Bradford has more than £13 million to spend on dealing with the district's traffic headaches.

The success of schemes such as the Manchester Road guided bus scheme and the new Keighley bus station has led the Government to give £1 million extra cash to West Yorkshire.

Bradford's slice of West Yorkshire's £70 million transport settlement for 2003/4 will tackle traffic congestion, improve town centres and create new public transport projects.

Commuters will be relieved that £2.66 million has been earmarked to improve the M606 Staygate roundabout junction and congested Manchester Road at the Mayo Avenue junction, the first phase of the South Bradford Integrated Transport Scheme. Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe, who has been trying to ease traffic there for five years, hopes work will soon begin. "This will ease congestion and open up the gateway to the city centre," he said, "The M606 runs into a dead end, giving the wrong impression of the city. Manchester Road traffic jams are horrendous at peak times, so this money is crucial."

Other plans include the City Centre Integrated Transport Scheme to improve links to the Broadway development and traffic calming measures on the A65 at Manor Park Bends near Burley-in-Wharfedale.

But one of Bradford's two Green councillors believes more money needs to be ploughed into public transport.

Councillor David Ford (Green, Shipley West) said: "Most of the money will be spent on improving roads which attracts more motorists, reflecting a greater malaise in transport thinking.

"There needs to be real commitment and investment in public transport, otherwise people will just use their cars."

Councillor Anne Hawksworth, Bradford Council's executive member for the environment, said: "It is essential that the Government makes an early decision on the South Bradford integrated transport scheme, which is ready to go, and we will be pressing for this to happen."

The city's £12 million innovative Guided Bus Scheme, with its wind turbine-powered hotseats and singing bus shelters, scooped several awards including the Bradford Design Oscars, second place in the National Bus Awards for "improvements to accessibility" and was shortlisted in the Eurocities competition.