ROAD engineers have completed a half million pound scheme to improve a major Bolton junction.

For the last four months roadworks have been in place at the junction of Manchester Road and Green Lane, causing congestion for commuters and other road users.

Work on the £532,000 scheme has improved the layout of the junction by changing the position of traffic islands, upgrading the traffic signals and resurfacing the carriageway and its approaches.

The changes are designed to improve traffic flow, increase capacity for vehicles at the junction and reduce congestion.

It will also make it easier and safer for pedestrians and cyclists in the area.

The work was funded by the Greater Manchester Local Growth Deal and was delivered by Bolton Council and Transport for Greater Manchester as part of the Salford Bolton Network Improvement programme.

Cllr Elaine Sherrington, Bolton Council’s cabinet member for highways, said: “This was an important and necessary improvement programme to a busy junction.

“We would like to thank motorists and residents for their patience while the work has been carried out.”

Councillor Andrew Fender, Chair of the TfGM Committee, added: “It’s great that the work undertaken at this junction is now complete.

“Seemingly small improvements like these at key points in the road network make a positive difference to many journeys.

“The SBNI programme, across a number of specific areas within Bolton and Salford, is designed to make the transport network more efficient overall, improve pedestrian safety and provide better access to employment and education opportunities, health and leisure.”

As part of the SBNI programme improvements will also be made to the junctions at Loxham Street and Egerton Street, Moses Gate, starting this summer.