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Category: Travel Alerts

Buses for Eccles line as Metrolink points failure causes chaos

A Metrolink points failure at Cornbrook is causing havoc for tram passengers across the network on Thursday afternoon. The operator says as of 2.30pm, shuttle buses are...

£350m Trafford Park Metrolink gets green light

Transport bosses have been given the go ahead to expand the Metrolink network through Trafford Park. The new line, worth some £350 million, will branch off from Pomona...

Multiple accidents play havoc with Monday morning rush hour

Drivers were left with severe delays across Salford on Monday morning after multiple road accidents on major routes. An early accident on the M62 westbound heading out...

Centenary Bridge in Eccles to shut for annual repairs

Drivers are being advised to avoid a major link route between Eccles and Trafford Park next Sunday when a lifting bridge will undergo repair. Workmen will carry out...

Biker in 60s hurt in Swinton crash that causes standstill

A motorbike rider in his early 60s was taken to hospital this morning after a rush-hour crash in Swinton. Ambulance crews happened to be passing when the call came...

Traffic light failure on A580 near Walkden ’caused by slugs’

Traffic in Walkden is attempting to negotiate a busy junction at rush hour without the help of traffic lights, which have broken for the third time inside two weeks. The...

Delays and diversions: Work starts on M602 bridge which has ‘needed facelift for 40 years’

12 weeks of work to improve a pedestrian bridge over the M602 in Eccles is due to start on 30 August and drivers are being warned of potential delays. Highways England...

Delays after lorry crash at Peel Green M60 roundabout

Drivers are being warned to expect delays around the Junction 11 M60 roundabout in Peel Green, Eccles after a smash between an articulated lorry and a car. The accident...

Diversions: Stott Lane in Salford to close this Sunday

Stott Lane in Salford will be closed at the junction with Eccles Old Road this Sunday for repairs. The route will be shut for six hours in a north-bound direction from...

Train ticket prices expected to rise in Salford

The price of train tickets in Salford are expected to rise next year after the government released its July inflation report. The Retail Price Index (RPI), a measure of...