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News Archive - Dec/January 2010

Manchester and Salford Solve the Missing Link

MANCHESTER has joined Salford City Council in granting planning permission for the delivery of phase one of the Greengate public realm scheme worth £10.4m.

Greengate is the 13-hectare area of brownfield land, which links the two cities together as it stretches from Deansgate, over the River Irwell, across to Salford Central. The site will provide an important public open space that can be used for events such as markets and concerts – with a wider network of existing and proposed green spaces. The area will be lit by a variety of columns, beacons and ground lighting to make it safe and welcoming.

The project will be delivered in two stages. The first will include new areas of public realm designed by Whitelaw Turkington and Arup with £8.5m of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency. It will include:

• A pedestrian bridge linking the cities of Salford and Manchester
• The creation of the Urban Cove - a multi-use public space featuring water and bordered by amphitheatre style seating and extensive tree planting
• The link – a linear space – to encourage movement northwards from the end of the bridge into the future Greengate square, which will be lined with active ground floor units, ample tree planting and lighting columns.

The Greengate scheme is being led by Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company and will be delivered in partnership with Ask Developments and Network Rail.

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