Transport for Greater Manchester has formally signed the contract for £350m next phase of the Metrolink expansion with Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales UK.  CEMEX UK is set to supply 45,000m3 of concrete to the contract over the next 36 months.

The new 3.4 mile Trafford Park line, which will increase the size of the Metrolink network to more than 64 miles served by 99 stops, will branch off from the existing Pomona stop and call at six new tram stops.

These include stations at Wharfside, near to Old Trafford Football Stadium, the Imperial War Museum, key business areas through Europe’s largest industrial estate, and to visitor destinations such as Event City and the intu Trafford Centre.

Work on the new Metrolink line is due to be completed by the end of 2020.