It's the 'biggest project in area since M60 was built' - but it will cause a LOT of disruption

Drivers and railway passengers have been warned to prepare for disruption when a major route in Stockport is closed for a year while a bridge is replaced. Work at the Greek Street roundabout by Network Rail is set to begin in spring 2025 as part of a £16m project, after the 1958 Greek Street bridge was found to be 'at the end of its life'.

Diversion routes for pedestrians, cyclists, buses, and motorists are being planned to manage the roads in the area while the work takes place over the West Coast main line. Rail closures are also required during Easter, summer and autumn 2025 while engineers carry out the replacement, with 'some preparation work' required at the site this Christmas.

Network Rail said that passengers will be 'advised on what this means for them with plenty of time to plan their journeys'. The project will see the 58-metre-wide bridge demolished and rebuilt.

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Engineers will construct a temporary bridge to reroute existing utility services such as water and electricity, and the road layout will be removed in a way that does not damage the bridge structure while the railway is in operation.

The demolition work will take place over 20 days in August 2025 when the bridge, which is made of about 200 concrete beams, will be removed and the new one installed in its place.

Last year, Stockport council gave approval for new road, cycle, and pedestrian improvements to take place while the roundabout is closed. During a town hall meeting in October 2023, councillor Matt Wynne said the project would be 'the most significant civil engineering project that we've seen in this borough in the central Stockport area since the M60 being built in terms of