Essential work to repair a key Metrolink tunnel has been completed.
Between Saturday 25 October and yesterday (Thursday 30 October), essential beam replacement works were carried out at Whitefield Metrolink Tunnel, meaning no trams could run between Crumpsall and Bury.
The work was needed after an inspection previously found a fracture in an iron support beam within the roof of the 19th century tunnel.
New precast concrete roof beams and supports were put in place, effectively renewing the whole structure, so that tram services can continue to safely pass through the tunnel and will be able to do so for decades to come.
Next week work will begin to waterproof the tunnel, with utilities being put back in the following week. The final phase, including landscaping and reinstatement of street furniture, will be completed in the coming months.
During the closure, the opportunity was taken to undertake other important work, including surveys and construction upgrades on a substation near to Heaton Park , which will form a crucial part of the light rail system that powers the trams themselves.
