Update: 06 April 2020
The Midland Metro Alliance, together with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and local authority partners, is committed to delivering Metro extensions across the West Midlands as part of our collective aim to transform public transport and regenerate the region.
As a result of the government’s introduction of more stringent social distancing measures on 23 March 2020, an immediate decision was taken to temporarily pause construction activities to ensure the health and wellbeing of our teams and the public until further guidance was provided relating to construction activities.
On 31 March 2020 further advice and clarification was provided by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy along with updated Site Operating Procedures being received from the Construction Leadership Council on 2 April 2020. Following this, and with further careful consideration, works on the Edgbaston phase of the Birmingham Westside Metro extension have now resumed in a reduced capacity in line with industry safety procedures.
An abundance of care continues to be taken to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our team and that government guidelines are met on our site at all times, with much of the work currently taking place in heavy plant allowing for extended social distancing of staff members.
This is an ever-changing situation and we will continue to follow government advice accordingly. Construction works on additional Metro extension projects will resume as soon as it is deemed safe to do so.
Update: 23 March 2020
The Midland Metro Alliance, together with local authority partners and Transport for West Midlands, is committed to delivering Metro extensions across Birmingham and the Black Country as part of our collective aim to improve public transport in the region.
Following the government’s latest announcement on 23 March 2020, with an abundance of caution, the safety of our team and the public in mind, a decision has been made to temporarily pause construction activities directly being undertaken by the Midland Metro Alliance across all of our sites. Work will be taking place over the next 48 hours to demobilise. Wider project activities, including detailed design, will continue as scheduled to maintain project momentum.
This is a challenging time for all and we will continue to follow official advice accordingly. Activities will resume on our sites as soon as we are able to do so.