Funding has been secured for a Quality Bus Transit (QBT) corridor which would improve links between Oldham, Rochdale and Ashton.
Oldham Council has announced it has received a guarantee that £632,050 will be made available to help deliver the QBT corridor, which will look to make travel quicker and easier for passengers.
People needing to travel between the boroughs in order to get to their jobs, places of education and training will look to benefit from the QBT by being better connected.
The corridor is set to be developed by Transport for Greater Manchester, with the funding coming from the government's City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement.
The government recently published its Growth Plan 2022, which mentions specific infrastructure projects to be delivered quickly and among those schemes included on the list is the Rochdale-Oldham-Ashton corridor.
Oldham Council leader Amanda Chadderton said: "We want a better transport system which works for residents and tackles the climate emergency.
"Better transport links between neighbouring boroughs will benefit residents and in the long term this will help support the development of new homes, jobs, businesses whilst opening up the rest of Greater Manchester to our residents."
The QBT is one of a number of schemes the council is looking to carry out across the borough as it aims to improve public transport and give residents better and greener travel options.
One of the proposals is a new Metrolink stop between the Derker and Shaw stops.
This stop would be based at Cop Road and would be used by people living and working at new housing and business developments nearby.
Another plan would be improvements to the Oldham Mumps corridor, which would look to deliver quicker and safer access for bus users and people walking and cycling along the corridor.
This plan would other nearby developments such as the regeneration of Southlink where up to 150 houses are set to be built.
There are also plans for more electric vehicle charging points to be installed at employment locations across the borough.
The council has also committed to carrying out maintenance to improve and protect the condition of Oldham's roads.
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