Travel disruptions expected for Salford residents this August

Salford residents can expect travel disruptions on the tram network this August as essential engineering works are set to take place. 

Residents should expect disruptions on the Eccles line from Saturday 2 August until Sunday 10 August – with works taking place at Pomona tram stop.

During this time, no tram service will operate on the Eccles via MediaCityUK line, or between Cornbrook and Wharfside.

This will mean that services on the Trafford Park line will only operate between Wharfside and the Trafford Centre.

And a bus replacement service will operate between Eccles and Piccadilly via Wharfside during the closure, serving all the affected stops.

The nine-day closure of the Eccles service via MediaCityUk will also coincide with the Bee Network’s track replacement work between key Manchester city centre stops.

The £147 million programme is currently between two key tram stops in Manchester city centre is nearly two thirds complete, with the final phase taking place at the junction of Aytoun Street and Auburn Street between 19 July and 10 August.

Work between Piccadilly Station and Piccadilly Gardens is being conducted in three phases as part of a major £147m investment in the network up to 2027.

The programme is seeing older tracks replaced to keep the network safe, dependable, and accessible, with around three hundred tram movements through this section of track in each direction every day.

The project is the largest in a coordinated series of track renewals to “ensure the Bee Network’s trams continue to go from strength to strength.”

Danny Vaughan, Chief Network Officer at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: “Work is progressing well on this major piece of our coordinated package of track replacement works and we thank everyone for their patience while these upgrades are conducted.

“With more people leaving the car at home and getting on board the Bee Network, it’s important we continually invest in the network to keep it safe, reliable and accessible for years to come.”

Salford residents are encouraged to plan ahead on their journeys – with more information being found here on the Bee Network website.