Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says M60 'just does not work'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe M60 needs ‘major investment’, Andy Burnham has said. Boltonian Darren told BBC Radio Manchester's 'In the Hotseat' the motorway is 'more of a car park than a road'.
Greater Manchester mayor Mr Burnham agreed, saying the Simister Island and the Trafford Park sections are a nightmare. "It just does not work," he told host Mike Sweeney. "The capacity is simply not there, the road layout is not right.
I have said to Highways England that we need a plan for investment along the M60." READ MORE: 'It was a complete brutal onslaught…' - Motorist knocked out cold by stranger on petrol station forecourt READ MORE: '3D-printed guns' and ammunition seized in police raid with two arrested Mr Burnham said traffic coming onto the ringroad causes delays on feeder roads, making things worse.
The Mancunian Way and Regent Road regularly see drivers stuck bumper to bumper. Safety work on Mancunian Way at the end of October led to long delays.
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