after we observed 50 cars making the turn in just half an hour.Seven years later, traffic gridlock around Manchester city centre remains a problem, particularly on routes heading towards Salford and Trafford at rush-hour.
Drivers using Deansgate to cut across town has been a historic problem, and a move to temporarily pedestrianise a short section of the road in response to the pandemic was welcomed by many earlier this year.Manchester council has also expressed support for permanently pedestrianising most of Deansgate in the long term, although the routing of buses coming in and out from Salford remains an issue to be resolved.Now Salford Council has made an order, to be introduced 'on an experimental basis for a period of up to 18.
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