Was down having a look not too long ago and the piles for the bridge look pretty much complete, that said never in a month of Sundays is it going to be ready for the start of the new season.

Great find!

I admit I am a bit of a planning nerd and haven't seen those pics, but they do fit the plans I have looked at.

As for will it be ready for the new season, the answer is no. The new bridge is being built off site but completion date is late April/early May which looking at the works is very possible.

Early/mid season it will be done!

The link road on the Trafford Centre side isn't complete, for some reason one carriageway is but the other sections they haven't even broken ground on.

Wasn't it on the original plan that the link road was also extending in parallel with the M60 to join the junction 10 roundabout or was that a later phase.

Just looking at those bridge CGI's is the white bit on the far side where the future metro line would be - not like it's going to be happening anytime soon if ever, just curious.

I may be missing something here so apologies, i come via the motorway, as do a number of home supporters + probably the majority of away fans. How then for this group (probably the majority) will the new road alleviate the traffic issues? Other than providing a link through to the Trafford Centre how is it supposed to draw traffic away from the traditional rout to the Motorway roundabout and beyond.

Just means there won't be as much traffic going to junct 11, as people going to Salford or cadishead / Irlam can now use other routes.
You could also use the link road and join at junct 10.
If I recall there was intentions to build slip roads but I think that's either for the year 2050 or they've been scrapped.

Phase 2 of the masterplan involves new slip road to J10 from the new bridge dual carriage way and all sorts of traffic planners sweet dreams but will not be built until after Peel complete and let all the canal side plots.

Those roadworks are a planning condition of the next phase, so sometime in next 30 years. ( the current road being complete and a rail link was a planning requirement before start of the huge warehouse being built beside Makro, but they applied for and got an exception) but we all know what Peel want Peel get in Salford.

Some updated images here: www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost. ... tcount=956

Some updated images here: www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost. ... tcount=956

There's also "a plan" for a new link road from the A57 to the M62.

The bridge was supposed to have been completed 2 years ago, and both Sale and Reds talked it up then. I guess they are now waiting too they see cars on it before bigging it up again (looks good for April 2016 though)

Personally I think it will be huge, making 3 bars at the chill factory (inc a Weatherspoons) and a 4th being Bailey Farm within a nice walk to/from the stadium.

"out city"??

A major concert?

We'll be playing on the training pitch on the same day as the Airshow