A34 North Red Route

Project summary

Construction works to improve key sections of the A34, between Walsall and Staffordshire, began during March 2010 and are now largely complete.

The project is being led by Walsall Council in conjunction with construction partners Jackson Civil Engineering Group Ltd, Fitzgerald Contractors Ltd and G F Tomlinson Group Ltd. The project, costing approxately £3 million, will see the installation of red route signing and lining, the upgrading of four important junctions along and near the A34 plus a redesign of Bloxwich High Street.

The A34 is a major route into and out of Walsall which experiences significant traffic flows for a number of reasons. Primarily, the road is close to and runs parallel to the M6 with some sections being no more than 2km from M6 junction 10. In addition to this the A34 also links Walsall with other local centres within Walsall and Staffordshire. Finally the A34 actually runs through Bloxwich High Street, the centre of a busy district centre within the borough, approximately 4km north of Walsall town centre.

The overall aim of the roadworks is to reduce delays and congestion, improve safety for all road users, improve bus services and provide dedicated pedestrian and cycle facilities.

Project phasing and construction dates

There are four main sections to the project. Each main section is listed below alongside approximate construction dates.

For further information regarding each section of the project please click on one of the links on the right of this page.

Further information

For further information regarding each section of the project please click on one of the links on the right of this page.

Note that regular updates on the progress of the works and the locations of any traffic management (road and/or lane closures, temporary traffic lights, etc.) will be made public by a variety of media including this website, email, twitter and information in local newspapers. Note that letters regarding the works will be posted but they will only be sent to those properties who will be most affected by the works.

Useful links

For regular email updates to your email address click this link

For the update webpage within the Walsall Council site click this link

For regular updates follow us on Twitter

Contact us

Steven Edwards
Senior Transport Planner
Walsall Council
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DG

Telephone 01922 653 614
Email edwardssteven@walsall.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 05 December 2011