Highlights this quarter
The Princess Road and Medlock Street roundabout improvement scheme
Now complete, this junction presents a safer environment for both cyclists and pedestrians and is the first of the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Challenge Fund walking and cycling route schemes to be completed in Manchester.
Manchester’s 27 new electric bin lorries
A public competition was arranged to name five of the vehicles. The winning suggestions have been confirmed as Binspiral Carpets, Bin Diesel, Sparkus Trashford, Trashienda, and Usain Volt. One of the vehicles was displayed in St Peter’s Square. We also have a short film of one in action at https://vimeo.com/tinkertaylor/review/514214729/32016bf284
Councillors beside one of the new electric bin wagons
Flood alleviation measures in West Gorton Community Park
Tested by Storm Christoph in January 2021 the measures proved effective at channelling roadside and storm water through the park using the swales and rain-gardens, feeding the landscape and creating temporary water features.
One of the swale drains that has been installed in Gorton, where excess water can safely collect and drain away