Date: 23/06/2016

Plans for an £18m extension of the tram service in Wolverhampton have been given the go-ahead by the government. The Midland Metro is set to go along Pipers Row, to the city's bus station and on to the railway station which is being redeveloped. The secretary of state for transport's approval meant preparatory work could start later this year, said West Midlands Combined Authority. The route is expected to be competed in 2019. The work is part of a £120m redevelopment of the city centre. [From Mark Bartlett]

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Plans for an £18m extension of the tram service in Wolverhampton are given the go-ahead by the government.