Travel Advice: Delays expected in city centre for United game
Rescheduled Manchester United match plus City Games plans means traffic could be heavy.
People travelling in and around Manchester city centre are being advised to plan their travel tomorrow evening following the rescheduling of the Manchester United football match.
The Premier League fixture against AFC Bournemouth at Old Trafford will now kick off at 8pm on Tuesday 17th May, following its postponement on Sunday 15 May.
As a result, the match will now coincide with closures on Deansgate for the Great City Games and Oxford Road for work at the University of Manchester – meaning surrounding roads will be a lot busier than usual for a Tuesday evening.
- To allow the Great City Games arena to be constructed, Deansgate will be closed in both directions from midday Tuesday 17 May, reopening on midday Saturday 21 May. View a map of the affected area at www.tfgm.com. - Part of Oxford Road is also now closed as the University of Manchester redevelops a campus building.
Commuters and passengers are therefore advised to allow more time to travel while drivers should avoid the city centre and use the Inner Ring Road where possible.
Bus, rail and tram services in and around the city centre are also expected to be busier than usual.
For information on public transport across Greater Manchester visit www.tfgm.com, call 0161 244 1000 (7am-8pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am-8pm at weekends and bank holidays) or follow @OfficialTfGM on Twitter.
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Notes to Editors
- Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the transport delivery arm for Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and its Transport for Greater Manchester Committee (TfGMC).
- TfGM oversees transport and travel across Greater Manchester, home of the UK’s largest regional economy outside London and a diverse population of over 2.7 million people.
- TfGM:
- is responsible for delivering the Greater Manchester Transport Fund, a £1.5bn transport investment package which will drive economic growth and create 21,000 new jobs. - owns and manages the Metrolink network, which currently covers nearly 58 miles and has 93 stops across seven lines – hosting 33 million passenger journeys every year. - is delivering the Second City Metrolink Crossing – which is currently under construction in Manchester city centre – and is working on preparations for the new Trafford Park line. - is responsible for the bus priority package which is improving bus links between Leigh, Atherton, Salford, Middleton and Parrs Wood and Manchester city centre. - builds, maintains and staffs bus stations and interchanges, and installs and maintains 12,000 bus stops and 4,000 shelters in partnership with JCDecaux. - works closely with 30+ bus operators to ensure high quality services in the right places. - is a key partner in Rail North – calling for increased rail devolution for the north of England, and is working to prepare for HS2 and in the £1bn+ North of England programme. - manages the road network and co-ordinates maintenance, investment and strategic modelling to keep traffic flowing, as well as installing and maintaining traffic signals. - is overseeing an investment of more than £40m into cycle routes and facilities through the Cycle City programme, alongside a wide-ranging programme of cycling information, education and training. - works with Job Centres, job-seekers and local businesses to encourage sustainable commuting.
- For more information, visit www.tfgm.com.