Kier lands £115m Manchester Airport station upgrade

Kier will start work this winter on a £115m upgrade to Manchester Airport station, extending platforms and overhauling tracks and signalling to boost rail capacity.
Network Rail and Kier will deliver the programme through to 2028 as part of the wider Manchester Rail Upgrade.
The job will extend platforms 1, 2 and 3 to accommodate longer trains, remodel the station approach tracks and modernise signalling to support more frequent and reliable services.Engineers will tackle the first major m