Pollution levels were still too high in 64 places across Greater Manchester last year and are set to stay above legal limits until 2026.
Plans to cut pollution through a Clean Air Zone, which would have seen some motorists charged a daily fee to drive on the region's roads, were dramatically paused in 2022 and remain 'under review'.
Transport bosses have now issued a major update on the scheme. They insist that charging owners of vehicles with the highest emissions will not be necessary.
Instead, they say spending £51m on new electric and cleaner diesel buses, reducing traffic around the city centre and offering cash grants for vehicle upgrades will be enough. READ MORE: Actors' union calls out 'censorship' after Royal Exchange Theatre cancels shows However, delays in upgrading bus depots and 'issues' with modelling under a previous plan, means that it will take one year longer than expected to bring pollution below legal limits.
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