Pollution levels are STILL too high in 64 Greater Manchester places as Clean Air Zone saga continues
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPollution levels were still too high in 64 places across Greater Manchester last year and are set to stay above legal limits until 2026.
Plans to cut pollution through a Clean Air Zone, which would have seen some motorists charged a daily fee to drive on the region's roads, were dramatically paused in 2022 and remain 'under review'.
Transport bosses have now issued a major update on the scheme. They insist that charging owners of vehicles with the highest emissions will not be necessary.
Instead, they say spending £51m on new electric and cleaner diesel buses, reducing traffic around the city centre and offering cash grants for vehicle upgrades will be enough. READ MORE: Actors' union calls out 'censorship' after Royal Exchange Theatre cancels shows However, delays in upgrading bus depots and 'issues' with modelling under a previous plan, means that it will take one year longer than expected to bring pollution below legal limits.
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