and ice over the last week or so,
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but things are, hopefully, looking much better on the weather front this week. So, fingers
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crossed for significantly less disruption this time around, eh?
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Now, while we're on the topic of disruption, however, we may as well talk about the study
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from car insurance company TempCover, who found last week that Manchester has the fifth
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slowest roads in the UK. Other slow cities include places like Liverpool, Southampton
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and Bristol. But in Manchester, drivers average just 15.3mph, and that's even less at 13mph
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on the A roads. This is due to rush hour traffic and roadworks slowing the flow of vehicles.
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Public transport now and two train stations in Greater Manchester are set to be upgraded
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over the course of 2025, which will cause some disruption. Salford Central and Salford
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Crescent are both on the slate for significant improvements, and will be closed for stretches
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of the year to allow work to take place. At Salford Crescent, a third platform is being
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built, which represents an investment of around £21m from Network Rail. It's a key station
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for train links to Preston, any students who attend Salford University, and it also provides
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access to Manchester Airport. A section of University Road West will be closed for around
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a year to allow work to be carried out safely, but other disruption should be, hopefully,
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minimal. As for Salford Central, it will close for two months between February and April,
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as Network Rail aim to make the station significantly more accessible for commuters.
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Finally, on transport for this week, Manchester's iconic Magic Bus has now ceased operations
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after serving the city for nearly 30 years. The bus was known for its affordability and
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reliability, with thousands of passengers transported in the city each week. With Stagecoach
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Manchester now handing over its services to the B network last week, Magic Bus won't
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be running again after clocking up an incredible 67 million miles on its route since 1996.
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A Manchester icon, the Magic Bus will always be remembered, even as the city ushers in
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a new, exciting era with B network.
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