The first 'on-street' section of tram line will be welded into place this week in The Meadows, as part of the 17.5km extension to Nottingham's NET tram service.
Eighty metres of track will be secured into position on Meadows Way in The Meadows along the route which will travel to Chilwell via QMC and Beeston.
The first tram track to be laid on-street marks a major milestone in the project known as NET Phase Two, which will see Nottingham's existing tram line from Hucknall and Phoenix Park in the north and north-west, extended to Clifton and Chilwell in the south and south-west of the city.
Councillor Jane Urquhart, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Transport at Nottingham City Council, said: "This is an exciting milestone in the Phase Two project. People will really start to see the tram extension taking shape. Building the 17.5km NET extension is a major construction project, therefore it's easy to underestimate the vast amount of work that has to be done to prepare for the tracks to start being laid.
"The first on-street tracks to be laid are another significant step forward in Nottingham's ambitions to extend the city's tram service to Clifton and Chilwell. Not only will the city benefit from one of the best integrated transport networks in the UK, but also from the economic growth with investments in jobs for local people and companies.”
Approximately 550 people have already been employed locally to work on the construction of NET Phase Two. The tram extension is expected to open to the public by the end of next year after a period of testing.
City Council Press release
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