Today sees the start of the final phase of roadworks that have blighted the lives of Manchester’s drivers.
Resurfacing work is set to begin on Regent Road mwhich will mark the final stage of a major project to ease traffic congestion along one of Manchester and Salford’s busiest key routes.
The resurfacing work, being carried out as part of the Manchester and Salford Inner Relief Route improvement scheme (MSIRR) – will pave the way for new traffic lights to be installed on Regent Road, before it is fully reopened to traffic.
Engineers working for Manchester and Salford City Councils are expecting this stage to be completed by the end of May, with the overall project due to be completed later in the summer.
Resurfacing work will start at the junction of Regent Road with the northern section of Oldfield Road on Monday 11 March and then at its junctions with Ordsall Lane on Monday 18 March. Work will be carried out overnight where possible, to reduce disruption for motorists, with no work carried out on Saturdays or Sundays. Weather allowing, work at this junction is due to be completed by Tuesday 26 March. Night working will be subject to conditions to help minimise disturbance for local residents.
Once resurfacing is completed at the Ordsall Lane junctions, the project team will carry out resurfacing on Regent Road’s junctions at the southern section of Oldfield Road, Water Street and Chester Road.
After this is completed, new traffic lights will be installed along Regent Road – including new toucan crossings, to improve the route for cyclists. Work will then be completed on Regent Road, which will be ready to reopen fully to traffic.
After Regent Road reopens, the MSIRR team will move on to improve two junctions to the north of Regent Road. These are the junction of Trinity Way and Hampson Street and the junction of Hampson Street, East Ordsall Lane and Middlewood Street). This is on track to be completed in summer 2018.
