Construction timelines
Full construction programme
The Trams to Newhaven Project’s latest construction programme update issued on 3 February 2023 confirms that the project continues to be on schedule for a spring 2023 open for service date and within the £207.3m agreed as part of the Final Business Case. The last construction programme update was issued in September 2022.
As the project enters the final phase of major civil work ahead of testing and commissioning, a review of the specific completion dates for the remaining sections has been carried out. This has resulted in some changes affecting certain sections due to various unavoidable factors such as complex utility diversions, archaeological finds and an industry-wide shortage of materials, though this is not expected to affect the final completion date.
Dates for the individual sections are detailed below. View a text version of the construction timelines here.
Localised works will continue on carriage and footways to resolve defects, install equipment to support the new tram line including tram communication systems, tram stop fit-outs, the installation of overhead line equipment, street lighting, landscaping, and traffic signalling.
| Section | Previous estimated completion date |
February 2023 completion date |
|---|---|---|
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Newhaven - Melrose Drive Public realm at the tram stop and Hawthornvale cycleway works will be completed Spring 2023. |
November 2022 |
March 2023 |
|
Melrose Drive |
December 2022 |
Carriageway: March 2023 Footpaths: April 2023 |
|
Ocean Terminal Final landscaping to take place early 2023. |
October 2022 |
Carriageway: March 2023 Footpaths: April 2023 |
|
Ocean Terminal - Rennie's Isle |
Main construction completed |
|
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Rennie's Isle - Tower Place |
December 2022 |
February 2023 |
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Stevedore Place
|
October 2022 | February 2023 |
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Casino Access Road
|
January 2023 |
June 2023 |
|
Constitution Place - Tower Street
|
Main construction completed |
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Tower Street - Baltic Street Reinstatement of setts (cobbles) at Tower Street to be completed in February 2023. |
Main construction completed | |
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Baltic Street - Queen Charlotte Street Landscaping works at Bernard / Baltic Street to be completed April 2023. |
|
Main construction completed |
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Queen Charlotte Street - Coatfield Lane |
Main construction completed |
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Coatfield Lane - Foot of the Walk (FoTW) |
November 2022 |
February 2023 |
|
Foot of the Walk - Jameson Place |
December 2022 | Footpath: March 2023 |
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Jameson Place - London Road |
Main construction completed | |
|
Elm Row |
January 2023 | May 2023 |
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London Road - Picardy Place Picardy Place island site construction will commence February 2023 and is scheduled for completion June 2023. Please note, this is not part of the Trams to Newhaven project. |
November 2022 |
Main construction completed Footways (Greenside Lane - Royal Terrace): May 2023 |
| Testing and Commissioning | Early 2023 | February - May 2023 |
|
Open for Service |
Spring 2023 | Spring 2023 |