Greater Manchester mayor says extra money for transport network followed successful lobbying of ministers
Andy Burnham has said there was now more “alignment” between regional leaders and Whitehall after Greater Manchester was a big winner in transport funding announced overnight on Friday.
Burnham, the region’s metro mayor, had asked for £1bn to help to develop his London-style Bee Network transport system to integrate the area’s trams and buses. And in a Treasury announcement, it was confirmed Greater Manchester would be handed £1.07bn in capital funding for the infrastructure elements of that plan at the budget on Wednesday.
