Greater Manchester's 10 councils will soon decide whether to bid for a £3bn government package of public transport investment and a congestion charge.It has now become Manchester top issue and has been generating lots of opposition. It has become a major issue for Manchester due to the expansion of businesses and living accommodation in the city centre with the consequential increase in traffic. Increasing traffic also increases pollution and congestion.
Identified as one of the fastest-growing cities outside London and it's set to add over 200,000 jobs by 2015. Unfortunately this increase in number will add to the problem and the councils say: doing nothing is not an option.
Motorists may have to pay up to £5 to enter Manchester city centre as part of congestion fee plans set to be unveiled this week. Pay-as-you-go tariffs will be introduced within the M60 which would target 15 roads into Manchester.
Drivers would pay £2 to enter an outer zone and another £1 to get into the city centre at peak times. They would then be charged a further £1 to leave each of the zones.
Greater Manchester is among 10 areas in England which have received Government money to develop possible congestion-beating plans in the hope of getting finance under the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF).
This is exactly how London started off with a small congestion charge that next year will be as much as £25 per car. Is Manchester next?
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