Roof completed on first phase of £150m transport hub

The roof on phase one of the Wolverhampton Interchange project has been completed by contractors Galliford Try.

As part of the £150m transport hub – which will accommodate rail, bus and tram passengers (when the city centre tramline extends to the new development) – a new railway station is being built to provide an attractive commercial gateway to the city.

The interchange is being designed in two phases to ensure train services continue to operate as normal throughout.

Galliford Try finished laying the foundations in February, following the demolition of the former British Transport Police building, and a small section of the current station building next to Platform 1.

The first section of the new station building is expected to become operational to customers later this year, when phase 2 of the programme – bringing down the remainder of the current station building and completing the new build – will also start.

“There is more than £4.4bn of investment on site or in the pipeline across the city, and the railway station development is a big part of how we are re-imagining and re-inventing our city centre,” said Council Leader, Coun Ian Brookfield.

The new railway station will open in summer 2020.