Red route proposal for A454 BCR
Walsall Council are proposing plans to implement a Red Route along the A454 Black Country Route/A463/A4444 and the Black Country New Road. The proposals have initially been developed by identifying the local needs for the area and the council is now looking to seek peoples views on the proposals.
The purpose of the consultation is to obtain your views on the proposals so that we can finalise our plans ready to carry out the works, below is a brief overview of the scheme:
Aim of the scheme
The section of the A454 Black Country Route is a strategic route that crosses both Walsall and Wolverhampton boundaries. It is heavily used by vehicles at all times of the day.
The aim of the scheme is to control the movements along the Black Country Route by using Red Route enforcement which will enable the traffic to move more freely and decrease the journey time for road users.
Proposals
The measures proposed as part of the Red Route scheme are:
- Replacing existing ‘yellow line’ waiting restrictions with new Red Route lines, signs and enforcement.
- Improve the Advance Directional Signway along the whole of the Route
- Improving Lining/Road Markings on the approaches to some islands along the Route
- Enhancing the whole route by laying new consistent restrictions that are clear and easy to understand.
Roads affected
The Red Route Scheme will follow the length of the A454 Black Country Route from the M6 Junction 10 down the Back Country route up to the Keyway Junction and along the A463/A4444 to Moxley Rd Junction and the Black Country New Road
The Red Route restrictions will be applied to both sides of the carriageway. The plan shown below illustrates the area that will be affected by the proposals.
How to have your say
To view the proposals and provide your comments we would encourage you to attend one of the public consultation events that have been organised, details of which are below:
Dates for the public consultations
- Tuesday 21 August 2007 from 12pm to 8pm
- Friday 7 September 2007 from 9am to 5pm
Venue
The Centro Bus
The Key Way Retail Park
Off Armstrong Way
Willenhall
WV13
There is no need to confirm your attendance, please just turn up at a time and date most convenient for you. If you have any further questions relating to the scheme please contact Stuart Everton on 01922 653744 or email him at evertons@walsall.gov.uk
You can also view the proposals by downloading the plans below:
- A454 Red Route map - drawing 1 of 5 (PDF 1MB)
- A454 Red Route map - drawing 2 of 5 (PDF 861KB)
- A454 Red Route map - drawing 3 of 5 (PDF 990KB)
- A454 Red Route map - drawing 4 of 5 (PDF 865KB)
- A454 Red Route map - drawing 5 of 5 (PDF 1MB)
- A454 Red Route leaflet (PDF 175KB)
- Public consultation even letter August 2007 (85KB)
The consultation period will end on 21 September 2007.