Warning over 'huge' 2025 bridge replacement project

The Greek Street roundabout bridge in Stockport is set to be replaced

Drivers and railway passengers have been warned to prepare for disruption ahead of a major route closing for a year while a bridge is replaced.

Work to demolish the Greek Street roundabout in Stockport is set to begin in spring 2025 as part of a £16m project.

It comes after the 1958 Greek Street bridge was found to be “at the end of its life".

Olivia Boland of Network Rail said the project was a "huge job that affects key parts of the rail and road network".

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.

The project will see the 58m-wide bridge demolished and rebuilt.

Stockport trams plan

The demolition 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.

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.

Stockport Councillor Matt Wynne previously said the project would be “the most significant civil engineering project" in the area "since the M60 being built in terms of disruption and the knock-on effect".

The bridge replacement is also a key part of the council’s campaign to bring the trams to Stockport, which could be linked to the town centre via East Didsbury in future, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Stockport councillor Grace Baynham said the works were "essential", adding the council was looking for the bridge "to be designed for our future plans to bring the Metrolink to Stockport".