Huge changes planned for Simister Island interchange

A decision on a huge motorway upgrade which would transform the network around the notoriously congested Simister Island will be made within weeks. The project, affecting the M60, M62 and M66 routes, would see a ‘northern loop’ built to create a new free flowing traffic section without the need for thousands of vehicles a day to use the […]

National Highways updates Simister Island plans

National Highways has responded to a public consultation into its plans to upgrade the Simister Island junction in Greater Manchester. The newspaper the Bury Times reports plans have changed in terms of scale, from a reduction in land needed for drainage to small realignments of the scheme boundary. A spokesperson told the paper: “We undertook […]

Public invited to have their say on new plans for M60 Simister Island

New plans for major improvements to the busy Simister Island section of the M60 in Greater Manchester are being shared in a public the consultation.    National Highways is looking at how to ease congestion and make journeys more reliable at Junction 18. A series of consultation events are due to take place in February and […]