Double commendation for Trafford active travel schemes at awards

The Council, Amey, G Cox and Transport for Greater Manchester received two commendations at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation’s (CIHT) North West awards.

One was in the Best Practice category for the ‘One Corridor, One Team’ wide-ranging works to create the Trafford North Active Travel Corridor, a 3km integrated route between the M60 and Cornbrook along the A56 and Talbot Road.

The work was funded from the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Cycling and Walking Challenge Fund and includes cycle lane bollards for safety, wider buffer strips between cycle lanes and the main road, plus better pedestrian crossings and bus stops. 

The second commendation in the Local Project of the Year category was for the two-part Talbot Road / Seymour Grove Gateway project in Old Trafford to improve a busy through route.

Three complex junctions were improved for better safety, comfort and continuity for people walking, wheeling and cycling.

The second phase, which was also voted Best Proposed Scheme at the 2025 Walk Ride Greater Manchester Awards back in December, is set to connect from the Talbot Road / Seymour Grove Gateway with the junction at Manchester Road and Upper Chorlton Road, with safer crossings, wider footways, new landscaping, and a continuous walking, wheeling, and cycling link. Delivery is expected to start in 2027, subject to final approvals.

Cllr Tom Ross, Leader of Trafford Council, said:

“We are delighted to receive these commendations alongside our project partners. They recognise our combined commitment to improving and developing our travel networks for all who move around the borough, whether on foot, by bicycle or wheelchair, or in motorised vehicles.

 

“Work that makes it easier, more pleasant and more convenient for people to choose active modes of travel fits in with our Council priorities to facilitate healthy and independent lives, and to address climate change.”