Steel completes for Manchester travel hub

The steel frame for the Prestwich Travel Hub in Greater Manchester has been completed by Hambleton Steel.

Being built by main contractor VINCI Building, the three-storey hub will provide 301 car parking spaces (including disabled and electric bays), electric vehicle charging points and 76 cycle storage spaces. The facility will also provide two City Club parking bays, which will allow people the flexibility to hire a car for the day and return it to the hub at their convenience.

Being developed by Prestwich Regeneration (a joint venture between Muse and Bury Council), the hub forms part of a wider scheme that also includes a new library, retail units, a market, community spaces and residential dwellings.

The steel-framed Prestwich Travel Hub project has been designed to be as efficient as possible, minimising the environmental impact of the materials used, while enabling the main contractor to utilise suppliers from within the UK to further minimise the impact on the environment.

VINCI Building Project Manager Adam Lynch said: “Steelwork was chosen as the construction method for the Travel Hub structure because it offers benefits such as high strength, durability, and resistance to fire, pests, and the weather.

It is anticipated that the Travel Hub will be fully complete by the end of July 2026.