The Express and Star reports that:
The Midlands Metro tramline will open for passengers in Dudley at the end of August – more than two years late.
At a meeting of Dudley Council’s Communities and Growth Scrutiny Committee, council leaders faced questions on what help was available for traders affected by the delayed works.
The Metro had been earmarked for a 2024 opening and later for a launch in the autumn of 2025. It was later announced the opening would be delayed until the start of this year.
The extension to Dudley is the first phase of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill extension, which is being built by the Midland Metro Alliance (MMA) on behalf of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM).
Last October MMA said:
Work on the first phase of the route, between Wednesbury and Dudley town centre, is nearing completion ahead of opening next year
TfWM has now confirmed in a statement to journalist Peter Plisner:
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