Eastside extension

[Tony]

First tracks now down in Digbeth 

[Stevo]

Track now laid at the top of Lower Bull Street connecting with the existing triangle.

[Gareth]

Track now laid at the top of Lower Bull Street connecting with the existing triangle.

That's actually been there since they relaid corporation street. It was covered up and tarmac'd over and now it's been uncovered again as they did up lower bull street for the umpteenth time. Looks like they're now getting ready maybe for laying some new track bed down. Unless they're waiting for Kings Parade to be demolished and flattened first.

[monkeyjoe]

All these roadworks in Digbeth are killing the local businesses, I know live there these days. When is it all due to be ready? 

[Stevo]

The website says landscaping and public realm works late 2022, tracklaying and completion late 2023. https://metroalliance.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DHS-FAQs-_v3.pdf

[Ginger66]

2027 is the new opening date with the stop at Curzon opening two years later

[Owen]

Will the tram be going via, bull st, new meeting st.
Or dale end, Albert st.
Looks to be as if new meeting street. Now I've just looked on maps

[ellspurs]

Given they've yeeted the Kings Parade building out of existence (the one that had McDonalds and Madhouse in it), I'd thought they'd be going through that to New Meeting Street. Would seem weird to knock the building down and then take the metro around it.

https://metroalliance.co.uk/kings-parade-demolition-successfully-completed/ 

[Owen]

Given they've yeeted the Kings Parade building out of existence (the one that had McDonalds and Madhouse in it), I'd thought they'd be going through that to New Meeting Street. Would seem weird to knock the building down and then take the metro around it.

https://metroalliance.co.uk/kings-parade-demolition-successfully-completed/

Yeah they had to knock them down for the turn, I just thought it could be making more of a straightforward approach or could be bending slight more towards dale end if that makes sense. 
I think i sound dumb 

[Solo1]

when will the albert st  part be finished as seems to be taking ages to do a small rd

[ellspurs]

It's Midland Metro, look how long it took them to do the Wolverhampton extension. Give them another 5 years - HS2 might be done before them.

(The website doesn't have an ETA)

[Gareth]

when will the albert st  part be finished as seems to be taking ages to do a small rd

I doubt there's any rush. We won't be seeing trams down there for a long, long time yet.

[Stu]

It's Midland Metro, look how long it took them to do the Wolverhampton extension. Give them another 5 years - HS2 might be done before them.

(The website doesn't have an ETA)

I doubt there's any rush. We won't be seeing trams down there for a long, long time yet.

The stop at the Clayton Hotel is expected to be operational 2025/2026.

In 2023, Transport for West Midlands announced plans for an additional temporary terminus near the Clayton Hotel which will allow the tramway to enter operational service earlier (currently proposed for 2025/2026).

https://metroalliance.co.uk/projects/birmingham-eastside-extension/

[Gareth]

Until the whole extension is open, there's zero need for the stop at Clayton Hotel.

[cardew]

Until the whole extension is open, there's zero need for the stop at Clayton Hotel.

Certainly not at the alleged cost of £18 million which was reported a year ago at the time of the announcement.