{"id":6148,"date":"2021-11-12T14:13:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2021\/11\/12\/construction-underway-stockports-multi-million-pound-transformation\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T14:13:01","slug":"construction-underway-stockports-multi-million-pound-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/construction-underway-stockports-multi-million-pound-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction underway for Stockport\u2019s multi-million-pound transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f3b02310-85a3-4f2a-bcd6-e32dadb7e730}{164}\" paraid=\"575613048\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is working in partnership with Stockport Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority to&nbsp;build a new bus interchange&nbsp;as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockport.gov.uk\/stockport-change-here#\">a&nbsp;\u00a31bn investment<\/a> to&nbsp;make&nbsp;the town a better place to live and work.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f3b02310-85a3-4f2a-bcd6-e32dadb7e730}{164}\" paraid=\"575613048\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tfgm.com\/stockport-interchange\">The new interchange, set to open in 2024,<\/a>&nbsp;will provide new cycling and walking routes, 20 bus stands, and 196 high-quality residential apartments.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{0650321d-ae43-41e7-85ad-c9d72b748ffd}{110}\" paraid=\"677272207\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">A&nbsp;main feature of the interchange is a new two-acre rooftop park, bringing more green space to Stockport, maximising available space and providing people with an area to meet, play and relax.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{b6b7652f-45ad-404c-961a-df1a7cfd5f22}{239}\" paraid=\"258247119\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The construction of the interchange is part of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a 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