Mark Logan, Conservative MP for Bolton North East, has reignited plans for extending the Manchester Metrolink network to Bolton by submitting proposals to the Department for Transport as part of the \u00a3500m Restoring Your Railways fund. The line would link Bolton with Bury and Radcliffe and would mainly run on a disused railway track bed.<\/p>\n
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Mark Logan explains more on the plans: \u201cI\u2019m really pleased we\u2019re in the running for this investment project, investing in transport links is key to levelling up opportunities, bringing our communities closer together, and allowing Bolton\u2019s local economy to flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Logan has been working closely alongside Cllr Stuart Haslam (Bolton Council Executive Cabinet Member for Transport) to work on the proposals which would see the reinstatement of the Bolton to Radcliffe and Bolton to Bury lines.<\/p>\n
Cllr David Greenhalgh, Leader of Bolton Council, said to the Manchester Evening News: \u201cThese are the first exciting steps to attempt to bring Metrolink to Bolton, an aspiration we had as the new administration, and we will continue to work with our partners in Transport for Greater Manchester and Mark Logan MP, to hopefully get to the next stage of the process and put a bid together that will truly benefit Bolton.\u201d<\/p>\n
These proposals are at a very early stage and the \u00a3500 million Restoring Your Railways fund will be unable to support all those being developed currently but it\u2019s a start to bringing Bolton onto the Metrolink map.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mark Logan, Conservative MP for Bolton North East, has reignited plans for extending the Manchester Metrolink network to Bolton by submitting proposals to the Department for Transport as part of the \u00a3500m Restoring Your Railways fund. The line would link … Continue reading