| Construction
on
the
Metrolink
Light
Railway
System In 2009 an extensive
construction program was implemented in the city centre prior to the
introduction of the new trams. This involved the laying of new
tracks and replacing the tarmac and bricks that surrounded them with
granite
blocks. This construction lasted for several months and caused
the closure of the system within the city centre during that
time. Below are some glimpses of that work.
       ********************** In 2010 work is underway on a
new line from Piccadilly Station. It will run through New
Islington to the stadium and velodrome at Sportscity and on to
Droylesden and eventually Ashton-under-Lyne.
    When the line reaches Great Ancoats Street it dips down beneath the road.  On the other side of Great Ancoats Street it resurfaces next to Pollard Street.  It runs along Pollard Street with the Millener's Wharf development to the north of it.  Then past the Bank of England pub before heading on towards Sportscity.     ********************* Update February 2011  The new wall constructed around
the entrance to the tunnel that takes the Metrolink under Great Ancoats
Street.
 The station under construction near Islington Wharf and Pollard Street.  Above: The lines passing Milleners Wharf. Below: The new line beyond Ashton New Road heading out along the Medlock Valley.    The line swoops around
Sportscity eventually approaching Ashton New Road again skirting around
the Asda Superstore beside Alan Turing Way.
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