Muse and Bury Council have picked VINCI Building as the contractor for the more than £100m ($129.3m) overhaul of the Longfield Centre in Prestwich, England.
VINCI will build on the work of Chroma Consulting, who led the regeneration project in its initial stages with surveys and ground investigations.
Work will start with the Travel Hub, a multistorey facility.
This hub is designed to offer a prolonged parking solution for the village, providing 301 spaces, electric vehicle charging points, cycle storage, and a ‘car club’.
The development is expected to replace the now-closed Fairfax Road car park, where enabling works commenced last December.
The project is being handled by Prestwich Regeneration – a joint venture (JV) between Muse and Bury Council.
Construction of the Travel Hub is anticipated to continue until 2026.
Full planning permission for all of phase one was granted in July 2024, and the completion of the Travel Hub will allow for the subsequent phases of the village master plan to proceed.
The regeneration plans, shaped by local community input, aim to revitalise Prestwich Village with new shops, community facilities, public green spaces, and more than 200 new homes.
The approved plans include a community hub with a library and flexible space, a new village square, a market hall for local retailers, and enhanced landscaping to improve the arrival experience from the tram.
Temporary road closures on Fairfax Road are expected later this year due to construction activities. The project’s design has led to the inclusion of live event spaces and additional parking in the Travel Hub.
Muse project director Richard Kelly said: “This is a really exciting time for Prestwich and the ongoing regeneration of the Longfield Centre. Having started the initial works last year, we’re really looking forward to getting stuck into the Travel Hub’s main construction and starting to see the long-awaited regeneration come to life.
“2025 is a big year for us, alongside the construction of the Travel Hub, we’ll be looking to submit a further application later this year which will provide more detail on the design of the [new] homes.”
Last month, the redevelopment of the former Seedfield Centre in Bury started, with Bury Council and Hive Homes collaborating to address the requirement for new family housing.
