Mumps transport hub is the future

INTO THE FUTURE . . . how the new M&S development would look alongside other possible housing and retail development in the Prince’s Gate at Oldham Mumps area.

A NEW public transport interchange for Oldham Mumps is on the cards as part of a revolutionary regional transport strategy.

The draft Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040 is to be considered by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) at a meeting tomorrow. The plans cover regional transport deveopments over the next 25 years.

It identifies different types of travel, from global connectivity to support overseas trade to local trips residents make from their homes to work, school and shops.

Plans include:

:: New town centre public transport interchanges for Oldham Mumps as well as Ashton, Bolton, Stockport and Wigan.

:: Opening a new Metrolink line to Trafford Park

:: Potential new orbital links to help residents access jobs at places like the Airport

:: Future high-capacity Metrolink services for Manchester city centre

:: A transformed Piccadilly station to integrate HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail, local rail and Metrolink.

Members are being asked to review the draft ahead of proposed consultation during summer 2016.

Greater Manchester Interim Mayor Tony Lloyd said: “A transport strategy might not sound exciting in itself, but it will affect the transport options that people travelling into and around Greater Manchester make each and every day, so is absolutely vital to everyone.“