RESIDENTS can have their say on transport issues as part of a new initiative to introduce a quality bus corridor linking Moses Gate in Bolton to Redvales in Bury and Whitefield.

Exhibitions are to be staged and thousands of leaflets distributed to people and businesses. Proposals will be on display at the following exhibitions:

Monday, February 28 to Friday, March 4: Whitefield Library.

Monday, February 28 to Friday, March 11: Radcliffe Library.

Members of the project team will be on hand to discuss the scheme at staffed exhibitions at Radcliffe Market Hall next Tuesday (March 1) from 9am until 5pm and on Thursday (March 3) at Radcliffe Library between 1pm and 7pm.

Councillor Mike Connolly, Bury's spokesman for the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority, said: "These schemes are aimed at improving transport for local communities. As such, people who live and work along the routes are best placed to tell us the types of problems they face when moving around the area, whether that be problems with buses, congestion or crossing busy roads.

"This kind of feedback will help us develop proposals that will benefit everyone, not just bus users. Cyclists, pedestrians and car users all stand to gain from this scheme and I urge people to make their views known at this early stage."

Quality bus corridors aim to reduce congestion by making travel more attractive. This includes measures to improve service reliability and journey times, enhancing the bus stop environment, improving the quality of passenger information and providing better pedestrian access to bus stops. Local businesses often benefit from better parking and servicing facilities for their customers and delivery.