Travel updates and building works
There are several improvement works currently taking place across our campuses and around Salford which may cause delays, especially if you travel by car. Remember to visit the travel page to find alternative transport options for getting here, by train, bus, bike and e-scooter.
Please allow extra time for your journeys to campus.
If you have queries or concerns please don’t hesitate to email estates-supportteam@salford.ac.uk.
Here is a list of current and upcoming works and how they might impact you:
Current alerts
Travel disruptions
Salford Crescent station third platform - scheduled to open December 2026
Network Rail are building a third platform at Salford Crescent station, a key transport hub located at the heart of our Peel Park Campus. The new, extra platform will improve passenger flow and reduce train delays by allowing more flexibility for trains travelling through central Manchester and across the country. More information can be found on the Network Rail website.
The Trinity Way and Chapel Street junction improvement scheme
Construction Details: Phase 1
For full project details, please see the section below.
About the scheme:
Start date: Monday 27 July
End date: mid-November 2026
Traffic restrictions
- Temporary signals 24/7 throughout the project
- Lane closures from Monday to Friday, between 9:30 and 15:30
- During peak-hours two lanes of traffic will remain open on all approaches
- Possible evening, night and weekend works under lane closures
Resurfacing
Towards to the end of the construction, we will need to close the roads overnight for resurfacing. More details on this will be provided nearer the time.
New buildings
Thrive Health and Wellbeing Building
Our Frederick Road campus is being developed to expand our in-house clinics, to support learning and experience and to support our wider community’s health needs. Work is now well underway on our new Thrive Health and Wellbeing Centre. Work is set to finish late 2026.
Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) Building
Construction of the Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) Building on Peel Park campus is now complete. Images are conceptual designs and computer-generated impressions. Photos of the new building which has just opened, will be added soon.
Acoustics Building
Work on our new state of the art Acoustics Building has begun. The new building will house the research, commercial and teaching activities of our Acoustics Department and is part of Crescent Salford's Innovation Zone.