Manchester city centre road closure due to urgent gas works - full Water Street details including dates

Urgent gas works needed for an area of Manchester city centre will see roads closed and temporary traffic lights in place. The work will be carried out at the Liverpool Street/ Water Street junction. 

Two-way lights were installed on Water Street on October 28. The road will then be closed from Friday November 3 for two weeks. The traffic management plan will be in place for five weeks

A spokesperson for Manchester City Council said: “We will be working with our partners throughout this period to keep disruption to a minimum. During this period we’d urge motorists to think ahead before considering using the road in this section or town, or monitor the situation via our social media pages, as well as TfGM’s. We will be grateful for motorists’ patience during the duration of these works.”

The council has added that they will be working with Cadent, the company carrying out the works, and tier partners to minimise disruption to businesses, residents and commuters. The dates could also change as they are speculative.  

The full traffic management plan can be found below: 

• Two-way lights on Water Street from Saturday October 28

• Closure of Water Street for two weeks from November 3

• Removal of this closure by November 14, and a return to two-way lights (there are however engineering dependencies on this date)

• Removal of two-way lights on Water Street by November 26

• Final works to be removed by the first week of December