Ancoats and New Islington neighbourhoods. It includes installing new crossing facilities, 'modern' road surfacing to reduce noise and, crucially, more than 70 trees down the central reservation.Unveiling an artist's impression last summer, the council described the final vision as a 'European-style boulevard'.But a photo circulated widely on social media this week suggested the space where the trees are supposed to be planted is covered in tarmac.Resident Chris Wilkinson posted an image on Twitter of the current state of the scheme as he was crossing the road."Hi Manchester City Council I can't wait to see all the trees go in on GAS, but the contractors have put tarmac where they're supposed to be going.
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