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Thursday 24 Apr 2025

Stockport residents and passengers invited to find out more about the Greek Street bridge replacement

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A fourth public information event is being held ahead of the major work to rebuild the Greek Street bridge, which crosses Europe’s busiest mix-used railway.

Scheduled for Tuesday 29 April 2025, the event will take place between 4-7pm at Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School, in Edgeley, Stockport*.

Almost £20m is being invested to replace the bridge that takes the Greek Street roundabout over the Manchester spur of the West Coast Main Line.

The original bridge, which was constructed in 1958, has reached the end of its life and needs to be replaced for the safety of road users and pedestrians on the bridge’s surface and the rail passengers below. 

To carry out the work safely, the Greek Street bridge and sections of nearby roads have been closed since 31 March 2025 for one year. The railway through Stockport was closed over the Easter Bank Holiday to allow for important preparatory work ahead of the bridge’s replacement in August.

At the event, residents can meet the project team, find out about the next phase of the work, and ask any questions they may have.

Olivia Boland, Network Rail sponsor, said: “It has been fantastic to meet so many of the local community over the past months as we carefully planned the closure of the Greek Street roundabout. I hope to see familiar and new faces at our next event on 29 April at Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School.

“Since our last meeting, we’ve closed the roads and started work under the bridge over the Easter Bank Holiday.

“Between now and August, we’ll be working closely with utility companies to take their essential services out of the bridge and into the temporary scaffold bridge. Once that is complete, we will be preparing for the main work in August, where we will demolish and rebuild the bridge over 21 days.”

“I’d like to thank everyone in the local community for their cooperation and patience during this work.”

Cllr Grace Baynham, cabinet member for Parks, Highways and Transport Services at Stockport Council, said: “We know how disruptive major infrastructure work like this can be, and I want to thank residents and local businesses for their ongoing patience and cooperation as the initial work has taken place on the project.

“This vital investment will make a real difference to the safety and reliability of our transport links, and it’s been great to see the community engaging with the project team at our information events. I’d encourage everyone to come along on 29 April to find out more about the next steps and how we're working with Network Rail and partners to keep disruption to a minimum.”

Over Easter, Network Rail and its contractor Murphy worked throughout the four-day bank holiday on tasks which set the huge £20m project up for success when the old bridge is fully removed and new one craned into place this August.

The work saw:

• Overhead lines, which power trains, being assessed and mapped so detailed plans can be drawn up when they need to come down in summer
• The bridge parapets and ‘wing walls’ at street level demolished
• Removal of concrete block work under the bridge
• Test drilling to prepare the method which will be used for the bridge removal.

With road diversions in place throughout 2025, Network Rail has a dedicated web page with the latest information for both residents, road users and rail passengers - www.networkrail.co.uk/greekstreet.

In August, the bridge will be dismantled and replaced over 21 days. During this time, there will be no train services running through Stockport. The plan for alternative travel options during the closure will be shared as soon as possible. Passengers are advised to plan their journeys in advance.