Radcliffe Metrolink Park & Ride is now open once again following the completion of work which saw the installation of a new parking deck at the site and has taken the number of parking spaces from 369 up to 480.
The expansion of the car park will mean that more people can access the Metrolink network and utilise public transport as part of their journey.
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, said:
“Park & Ride schemes like this one are vital for the development of the Greater Manchester Bee Network vision by providing a truly integrated public transport system, making travel around our city-region easier, more accessible and affordable.
“This latest project means we have now created almost 600 new Park & Ride spaces at three different tram stops across the city-region in the past 18 months, in addition to the thousands of Park & Ride spaces already available across the Metrolink network.
“By getting people out of their vehicles and onto public transport – even if it's only for part of their journey – we can help reduce traffic congestion and decrease harmful emissions that are damaging the quality of our air.”
Finishing earlier than planned, the project also features a brand new electric vehicle (EV) charging point and also denotes the finalisation of the wider Metrolink Park & Ride expansion works programme which has also seen a new deck put in place and 123 extra spaces created at Whitefield alongside a 360 space Park & Ride site constructed at Parkway on the Trafford Park line.
Plans moving into the future will see a brand new Park & Ride for Walkden railway station, which will begin later during 2022 and will include more than 100 parking spaces, fourth motorcycle bays, EV charging facilities and cycle storage.
Chris Barnes, Head of Projects Group at Transport for Greater Manchester, said:
“We are delighted to have successfully completed the Metrolink Park & Ride expansion works, increasing car parking capacity at both the Radcliffe and Whitefield stops.
“Pre-pandemic, the car parks at both sites used to be at full capacity by 8am, so the additional spaces will enable even more people to travel sustainably across the 99-stop Metrolink network and all the many great locations it serves.”
To find out more about Park & Ride please visit the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) website: http://www.tfgm.com/park-and-ride
