John Sisk & Son Ltd has been confirmed as the new main contractors who will oversee the completion of the scheme,which will reduce congestion and improve traffic flow and air quality once works have concluded, following the news that previous main contractor Dawnus had gone into administration.

All this week Manchester highways maintenance staff have been doing work laying kerbs, surfacing pavements and filling holes to ensure the site was ready for the new main contractor to get underway.

Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council, said: “This has been a challenging situation but I am glad that it has been resolved so quickly and that this vital work is now getting back on track.

“We recognise that it’s been frustrating for motorists during this brief period of uncertainty but despite the complexities involved, the good news is that we’ve only lost a short amount of time and do not anticipate significant delay, if any, to the original project timetable.

“We’d like to thank people for bearing with us while this we’ve gone through this process to get the works resumed.”

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