Manchester City Council has selected Seddon to demolish a section of concrete feature wall in Piccadilly Gardens.

The project started on Monday 16 November and is expected to be completed in four weeks, subject to adverse weather or any unforeseen additional works. Aside from the demolition of the freestanding wall the works will also involve making good the adjacent pavement .

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Seddon will begin by overseeing the site set-up and erecting temporary site hoardings to keep the work areas safely enclosed.

A specialist contractor, Hyde Demolition, will assist with the main demolition work.

John Shannon, divisional director at Seddon, said: "Working closely with Hyde Demolition, we have developed a safe and structured programme to bring down this long-debated portion of wall in Piccadilly Gardens on behalf of Manchester City Council. We will keep disruption to a minimum and in advance we would like to thank local people and businesses for their patience while we complete this project."