New roads open up canalside land for business

By Susie Sell

Large tracts of land beside the Manchester Ship Canal will be opened up for development following the approval of Peel Holdings’ Western Gateway Infrastructure Scheme.

The £25m scheme involves the building of new roads that will provide a link to currently inaccessible canalside land. The roads will also connect to the proposed £100m Port Salford multimodal freight terminal.

Peel hopes that the scheme will facilitate the development of sites on each side of the canal.

The plan is part of Peel’s wider Ocean Gateway scheme, which will involve a series of developments along the canal between Liverpool and Manchester. Peel claims this will bring jobs, investment and environmental improvements to the area.