TEMPORARY CLOSURE PUBLIC FOOTPATH SHAW

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The footpath (Crompton 1) runs from the junction of Mark Lane/Road Knowl to Beal Lane.

See map for details of diversion: fp-crompton-1

Oldham Council hereby gives notice that no person shall proceed along Footpath 1 Crompton in Shaw.

The restrictions are required as the footpath is eroded and unsafe due to the overflow of the River Beal and will be in force for a period of 21 days from the date of this notice.    The restriction will then be continued for a period of 6 months to allow for the footpath to be repaired.

The alternative route for pedestrians affected by the restriction shall be via the access to the JD Williams site, Beal Lane and Mark Lane.

Starts Xmas Eve – Essential Metrolink overnight maintenance works at Beal Lane junction from 10pm Saturday 24 Dec

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Copy of letter to local residents.  Also I have also asked that they use the car park on the tram stop side of Beal Lane so as to minimise any impact on those living close by.

I am writing to inform you that essential overnight maintenance work will be taking place at the Beal Lane / Oldham and Rochdale Metrolink line junction, overnight from approximately 10pm on Saturday 24 December.

The work, which will take approximately 24 hours to complete, is being carried out by the Metrolink contractor, M-Pact Thales. As well as the track maintenance work, some repairs to the highway will also be carried out at this time.

While some noise is expected, the workforce will minimise this where possible in accordance with the safe operation of the works. Flood lighting is required but will be directed onto the worksite to minimise disruption.

A signed road diversion will be in place for the duration of this work as follows: Beal Lane, Rochdale Road, Crompton Way, Milnrow Road, Buckstones Road, Hillside Avenue, Grains Road, Beal Lane.

We apologise for any inconvenience this work may cause you.

How to find out more

Should you require any further information, our Customer Relations teams can be contacted on Twitter, by emailing customer.relations@tfgm.com or by calling 0161 244 1000 between 07:00 and 20:00 Monday to Friday or 08:00 and 20:00 hours on weekends.

To report urgent issues or incidents relating to this work, please call 0161 205 2000.

Yours faithfully,
Peter Cushing, Metrolink Director, Transport for Greater Manchester

FIRST BUS CHANGES TO TICKET COSTS

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  • First Manchester has frozen the cost of tickets purchased via its mTickets app, but is making changes to tickets purchased from the bus driver.
  • £2 maximum single fare for customers purchasing five or 10 trip single tickets, via the app.
  • FirstDay and FirstWeek tickets frozen for a second year on the mTickets app.
  • Some tickets purchased on board services will see a small increase from Monday 2nd January 2017.

Today they will be publishing details of some changes to the prices of thier on-bus ticket range whilst announcing they are freezing the cost of tickets available via our mobile ticket (mTicket) app.

The changes to some tickets will take effect from Monday 2 January when they will also be encouraging customers to switch to one of our mobile ticketing products that will save them money and help speed up journeys with faster boarding times.

The changes to thier tickets purchased from the driver include a 10p increase on most single fares but those customers making single trips can take advantage of the £10 5-trip or £20 10-trip mTicket and travel for only £2 per journey.

The popular multi-journey FirstDay & FirstWeek tickets are frozen on the mTicket at £4.20 and £14 respectively whilst the on-bus FirstDay will move to £4.50 and the on-bus FirstWeek will cost £15.

Details are available on the First Manchester website.

The mTickets app is easy to use and is available for free via the App Store and Google Play. Customers simply download the app, register, select from a variety of tickets, and navigate the secure payment system. Once the payment section is complete, bus tickets are available in a virtual wallet ready for the customer to show the driver. Repeat users need only select the required ticket and confirm their debit/credit card’s security code.

Public consultation on the first draft of Greater Manchester Spatial Framework is being extended until January 16 2017

 

imagesPublic consultation on the first draft of Greater Manchester Spatial Framework is being extended until January 16 2017

Greater Manchester Combined Authority has been consulting on the first draft of the GM Spatial Framework since 31 October.  This is an important plan and it has already generated a huge amount of public interest.  Many public events have taken place across the region and more than 32,000 people have logged on to our consultation website to find out more about the proposals and how to respond.  The GMCA  wants to make sure that everyone who wants to, has the opportunity to take part in the consultation, and some people have told us that they need longer so GMCA  has decided to extend the consultation until Monday 16 January 2017 (23.59)

Go to the web page to have your say at https://www.greatermanchester_ca.gov.uk/info/20081/draftplan

You can also follow the GMSF on Twitter https://twitter.com/gmspatialframe (@GMSpatialframe)