▁use ▁of ▁innov ative ▁sust ain able ▁energy ▁initi atives , ▁including ▁rain water ▁rec y cling ▁to ▁flush ▁the ▁to ile ts , ▁solar ▁pan els , ▁air ▁source ▁heat ▁p umps ▁and ▁low - energy ▁LED ▁light ing . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁transport ▁inter change ▁was ▁delivered ▁by ▁K ier ▁Const ruction ▁for ▁T f GM ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Bol ton ▁Council . ▁The ▁£ 4 8 ▁million ▁scheme ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁Transport ▁Fund ▁and ▁supports ▁the ▁Bol ton ▁Town ▁Centre ▁Transport ▁Str ategy ▁and ▁the ▁wider ▁town ▁centre ▁reg ener ation ▁plans . ▁ ▁Elect r ification ▁From ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁elect r ification ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁from ▁Manchester ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁a ▁reduced ▁service ▁pattern ▁was ▁in ▁place ▁as ▁only ▁one ▁track ▁through ▁the ▁F arn worth ▁T unnel ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁re - bor ing ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁tw in ▁tracks . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁many ▁Trans P enn ine ▁Express ▁services ▁were ▁re - rout ed ▁via ▁W igan ▁North ▁Western ▁avoid ing ▁Bol ton ▁altogether . ▁At ▁the ▁week ends ▁train ▁services ▁between ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Bol ton ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁bus es . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁elect r ification , ▁Or lando ▁St . ▁bridge ▁was ▁replaced , ▁So ho ▁St . ▁bridge ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁track ▁lower ing ▁took ▁place