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Bury Old Road Closures From 2 Nov for £495,500 Resurfacing
Bury Old Road between Thatch Leach Lane and Cuckoo Lane is on closure permits from 2 to 20 November for a £495,500 resurfacing job, council records show.
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Roads
Bury Roads: £6.6m to Resurface, but No List of Which Roads
Bury Council plans £12.9m on roads, pavements and bridges, £6.6m of it resurfacing. It names four crossings and two bridges but not one road to be resurfaced.
Prestwich
Prestwich Travel Hub Parking: £1 First Hour, Free After 6pm
Prestwich's new Travel Hub would charge £1 for an hour and £2.40 for two, free from 6pm to midnight. It opens this autumn; the other village car parks stay free.
Roadworks
Prestwich Sinkhole: Collapsed Sewer Shuts Road to 6 Oct
United Utilities says a collapsed sewer under Heywood Road caused the Prestwich sinkhole. Repairs have started, the closure runs to 6 October, buses divert.
Metrolink
Bury Trams Run to Ashton From Monday, Via Piccadilly
From Monday 14 September the all-day Bury tram runs past Piccadilly to Ashton-under-Lyne. Same stops into town, still every 15 minutes, extra trams at peak.
Roads
Bury Road Conditions: 1 in 5 Side Streets Rated Red
One in five Bury side streets is rated red, the council's worst condition band, and its DfT road grant has fallen 35% in two years. The figures in full.
Parking
The Rock Bury Car Park Goes Cashless on 7 September
Cash stops working at The Rock's car park on Monday 7 September and every tariff rises. Two hours goes to £2.30, a full day to £12.50 and Sunday to £1.70.
Parking
Parking in Bury: Sunday Costs £1.50, Prestwich Is Free
Bury town centre car parks charge £2.40 for two hours and £1.50 all day Sunday. Council car parks in Prestwich, Radcliffe and Ramsbottom are free.
Transport
Bury Bus Changes 30 August: 95 Goes Hourly at Weekends
Three Bee Network changes reach Bury on 30 August. The 95 doubles to hourly at weekends and evenings, the 471 gains buses and the 135 night bus stays.