The cost of covering up more than 1,000 out-of-date Clean Air Zone signs in Greater Manchester with stickers saying 'under review' has been revealed.
Of the 1,309 CAZ signs installed across the city-region so far, 1,194 stated the original start date of May 30, 2022 – but the scheme has now been delayed. It comes after the government agreed to move the deadline it set for councils to lower air pollution in Greater Manchester below legal limits by two years.
Local authority leaders, who have until July to come up with a new scheme that achieves air quality compliance by 2026, now want all charges to be scrapped. Meanwhile, stickers reading 'under review' are being installed on all signs with the wrong date – but this week, which is not covered by the £3m signage contract and will be completed by the end of March, will cost £186,000.
