{"id":107104,"date":"2022-03-07T16:26:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=107104"},"modified":"2022-03-07T16:26:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T16:26:06","slug":"mc-construction-disused-railway-viaduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/mc-construction-disused-railway-viaduct\/107104\/","title":{"rendered":"MC Construction to transform disused railway viaduct in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcconstruction.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MC Construction<\/a> has been appointed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Trust<\/a> to develop a \u00a31.8m urban sky park from a disused railway viaduct in Castlefield, Manchester<\/h2>\n<p>Work on the railway viaduct is soon to be underway, which will bring more<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/report-suggests-green-space-boosts-local-economy\/39050\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> green space and nature<\/a> to the Castlefield area of the city.<\/p>\n<p>The National Trust is aiming to turn the steel railway viaduct into a temporary park, and create a meeting place to benefit people and nature that celebrates the area\u2019s industrial heritage. It is scheduled to open in July.<\/p>\n<h3>Transforming unused historic space<\/h3>\n<p>Russ Forshaw, group operations director at MC Construction said: \u201cWe are absolutely delighted and incredibly proud to be a pivotal part of the regeneration of Castlefield Viaduct. This project will transform this unused historic space into a green oasis and support the economic growth and social well-being of the local community of Castlefield and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a local SME which has just celebrated our 50th year in business, we view this as a landmark project, adding to our legacy of works within the city of Manchester.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The original railway viaduct was built in 1892 by Heenan and Froude, the same engineers who worked on the iconic Blackpool Tower, to carry heavy rail traffic in and out of the Great Northern Warehouse in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Since the station\u2019s closure in 1969, the railway viaduct has remained unused, with National Highways undertaking essential repairs and maintenance to keep it safe.<\/p>\n<h3>Steel viaduct transformed into a vibrant green space<\/h3>\n<p>The pilot phase of the park will see a green space created to stretch halfway across the elevation of the viaduct.\u00a0 Trees, flowers and shrubs will be planted to soften the hulking, grey steelwork of the industrial structure to help attract wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>The park has been made possible thanks to the National Trust, who are working in collaboration with National Highways\u2019 Historical Railways Estate Team, supported by Manchester City Council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Transport for Greater Manchester, the local community, businesses, and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>A section of the viaduct will be left untouched to provide a sense of how nature has reclaimed the space since the site was closed.<\/p>\n<h3>Bringing more green space to urban areas<\/h3>\n<p>Hilary McGrady, director-general of the National Trust, said: \u201cThis is a hugely significant moment in our plans for creating a unique green space to benefit the surrounding community and to bring more nature to people\u2019s doorsteps. The project is also a fantastic way to celebrate our industrial heritage, bringing it to life for the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pandemic showed us the importance of our local parks and gardens, but it also highlighted significant inequalities in access to green space in urban areas like Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy working with others, we aim to increase access to parks and green spaces in, around and near urban areas, so eventually everyone is in easy reach of quiet places for reflection with wide open skies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that \u2018greening\u2019 the viaduct will become a stepping-stone to other Manchester green spaces and nearby attractions, adding to the city\u2019s vibrant, cultural offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pilot has been made possible thanks to funding raised by players of the People\u2019s Postcode Lottery as well as public donations, which will cover two-thirds of the build costs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MC Construction has been appointed by the National Trust to develop a \u00a31.8m urban sky park from a disused railway viaduct in Castlefield, Manchester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[277,669,465],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-107104","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-built-environment","8":"tag-regeneration","9":"tag-sustainable-construction"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MC Construction to transform disused railway viaduct in Manchester<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MC Construction has been appointed by the National Trust to develop a \u00a31.8m urban sky park from a disused railway viaduct in Castlefield, Manchester\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/mc-construction-disused-railway-viaduct\/107104\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MC Construction to transform disused railway viaduct in Manchester\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MC Construction has been appointed by the National Trust to develop a \u00a31.8m urban sky park from a disused railway viaduct in Castlefield, Manchester\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/mc-construction-disused-railway-viaduct\/107104\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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