Town Centre Transport Package (TCTP)

TCTP is a £17 million package of highways improvements and associated measures aimed at:

Traffic management

Much of the scheme comprises new carriageway which means offline working – one new bridge and one re-decking
Existing carriageways are largely unaffected except when working at junctions
Once sections of new carriageway is substantially in place traffic will be switched so that the existing carriageways can be reconstructed
Some disruption due to restricted carriageway widths, traffic management at junctions and statutory undertakers’ works and road crossings
General perception that the works are adding to or causing congestion
Significant traffic management currently:
- Pleck Road / Queen Street - one way system
- Wolverhampton Road / Pleck Road
- Green Lane / Townend - one way system
- Arboretum junction - remodelling

Around 800 spaces free every day
New 1000 space multi storey car park opening soon in Dudley Street/George Street
Improved signage is helping motorists find parking spaces
Leaflets distributed to assist further
Car parking spaces lost - approximately 150
Pleck Road car park and lorry park, Littleton Street East and Teddesley Street have all closed
Some spaces have been lost from Day Street car park
Council Car Parking Strategy to be considered at Cabinet later in the year

Other than junction work there is little disruption to public transport
Additional bus lanes will be provided in Pleck Road and Wolverhampton Road and bus gates within the town centre
Access to the town centre along the radial routes will improve once TCTP is complete and junction capacity is increased
Cycling facilities are provided as part of the scheme with an off-carriageway cycle lane between The Manor Hospital and Teddesley Street

Engineering and Transportation Services
2nd Floor, Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DG

Email ringroad@walsall.gov.uk
Telephone 01922 471969

This page was last updated on 08 August 2008