Category: Transport
Metrolink ready for the big kick off
Metrolink is once again gearing up to help footy fans get to the game ahead of this weekend’s big Premier League kick off. Manchester City will kick-off their home...
Plan term-time travel with igo and be top of the class
With around three weeks until school children across Greater Manchester return to the classroom, parents are being urged to apply for cheaper travel for their children...
M60 to close completely between J12-13 for 70-tonne gantry
Both sides of the M60 at Eccles and Worsley will be closed overnight this weekend so roadworkers can erect the last of nine 78-tonne metal gantries. But the closure...
Lanes re-open on South Langworthy Road after weeks of tram disruption
A lane closure on South Langworthy Road in Salford has been lifted as the next phase of work gets underway on the Eccles Metrolink line. Since 11 July roads have been...
Ordsall Chord: Work starts on restoration of historic Stephenson’s bridge
Rail engineers are about to undertake the painstaking restoration of the historic Stephenson’s Bridge in Salford as work on the Ordsall Chord takes another step...
Pile-up on M60 at Worsley causing traffic chaos
A two-car crash is causing rush-hour traffic issues on the M60 junction 13 at Worsley. Emergency services were called out today at 3.10pm, Tuesday 2 August, to reports...
Eccles still waiting but trams back up and running for MediaCityUK – changes to bus replacements
Commuters to Eccles will have to wait around another month before trams start arriving at their local Metrolink stop, but part of the line has now re-opened to Salford...
Summer clampdown to make transport networks even safer
The Travelsafe Unit (TSU) has launched a clampdown on antisocial behaviour across Greater Manchester’s trams and buses. Over the next two months, the unit will be...
Changes to Metrolink services on Sunday 17 July
Metrolink customers are advised that Network Rail improvement works at Victoria Station will affect the Bury and Rochdale lines and some city centre stops on Sunday 17...
M61 A580 slip road closure for three weeks
Roadworks are due to start next week on the slip road between the M61 motorway and the A580 East Lancs Road. From Friday 22 July for three weeks, new safety gear is...
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