MERSEYSIDE councils are set to share more than £1.3m from the Government after beating a congestion relief target.
The money will be used to continue to help tackle urban traffic problems.
But near-neighbour Greater Manchester is getting more than £2.5m from the Department for Transport pot.
It is because the amount of money is linked to how much each region beats its targets.
Manchester has cut journey times by 5.8% and the average level of travel there has fallen by 10.4%.
But in Merseyside, journey times fell by 0.7%, while average travel fell by 8.8%.
Cllr Peter Millea, Liverpool’s executive member with responsibility for highways, said: “We have carried out a lot of work over the last few years to improve the main routes in and out of the city and this has made it easier for people to get around.
“At the same time, we have been working hard with Merseytravel to encourage more people to use buses, trains and ferries.”
