Metrolink line repairs at night - despite what we want
Residents who live alongside the Metrolink line need to be aware that the contractors currently working on renewing the track have informed the Council that some limited work may be needed during the night. Your local councillors have protested against this proposal, and we have received assurances that no heavy cutting or noisy work will take place. However, despite local Lib Dems asking for no work to take place at night, and for the contractors to do as they promised all along, it seems as though we’ve been ignored.
Residents should only have to endure some noise for one night in the majority of cases, but on occasion there will be areas which are inconvenienced for two nights. Please contact me the next morning if work is disturbing you during the night and I will report this immediately to the relevant authorities.
The proposed areas and dates for night working are given below:
Thursday 16th August – Prestwich to Heaton Park
Friday 17th August – Heaton Park to Bowker Vale
Saturday 18th August – Bowker Vale
Thursday 23rd August – Prestwich to Heaton Park
Friday 24th August – Heaton Park to Bowker Vale
Saturday 25th August – Bowker Vale to Queens Road
Wednesday 29th August – Bowker Vale to Crumpsall
The work will take place in the above mentioned locations between the hours of 10pm and 10am each night and every effort will be made to keep un-necessary noise down to a minimum. For more details about the track upgrades programme, please phone 0161 228 7811 or visit www.gmpte.com. Alternatively call Carillion Control on 01788 866 080.
Rick
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