A funding package worth almost £80,000 could see a new ‘Dutch-style’ cycling system brought to Wigan.
Wigan Council received the funding from Transport for Greater Manchester, which will see a study conducted over the possibility of bringing in 'a mini-Holland' - a term for the introduction of Dutch-style cycling infrastructure to help make it easier for residents to move from car to bike for shorter journeys.
In addition, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority also approved last week funding of £3.37 million for two other Wigan-based cycling schemes. These would see the existing 1.5km of improved off and on road cycling and walking routes on the Standish Mineral Line extended by 2.1km in length.
