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Major works

There a number of large scale projects taking place across Salford affecting public transport and the local road network. To help you plan your journeys better, we have listed the key details below and included relevant external links for more information.

Area near Frederick Road and University of Salford

Salford Rise

For more information on the project, please visit Crescent Salford website.

Dates: 

  • Ongoing works until autumn 2026

Traffic restrictions:

  • Footway closures on sections of Frederick Road until June 2025
  • Road closures to start in July 2025

Salford Crescent train station

For more information on the works, please visit Network Rail’s website.

Dates:

  • Ongoing works until 2026.

Station closures:

  • To carry out the work, Salford Crescent and the railway between Manchester
    and Bolton will close for several weekends between March and September 2025:
Month Saturdays Sundays
March 2025 1, 8, 15 and 22 2, 9, 16 and 23
April 2025 12 13, 20 and 27
May 2025 17 4 and 18
September 13 14
  • When the line is closed, rail replacement buses will run between Manchester and Bolton. Some train services between Manchester, Wigan and Preston will be diverted via an alternative route.

Traffic restrictions:

  • Closure on a section of University Road West until 2026

Electricity North West cable upgrades

For more information on these works please visit Electricity North West’s website.

For latest information regarding traffic restrictions, please visit our current roadworks and closures page.

Dates:

  • Various dates between 4 March and 5 August

Traffic restrictions:

Temporary multi-way signals:

  • Frederick Road from 9 June to 15 June
  • Seaford Road from 13 June to 30 June
  • Gerald Road from 30 June to 10 July
  • Littleton Road from 9 June to 30 June
  • Agecroft Road from 30 June to 5 August

Side road closures – indicative dates:

  • Welford Street – one day only between 23 June and 27 June
  • Coniston Street – one day only between 25 June and 29 June
  • Haddon Street – one day only between 2 July and 6 July
  • Beeley Street – one day only between 4 July and 8 July
  • Rowsley Street – one day only between 8 July and 12 July

City Centre

Chapel Street and New Bailey Gateway

For more information on the project, please visit our works on Chapel Street East and New Bailey Gateway page.

Dates: 

  • Works started on 22 April and are due to complete in early 2026

Traffic restrictions from 5 May 2025:

  • One-way closure on Chapel Street west-bound (heading towards Salford) between Blackfriars Road and New Bailey
  • East-bound traffic (heading towards Manchester) is not affected

Roadworks

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