Manchester Tram Extensions Delay

Transport for Greater Manchester’s £1.4 billion expansion of the Metrolink network is the largest single investment in public transport outside London.

It will deliver the largest tram network in the country, one three times the size it is now with a line to Rochdale via Central Park and Oldham, a line to Ashton-under-Lyne, a line to East Didsbury and another to Manchester Airport via Wythenshawe, with a second crossing through Manchester city centre.

The new South Manchester Line opened in July this year, and the lines to Central Park and Oldham Mumps are the next sections due to open.

A report considered by the TfGM Committee states that both sections will now open together next year in one phase. They had been due to open in December 2011 and March 2012 respectively.

This has been revised due to the challenges involved with introducing an essential new tram management system and an update will be presented to TfGMC in January.

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What problems will this cause to the region?