Controversial £9million overhaul of city centre road complete - is it the 'European boulevard' we were promised?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxBack in June 2019, Manchester council revealed a £9million plan to overhaul of one of the city centre's busiest roads.Great Ancoats Street has become an increasingly important stretch of the inner ring road, connecting the Northern Quarter with the burgeoning neighbourhoods of Ancoats, New Islington and Piccadilly.The aim of the revamp, the council said, was to 'radically improve the look, feel and safety of the busy route'.The works were to include the planting of 70 trees, installing new pedestrian crossings and road resurfacing to reduce traffic noise by 40 per cent.The council's vision was to deliver a tree-lined 'European-style boulevard'.The scheme was expected to be finished by the end of 2020, but despite traffic.
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