Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig has said the plan to bring tram services to Stockport is “complicated” but moving ahead.
The much-called-for expansion of trams to the town was confirmed last summer when former chancellor Rachel Reeves made a commitment to pay for the project. It would see Metrolink trams extended from East Didsbury to Stockport.
Speaking to Radio Manchester on Thursday, Craig said of the project, which is yet to progress: “It’s moving, but it is complicated because you’ve got to work through the route and the costings.”
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), which owns the Metrolink system, said in November it was working with Stockport Council to make a business case.
Craig added: “What Andy gave his commitment to do was to begin the work to plan the route, to consult on that, and to figure out how much it was going to cost and where we would engineer it.
“That work is still ongoing and I’ve wanted to support that.”
Funding for the plan was confirmed last year when TfGM was handed £2.5bn to spend on new projects, including extending the tram network to Stockport town centre.
