Bury and Salford Councils have announced that two cycling and walking schemes will share £5.4 million of funding from the Mayor’s Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund (MCF). 

The Salford Chapel Street East scheme has received over £4.1 million to transform a section of Chapel Street into an attractive and people focused route.

The scheme will include new continuous footway and a terraced cycle track separated from traffic. There will also be new crossing facilities installed, along with new paving and street furniture.

Cllr Kevin Peel, Deputy Cabinet Member for the Environment at Bury Council, said:

 “We're excited to be delivering this ambitious scheme, connecting communities in East Bury to retail, leisure and employment sites in Bury town centre and at Pilsworth, and we hope to see many more residents opting to walk or cycle as a result."

Andy Burnham, Mayor for Greater Manchester, said:

 “Our ambition is to create the largest cycling and walking network in the UK, right here in Greater Manchester.”

“To do that - and to make active travel the number one choice for travelling to work to school or to the shops – we’re investing in cycling and walking routes that are safe and accessible for all, exactly like these two schemes in Bury and Salford.”