City centre tram works complete

Trams are ‘soon expected to return’ to serving all stops in Birmingham’s city centre after major works were completed.

Essential maintenance and upgrades along the tramway on Corporation Street have finished following successful testing and the laying of a new track over the summer.

Midland Metro, the operator of West Midlands Metro, is preparing to undertake additional activities, following which trams are expected to return to serving all stops in Birmingham city centre.

Customers are being advised to follow West Midlands Metro for service updates.

Andy Street, the Mayor of the West Midlands, said: “The team from Midland Metro Alliance have been working solidly since the summer to complete this essential activity as soon as possible, and I want to thank them for their hard work in ensuring this work was completed on time and to a high standard. I’m sure all in the city centre will be pleased to see the West Midlands Metro back in the heart of Birmingham, meaning people can get out and about more easily and enjoy what is on offer as we look forward to the festive season.”

Stephen Christopher, construction director at Midland Metro Alliance, said: “A total of 75,000 working hours were recorded as we worked during the day and night to complete this important project. We would like to thank the local community for their patience and understanding since work got underway in the summer.”

As well as replacing track on Corporation Street, the team at Midland Metro Alliance, which is designing, planning and building extensions to the Metro on behalf of TfWM, also started work on the installation of a complex delta junction on Lower Bull Street.

This will eventually allow passenger services to travel along multiple routes in the Black Country and east and west Birmingham as these extensions come online.

Sophie Allison, commercial director for Midland Metro, said: “We’re looking forward to resuming full tram services. This is great news for customers, and we’d like to thank them for their patience whilst the works were taking place. As part of our continued investment in the existing line, there will be localised maintenance taking place during November and December which people can read more about on our website.”

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