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TfGM update on bus priority work on Oxford Road

14 Apr 2016

Traffic management arrangements for week commencing 18 April

Oxford Road bus priority work

Transport for Greater Manchester (TFGM) have sent us a schedule of work taking place on Oxford Road until the end of May.

A weekly update will be published on StaffNet News each Thursday to inform you of the traffic management arrangements in place for the following week to help you plan your journeys to and from work.

As with any major engineering project, there may be changes to the schedule as the result of unforeseen circumstances and TfGM will of course update us if any changes do take place.

The following are the traffic management arrangements in place for the week commencing Monday, 18 April 2016: 

Phase 1

 

Wilmslow Road/Hathersage Road/Oxford Road junction:

  • Hathersage Road westbound: first running lane closed on approach to Oxford Road;
  • No right turn onto Oxford Road from Hathersage Road from 9 April indefinitely. This is as per the final scheme arrangement.

Oxford Road (Hathersage Road to Denmark Road)

  • Southbound bus lane to be suspended during the works.
  • Northbound and Southbound, single lane running maintained for duration of the works.
  • Whitworth Park, pedestrian crossing is being upgraded and is currently not in use. Approximately 50m diversion to the nearest alternate pedestrian crossing.

Phase 2

 

Oxford Road (Denmark Road to Grafton Street)

  • Off-carriageway cycle lane closed until final scheme implementation.
  • Localised pedestrian management in place.

Phase 3

 

Oxford Street (Whitworth Street to Portland Street)

  • Northbound, third running lane on Oxford Street closed indefinitely to prevent vehicle grounding on newly constructed central island.

Additional changes

  • From Monday, 18 April, the bus stop outside the Holy Name Church has been temporarily suspended for up to three weeks.
  • From Friday, 22 April, the bus stop on the opposite side of the road, outside the University of Manchester Students' Union, will also be temporarily suspended until Sunday, 8 May.

Future works

Phases 1-3 of the bus priority works are currently in progress. The planned schedule for phases 4 to 6 can be seen at: