New Deansgate 'bus gate' already in action - as council issues update on when fines will be doled out
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDrivers face being caught out by a new 'bus gate' on Deansgate in Manchester city centre. Now operational 24-hours-a-day, the restrictions mean only buses, taxis and cycles can travel south - between the junctions for Blackfriars to King Street West.
It's part of the council's vision to transform the area around the major city centre street. For the first two weeks, only warning notices will be issued to drivers who fail to follow the new rules.
No Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) will be issued until February 27. After that, drivers will face £60 fines, reduced to £30 if paid within 21 days. READ MORE: Oldham Coliseum bosses say historic theatre will be shutting its doors for good It comes weeks after the town hall introduced a bus lane on nearby Bridge Street as part of the ongoing plans to ‘improve walking, wheeling and cycling throughout the city centre’.
People who use their cars for work said they felt 'discarded'. The restriction means cars can no longer leave the city centre via the road and must take a detour.
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