DUDLEY METRO EXTENSION TAKES A BIG STEP CLOSER TO COMPLETION...

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On a windy Black Country day, Take a look at the massive ramp they are building at the Wednesbury Metro Station depot, that will enable the Dudley Metro link to join the track here en route to Birmingham etc.

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00:00 Sophie Allison, Managing Director at West Midlands Metro

00:03 and Tom Mankthorpe, Project Director for the Midland Metro Alliance

00:07 and we're on a beast of a structure, just fill us in on what this is

00:11 So this is the Delta Junction structure, so this is the start of the Wensmead to Briley Hill tramway extension

00:19 and this is the point at which we tie into the existing Hampton to Birmingham line

00:23 so yeah, this structure takes us from ground level 6.5 metres into the air

00:28 Hi there from the Metro depot here in Wensbury, joined by Sean Bailey of course

00:32 who's a Member of Parliament for West Bromwich West and Peter Hughes, Cabinet Member for Transport in Sandwell

00:37 So Sean, first of all, finally this is happening, what's in it for your residents?

00:41 Well look, it's a vote of confidence in the town isn't it?

00:43 It's about making sure we carry on all the really big capital investment that's gone in

00:47 and obviously this is jobs Andy, this is infrastructure, this is connecting Wensbury to the rest of the West Midlands

00:52 and the black country and it's a really exciting time to see this project come to fruition

00:57 and obviously we've been driving it forward now for the last few years so it's great to see it, a real boost for the town

01:02 Lovely, and Peter do you share that sense of excitement for what you've seen?

01:05 I think it's a groundbreaking day in more ways than one for us in Wensbury

01:11 and my title by the way is Cabinet Member for Regeneration

01:16 and I think it's going to bring regeneration into Wensbury and the line through Tipton to Dudley

01:23 I think Dudley's been too remote for such a long time and to connect Dudley with Wensbury

01:29 and the wider conurbation is going to be fantastic

01:32 with the investment zone as well which runs along the line between here and Dudley

01:37 I think it's going to generate employment for quite a few people in our local towns which I'm really really pleased with

01:44 So there you are, you heard it, we said it would happen and it most definitely is

01:48 Fantastic piece of work isn't it Soph, that's going on here?

01:51 Excellent piece of work and us as the operator we're looking forward to getting this open

01:55 so we can welcome many new people on board our services

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