Inside the masterplan to bring 'grandeur' back to Old Trafford
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA new fan zone, a waterfront boardwalk, 'world class' public squares, thousands of new homes, water taxis, a new park and a new bridge over the Ship Canal.
They're just some of the ideas being proposed in an ambitious and wide-ranging masterplan to restore the 'grandeur' to Old Trafford.
Over the next 15 years it aims to breathe new life into a huge 83 hectare site around Manchester United's football stadium, taking in the Imperial War Museum, Victoria Warehouse and the waterfront along the Manchester Ship Canal, which is being dubbed Trafford Wharfside.
Some 5,000 new homes could be built in a walkable 'five minute neighbourhood', while the 'underwhelming and underused' canalside could be opened up to create a 'major new destination'. READ MORE: 'The full story will become clear' - Ex-Man United midfielder Paul Pogba breaks silence on doping ban READ MORE: New BMX track, improved tennis courts and football pitches in huge plans approved for Longford Park New public squares could be created outside Old Trafford and along the Ship Canal, while a new park, doctors surgery and primary school could also be built.
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