But five months later, a £1.5bn transport fund has now been agreed to fund the final Metrolink extensions to Manchester Airport, East Didsbury, Ashton-under-Lyne and the town centres of Oldham and Rochdale, as well as a second city crossing between Victoria and G-Mex.
And it’s not just Metrolink that will benefit. Money will also be spent on additional busways, park and ride schemes and bus improvements including:
• a Leigh to Manchester busway;
• new transport interchanges in Bolton and Altrincham;
• park and ride schemes;
• Mottram bypass;
• Ashton Northern bypass;
• cross-city bus scheme;
• Wigan inner relief road
However, while most of the cash is coming from the Government, the rest will have to be raised locally from a £2 a year levy in council tax.
HOW MUCH DID IT COST THE REFERENDUM THE SELL, ALL THE TIME TAKE IT OUR LEAVE IT, YOU WILL GET NOTHING ELSE? AND NOW PLAN B. lf Labour tell you blacks blacks get a second opinion.
in late 2009.
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