Greater Manchester
bus priority package –
putting you in the picture
A snapshot of the proposals to improve
bus links between Manchester city centre and
Leigh, Atherton, Middleton and Parrs Wood.
July 2012
www.tfgm.com
What is the bus priority package?
Working in partnership with local councils, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has
developed a series of plans that will enable more people to enjoy faster, more punctual
and more reliable bus services from a wider area across Greater Manchester, to and from
Manchester and through the heart of the city centre.
The proposals will:
• Improve the bus routes between Leigh, Atherton, Middleton and Parrs Wood and
Manchester city centre;
• Enable buses to travel more freely through Manchester city centre;
• Reduce the need for passengers to change buses and walk between city centre stops
when travelling from one location to another; and
• Improve links to other locations by making the public transport network more
accessible through better access to other bus services, and the rail and
Metrolink networks.
The proposals will involve a significant investment in the improvement and creation of
bus routes across Greater Manchester - one of the largest investments in our regional
bus network in decades. This will build upon the previous investment that has been
made by TfGM through the Quality Bus Corridor scheme, which has improved a number
of key bus routes across Greater Manchester.
What are the benefits of the scheme?
The scheme will:
• Enable more punctual, reliable, frequent and faster bus services and therefore improve
the travel experience for passengers;
• Improve routes to key locations and enable thousands more people to access key
employment, education, health, leisure and retail destinations;
• Remove the inconvenience of having to change buses in Manchester city centre for
many passengers; and
• Stimulate increased investment along the route and support current and emerging
business and commercial centres.
What changes will be seen along the routes?
To make bus travel faster, more reliable and more efficient – therefore encouraging
more people to use it – more than eight miles of new bus lanes will be introduced on or
alongside existing roads. There will be some sections of road – such as Oxford Road near
the universities and the Central Manchester Hospitals site and certain stretches within
Manchester city centre – that will be closed to general traffic with access allowed only
to buses, hackney carriages, emergency vehicles and cycles. Greater Manchester’s first
guided busway will be built on a 4.5 mile route between Leigh and Ellenbrook, on which
only specifically-adapted buses will be able to travel.
As well as developing and improving bus routes that will create faster, more direct
journeys for more people, many other improvements will be introduced, including
enhancements on each of the routes for cyclists and pedestrians. Road layouts and
traffic signals will be improved to minimise traffic congestion and delays, and some
localised parking and loading restrictions will be introduced. Parking bays for residents
and shoppers will also be introduced along certain sections of Rochdale Road, and there
will be traffic-calming measures introduced in specific residential areas of Moss Side
along Lloyd Street and Cambridge Street to discourage additional through traffic from
using this route.
How will this improve bus services?
The routes covered by these proposals are amongst the busiest bus routes in Greater
Manchester. TfGM is working with bus operators to ensure that the future services which
run along them meet the needs of passengers and allow more people to get to their
destination in a single bus journey. TfGM will continue to work with bus operators to
agree the services that will use these routes, and timetables, routes and ticketing will be
finalised in due course.
TfGM will have control over the services that run along the guided busway between Leigh
and Ellenbrook. During the day there will be at least four buses an hour between Leigh
and Manchester, and four buses an hour between Atherton and Manchester, meaning
there will be a minimum of eight buses an hour between Tyldesley and Manchester along
this route. The buses will run through Manchester city centre to the Central Manchester
Hospitals site on Oxford Road. The services will be less frequent in the evenings and on
Sundays. Exact fares and timetables will be finalised shortly before the services begin.
How will these proposals affect car drivers?
The overall aim of this scheme is to improve Greater Manchester’s bus network as part of
our work to improve travel options for local residents and communities. But steps have
been taken to ensure that, despite changes to road layouts and traffic signalling, the
impact on car drivers will be minimised.
Improvements planned for drivers include enhanced coordination of traffic signals to
reflect traffic demands, and ending bus lanes before junctions. This will help motorists
pass through junctions and traffic lights quickly and minimise congestion. There will also
be new road signs installed to help motorists find the best way to their destination.
More detailed plans, schedules and updates are available at www.tfgm.com/buspriority
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used only by buses, hackney carriages,
emergency vehicles and cycles and closed to
general traffic
How can I find out more?
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working with Manchester City Council,
Rochdale Council, Salford City Council and Wigan Council to ensure that all residents,
businesses and stakeholders are kept up to date on the plans. Greater Manchester
Combined Authority (GMCA), which represents each of the 10 local authorities in
Greater Manchester, and bus operators are also working in partnership with TfGM
on the plans.
TfGM will continue to speak with local residents, businesses and communities along
the routes. There will be community consultations to get the views of residents and
businesses on how the proposals will be implemented in their area – if this has not
already been decided – all of whom will receive advanced notification if any work or
consultation is to be undertaken nearby.
If you want to know more about these proposals or how they will affect you or your
local community, please get in touch:
online
www.tfgm.com/buspriority
by email buspriority@tfgm.com
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