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Long term works
Cottage Street will be closed to traffic from Friday March 17 until Sunday July 2.
It will be closed from High Street in an easterly direction for a distance of 22m.
The restriction is required to safety carry out highway improvement works
From April 5 the following roads may be used for diverted traffic in order to facilitate works on the Metro.
Bank Street
Bradleymore Road
Church Street
Cottage Street
Dudley Road
High Street (B4180)
High Street
Highgate Road
John Street
Level Street
Leys Road
Little Cottage Street
Merry Hill
Mill Street
Moor Street
Mount Pleasant
Pedmore Road
Station Road
Stourbridge Road
Talbot Street
The Boulevard
The Gateway
Venture Way
Waterfront Way
Work to upgrade traffic signals at three major junctions in Kingswinford is now underway.
Motorists are warned to expect delays while the works – which will be in three phases and run for nearly a year – take place.
Phase one is due to start on October 2 and will run until Christmas at the junction of Cot Lane, Swindon Road, Lodge Lane and Summerhill.
The junction of Moss Grove, Wolverhampton Street, Stallings Lane and Dudley Road will form phase two, taking place from January next year until spring 2024.
The third and final phase of work, to the junction of Moss Grove, High Street, Market Street and Summerhill, is expected to start in June next year and run until September.
Manually controlled temporary signals will be in place throughout to minimise disruption as much as possible. However, significant delays are expected during certain periods and motorists are asked to avoid the areas affected where possible.
Castle Hill (update January 2023)
Two-way traffic will return to Castle Hill in Dudley town centre from Monday January 23 following the completion of main works in this area for the first phase of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension.
Following the road fully re-opening, there will be temporary overnight lane restrictions for inbound traffic for approximately two weeks to allow the construction team to safely install new street furniture. These restrictions will begin at 7.45pm each evening until approximately 6am the following morning. The activity has been planned in this way to reduce the impact on those travelling during peak daytime hours, and is expected to be completed by Friday 10 February 2023.
From February 13 2023 Birmingham Street, Dudley will be closed to vehicular traffic from the King Street/Trindle Road junction to Fisher Street. King Street bus lane will also be closed from the service yard for The Churchill Shopping Centre to the end of the bus lane in Birmingham Street
This restriction will be in place indefinitely.
Access to the bus station for buses only will be via Portersfield. Access to the rear service area for Birdcage Walk will be maintained via Fisher Street
The purpose of the restriction is to safely facilitate works related to the Midland Metro Extension.
King Street and part of Flood Street, Dudley will be closed from Monday 22 May until Tuesday 22 August for works on the Midland Metro tram line extension.
The closure will be from King Street, on the north side at the junction of Flood Street, and from the eastern kerb line of Flood Street to outside of No. 24 King Street; and from Flood Street to the junction of Oakwell Street.
Traffic will be diverted via Flood Street and New Mill Street.
