Going green with council transport
Bury Council has taken delivery of 10 electric vehicles which will replace old diesel vans and emit less carbon.
Bury Council has taken delivery of 10 electric vehicles which will replace old diesel vans and emit less carbon.
Council leaders are set to approve a comprehensive transport strategy to help drive prosperity, mobility and improve the environment.
Bury Council is planning to apply to the Department for Transport (DfT) for powers to enforce moving traffic offences, and wants to hear the views of residents, businesses and interested parties.
Greater Manchester transport leaders have approved £2.55m for the delivery of a new cycling and walking bridge spanning the River Irwell in Radcliffe.
Plans are under way to install many more EV charging points at locations across the borough of Bury.
Bury is to benefit from a £40 million investment across Greater Manchester in walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructure which will deliver the largest active travel network in the country.
Residents are invited to have their say on plans to shape the future of transport in Bury for the next 20 years and beyond.
Bury Council has launched a public consultation on its Local Transport Strategy which will set out a plan for transport investment in Bury for the next 20 years and beyond.
Bury’s first ‘School Street’ has opened to help keep pupils safe and encourage them to walk or cycle to school.
Plans are under way to install many more public electric charging points across Bury to help reduce pollution and tackle climate change.
A new signalised junction to improve vehicle and pedestrian movement will be installed at the meeting of Bury New Road, George Street and Kings Road in Prestwich.
Local residents are invited to play their part in shaping a brighter, healthier and more mobile future for Bury.
Work is about to start on improving a number of roads across Bury as part of the council’s latest programme of planned maintenance.
Bury Council has completed a major carriageway resurfacing scheme through one of the borough’s busiest road junctions.
Bury Council’s cabinet has approved Greater Manchester’s final Clean Air Plan to tackle the problem of air pollution on local roads, which contributes towards at least 1,200 deaths per year in the city-region.
Scores of streets across Bury are to benefit in the latest phase of the council’s highways investment programme.
Bury Council and Transport for Greater Manchester have launched a four-week public consultation to seek local views on how walking and cycling facilities and public space could be improved to enhance access to and through Fishpool and Pimhole.
Bury will be at the forefront of the biggest change to the region’s bus network since 1986.
Greater Manchester is preparing to hold a further consultation on its proposals to reform the bus market following work to understand the potential impact of Covid-19.
Residents are invited to join Bury Council at its first online Community Walking and Cycling Forum on Wednesday 14 October.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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