New barriers on Deansgate after council's pedestrianisation row with bus company
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxNew barriers are being installed on Deansgate to allow buses to travel through following a row over pedestrianisation.The stretch of road between Blackfriars Street and King Street has been closed to traffic since May.Manchester Council brought in a temporary traffic order saying it would allow more room for people returning to the area following the first coronavirus lockdown.But it emerged last week that Diamond Bus company had objected to the order, claiming that it was detrimental to passengers and that the council was using the situation as a backdoor to permanent pedestrianisation without proper consultation.When talks broke down, Diamond began the process of challenging the council's decision in the High Court via.
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