Metrolink services across Greater Manchester will be disrupted tomorrow (Sunday) due to works being carried out at Victoria Station. There will also be an early morning network-wide shutdown and Ashton line engineering works taking place.
03.01.2024 - 06:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Drivers will soon be fined for breaking the rules of the road at six ‘high risk’ junctions in Manchester, it has emerged.
Last year, the government approved plans to allow Manchester City Council to take on powers previously held by police in enforcing the rules of the road at seven junctions in the city. The powers mean that the council can use Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras to penalise motorists who commit ‘moving traffic offences’.
Those offences include ignoring yellow box markings, making a right or left turn when prohibited, or driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Until now, however, enforcement was only in effect at one junction.
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That was the junction between Stockport Road, Dickenson Road, and Stanley Grove in Longsight, with fines of up to £70 dished out to rule-breaking drivers since November 20, 2023. Now, a new report to the council’s Economy and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee has revealed that fines will be handed out at six more sites ‘over the next 3 to 4 months’.
They include:
The council’s Executive Member for Environment and Transport, Tracey Rawlins, has previously said ‘as a Council, we are always looking at ways in which we can improve safety on our roads'.
Coun Rawlins added: "Any accident on our roads is one too many which is why it’s important we explore any measures at our disposal to prevent them. Following a consultation last year, we are looking to utilise our new powers to enforce MTCs across a range of neighbourhoods.
"As well as improving safety we are also keen to improve our air quality – in line with our zero-carbon aims – as well as reducing congestion and journey
Metrolink services across Greater Manchester will be disrupted tomorrow (Sunday) due to works being carried out at Victoria Station. There will also be an early morning network-wide shutdown and Ashton line engineering works taking place.
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