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The project introduced new facilities for pedestrians and cyclists and made significant improvements to road safety for all users, please read on for a quick summary:

Contractors Sisk, who spent over 300,000 hours on site, had to cope with extremes of summer and winter weather, vandalism and theft of equipment as well as the discovery of unmapped pipes, cables and even old railway lines underground. The scheme was also affected by unplanned and over-running work on the Metrolink.

Over £1.7 Million in Section 106 contributions from nearby developments was used in the project which was jointly funded by Salford City Council and grants from Growth Deal and the Mayor’s Challenge Fund for cycling and walking improvements.

A section of the scheme outside the X1 building, next to the junction of Trafford Road and The Quays, couldn’t be completed as part of the main project delivery due to the essential works that needed to take place on the apartment building. This section will be completed as a standalone project which needs a separate budget and procurement process. We are now scoping out the requirements of the project and we will publish a further update on this and the expected timescales as soon as more details are confirmed.

Trafford Road is one of the busiest roads in Salford and the work has improved its capacity to handle road traffic as well as providing better facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. It’s part of a Greater Manchester-wide programme to create the largest joined up system of walking and cycling routes in the UK to reduce the number of cars on the road and ease congestion for everyone.

We’ve finalised the schedule of the resurfacing works on Trafford Road over the coming weeks. We still need to keep some of the roads closed at night between 7pm and 6.30am to do this work. The closures will be in place on Trafford Road on weeknights only as follows:

Northbound closure (towards M602) from The Quays to M602 roundabout and on Broadway (The Quays will remain open)

On 23 August we started the resurfacing work along Trafford Road from The Quays to the M602 Roundabout.

We had planned this work to take place through September and until 22 October but due to unforeseen circumstances, this work will now be extended into November 2022.

Our main works progressing in the Broadway area have been delayed due to uncharted utilities found in the ground. Unfortunately, this has led to design changes and additional work required, which is preventing the resurfacing from progressing in this area until the main works are complete.

Overnight resurfacing work will start on part of Trafford Road on 16 May as we now move another step closer to the completion of one of Salford’s biggest schemes.

We are improving every junction along the route to boost the capacity of the road for all users and providing better facilities for pedestrians and cyclists to encourage more green travel. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience during this necessary work.

This is the second phase of the resurfacing work and it will involve the section from Trafford Road bridge to The Quays junction on both sides of the road. The work will be carried out using overnight closures during the week, avoiding match days and other major events to minimise disruption.

Thank you for your continued patience while we complete the resurfacing work on Trafford Road between the Trafford Road Bridge and The Quays.

We are writing to inform you of an extra overnight closure on Wednesday 27 April. Old rail tracks, probably from the days of the docks, have been discovered which has slowed down our contractors’ progress; they will need to return to the spot to carry out additional work.

The additional closure will be on the northbound side of Trafford Road (heading towards the M602) between the White City Roundabout and The Quays from 7pm Wednesday 27 April to 6am Thursday 28 April.

Since our recent communication regarding the resurfacing of Trafford Road we have had to revise the working hours in the first two weeks of the works for operational reasons.

The new overnight closures between 9 April and 23 April will now be 7:30pm to 6:30am, instead of 7pm to 6am. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

All works taking place after 23 April will remain at the original closure time of 7pm.

From Monday 31 January 2022

Resurfacing

The resurfacing from the Iron Bridge to the junction of The Quays is due to start early April. Further details to follow within the next month.