City centre walking and cycling infrastructure project reaches its conclusion

Works to significantly improve the environment for pedestrians and cyclists along Deansgate have now been completed.

From Friday, April 4, the newly installed cycle lane and upgraded pedestrian crossings will be fully open to the public, running from the Chester Road roundabout to the junction of Deansgate and Quay Street.

The installation of this infrastructure project – under the banner of the Deansgate and Whitworth Street West Active Travel scheme – now links with the recently completed Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway, creating an entirely segregated cycle route from south Manchester into the heart of the city centre.

Click here to find out more about the Deansgate and Whitworth Street West Active Travel scheme.

Also, additional improvements have been made for pedestrians, with new and improved crossing points and street furniture to make it safer for people to travel in and around the city centre, along one of Manchester’s busiest streets.

The completion of this project also now creates a unified link along the entire length of Deansgate, with infrastructure now mirroring the improvements made to the upper section of the road several years ago.

Discussions are ongoing regarding the final use of the space which runs parallel to Great Northern Warehouse, details which will be made public in due course, however the Council is committed to ensuring that it serves as a beneficial space for the residents and businesses who reside in the area.

Councillor Tracey Rawlins, Executive Member for Clean Air, Environment and Transport, said:

I am pleased that this new infrastructure is now in place, finally creating a uniform and cohesive link with runs the entire length of Deansgate and connects the city centre with other established cycle facilities.

As a Council we are committed to putting measures in place that will, over time, change the way we think about transport. We want to empower people to make different choices when it comes to transport, and putting in the right kind of infrastructure is central to that ambition.