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Wolverhampton tram extension stays on track

Plans to extend Wolverhampton's tram line from St George's to the railway station are progressing.

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Centro has sent further environmental information to the Secretary of State for Transport.

Under the plans, the Metro extension will join the existing tram line near the junction of Dudley Street and Garrick Street, running north on Pipers Row, east along Railway Drive, and ending just before the railway station.

The additional environmental information includes a cultural heritage assessment and an update to the environmental statement in respect of the scheme's land requirements during the construction and operational phases.

The updated statement can be viewed at Wolverhampton Central Library, Snow Hill, the Wolverhampton Bus Station travel shop, and Centro House, Summer Lane, Birmingham. Any objections to the Environmental Statement Addendum should be sent to the Secretary of State for Transport before June 3.

A £6 million upgrade to the tram tracks and platforms in the city caused chaos over the past few months, with the work between Priestfield and St George's started in September and due to last just 12 weeks.

However, the project ended up taking six months, reopening at the end of March, after the discovery of unmarked utility pipes and an abandoned mine shaft.

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