Andy Burnham has offered the biggest sign yet that plans to bring the Metrolink to Stockport are getting closer to becoming reality.
Speaking on the BBC Radio Manchester phone in today, the mayor said the ongoing work at Stockport's new transport interchange in the town centre will be "Metrolink ready" and that a "detailed update" on the case for bringing the tram to the area will be shared before the end of the year.
Stockport has long wanted a tram service to connect to other areas of Greater Manchester. Recent plans shared to replace two bridges in Stockport included tram-train futureproofing for one additional track. READ MORE: Moss Side residents' horror as man, 22, killed in street attack with manhunt underway READ MORE: CPS issues statement after coroner rules Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed Mr Burnham also confirmed that Greater Manchester has more funding from the Government as a result of changes to national transport projects such as HS2, which the Prime Minister confirmed would be scrapped to the city at the Tory Party conference earlier in October.
Answering a question on the BBC Radio Manchester phone in, the Mayor said: "TfGM have been doing a detailed assessment of all of our ambitions for Metrolink, and the Metrolink to Stockport is a big part of that.