To support the construction of the new line, MPact-Thales, our main contractor, has set up temporary site compounds to provide welfare facilities and offices for staff working on the construction of the Metrolink extensions. The main South Manchester Line facility is located on the new Trafford Depot site between Elsinore Road, Ayres Road and the disused railway cutting.
Once in place, the compound will be used for the delivery of materials and to store equipment and machinery that will be used for construction. It will also be the main site office for the South Manchester Line. The site will be securely fenced and access controlled with 24-hour site security and externally monitored CCTV. Please note that construction sites and compounds can be dangerous places - sites are fenced in for the protection of the public - for your own safety, please do not try to access the site.
The working hours for all construction work for the new lines will be 8am to 6pm Monday to Saturday, in line with the Code of Construction Practice for the Metrolink extensions. The compound will support these working hours and therefore you may see activity on site on either side of these hours for the workforce to arrive at / depart from the compound. Any construction work which takes place outside these hours will be agreed in advance by the relevant Local Authority. This will mean that the compound will be operational to support any work outside the normal working hours from time to time. The compound will also be used by office based staff whose working hours will not be restricted. It is expected that these will normally be between 7.30am and 8pm although access to the site office car park from Ayres Road will be 24 hour.
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