Ringroad updates June 2007
Work on the ring road is continuing with many important elements of the work having progressed over the last few months.
Gas, water, electricity and communications companies are continuing with long and often complex diversion work that will eventually allow road widening to take place. In several areas these diversions require excavation across existing roads and the traffic management necessary to allow this is being carefully coordinated to minimise the impact on all road users.
Many lengths of the proposed new road cannot be started until existing underground services have been diverted. However, wherever possible work has started on some stretches of road and lengths of new carriageway and kerbs can clearly be seen.
Work has started on the re-decking of part of the canal bridge on Wolverhampton Road. This section of the bridge is old and is no longer able to cope with the stresses on modern heavy goods vehicles. The re-decking work is being done in stages to allow the council to maintain traffic flows in the area.
The new rail bridge on Littleton Street West is progressing with pile foundations now complete. New abutment walls are being constructed after which the new deck will be put in place. Following this the embankments on either side will be constructed ready for the new road to be built.
Contact us
Engineering and Transportation Services
2nd Floor, Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DG
Email ringroad@walsall.gov.uk
Telephone 01922 471969