Ministers give final backing to Metrolink expansion

22 May 2008
 
The Government has given final approval for the £575M expansion of Manchester’s Metrolink tram network.

The new Metrolink lines will run to Oldham and Rochdale, Droylesdon in Tameside, and Chorlton in south Manchester. The Government is contributing £244M towards the total cost.

Lord Peter Smith, leader of the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA), said: ‘We’ll be able to extend the network even further if the bid to the Government’s Transport Innovation Fund is successful. I hope these new lines will be just the start of a major investment in our public transport network.’

The new lines will cover about 20 miles, almost doubling the size of the network. They are expected to take five million car journeys off local roads every year, and increase the number of individual trips each day from 55,000 to more than 90,000. M-Pact Thales has been selected as preferred bidder for the extension.

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