An 'essential' project is ongoing
Major works are underway on a Metrolink line which will be closed to passengers for more than nine weeks. Engineers are currently working between the Eccles and Weaste tram stops, in Salford.
It's part of major track renewal work which began on Saturday and is expected to last until Wednesday, September 20. No services will run between Eccles and Weaste while the work takes place, with the line due to reopen in full on Thursday, September 21. Three days on from the work beginning, Metrolink bosses have released photos showing the progress made so far. Part of Eccles New Road is closed to drivers and fenced off while the work takes place.Metrolink says the 'essential' work will see 1,700 metres of worn rails be replaced to keep the line safe for passengers, and that it was 'not feasible' to delay the work. A replacement bus service is running every 12 minutes for passengers at Eccles, Ladywell and Weaste.
A spokesperson for Manchester Metrolink wrote on Twitter this afternoon : "Thanks for your patience whilst we progress track renewals between Eccles and Weaste. Don't forget that you can use our bus replacement service to travel between the affected stops during the works." The westbound lane of Eccles New Road is currently closed between Weaste Lane and Stott Lane while the work takes place, with eastbound traffic being diverted. From August 13, the westbound lane will be open and eastbound traffic will be diverted away.
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