'It was cr*p here, this is way better'

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People in Salford have welcomed a massive change on one of the city’s busiest streets. A stretch of Chapel Street between New Bailey Street and Blackfriars has reopened after months of work to transform the road into a safer place for pedestrians and cyclists.

Expected to finish in 2026, the £4m revamp has opened ahead of schedule with cars and bikes back on the road. David Lafferty, 50, lives near Chapel Street and said it will make a huge difference.

“I think it’s great, it was pretty crap before but it’s way better now,” he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service. “It will make a big difference for me because I come down here a lot, it’s just easier and you feel safer.”

This part of the street now has new cycle lanes on either side, and a pedestrian crossing in