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1. 1. Works in progress - where you live

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 14 December 2006 MANCHESTER has 22,000 notices of intent a year. The city website gives details of 24, major works which officials believe will cause the worst congestion.

2. 2. 9 out of 10 bosses support road pricing

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 27 November 2006 TRANSPORT Nearly nine out of 10 bosses now support tolls or other charges to beat traffic congestion, says a new report.

3. 3. Leese: 'City's buses are in chaos'

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 14 November 2006 MANCHESTER'S bus service is in chaos, the city council leader has admitted. Sir Richard Leese said buses were failing commuters and had been ever since Margaret Thatcher's government brought about deregulation 20 years ago.

4. 4. Pay-to-drive deal over trams OK 'in principle'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 09 November 2006 TRANSPORT chiefs say there is a case - "in principle" - for congestion charging to fund the Metrolink tram expansion. A report drawn up by Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive of Manchester council says up to 30,000 new jobs could be at risk through jammed roads in the next decade.

5. 5. Congestion charge warning to fund Metrolink

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 27 September 2006 CONGESTION charging will be the price of extra money for the Metrolink tram system, the Transport Secretary insists. Douglas Alexander told a fringe meeting: "There are significant sums of money available, but what I need to impress on people in Manchester is the linkage between public transport improvements and the ability to deliver demand management."

6. 6. Tickets threat to halt bus wars chaos

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 06 September 2006 BUS drivers were threatened with parking tickets as traffic ground to a halt for the second day running in Manchester's bus wars. Parking attendants were drafted in to help free up the gridlocked city centre. They were told to slap fines on any buses waiting for more than two minutes.

7. 7. Black box takes its toll on lorries

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 29 August 2006 SITTING on the dashboard in the cab of a a lorry, the small black box looks just like a car radio. But the device is not there for the driver's entertainment - more than 500,000 have been fitted to lorries in Germany to drive the world's first satellite-tracking road toll system.

8. 8. Drivers' fee 'the price of Big Bang'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 21 August 2006 GREATER Manchester is "almost certain" to reject a London-style congestion-charge zone as it looks at how to pay for the Metrolink Big Bang.

9. 9. Threat to buses waiting too long

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 12 August 2006 TRAFFIC wardens are threatening to slap tickets on buses - for waiting too long at city centre stops.

10. 10. Government bid for more toll roads

    Manchester Evening News, Sunday 06 August 2006 TRANSPORT Secretary Douglas Alexander is seeking powers to impose toll roads across the UK, it has been reported.

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