Works for new metro tram line extension, into Wolverhampton railway station, West Midlands, England, UK, WV1 1LE

'Catastrophe for Wolverhampton' as Metro extension is delayed again until spring 2023 line extension work at Pipers Row earlier this year - trams won't be running until at least spring 2023 The Metro extension to Wolverhampton Railway Station will not be completed until spring 2023 due to "unforeseen supply chain constraints" delaying the project another five months. The £35 million project was originally meant to be completed in 2020 but was delayed by 18 months due to construction work at the railway station. Metro bosses then hoped the 720-metre extension would be ready for the Commonwealth Games in July but pushed back the opening date until autumn 2022. Deputy leader of Wolverhampton Council Councillor Stephen Simkins has called the latest delay "a catastrophe". Midlands Metro Alliance director Peter Cushing blamed "complexities" of installing the systems needed to run the trams down Pipers Row and supply chain problems.