Projects: Blackheath Interchange and Public Realm

Investment

£3,740,000 consisting of 100% Towns Fund
Timeline

Start: June 2022

Delivery: December 2025
Location

Blackheath Town Centre

The Towns Fund funding will improve connectivity within Blackheath Town Centre.

Birmingham Road, Rowley Regis

Market Place, Rowley Regis

Market Place looking towards Long Lane, Rowley Regis

Market Place, Rowley Regis

Halesowen Street, Rowley Regis

Halesowen Street looking towards Market Place, Rowley Regis

Approach to Market Place from Oldbury Road, Rowley Regis

The Blackheath Bus Interchange and Public Realm project will create a central bus interchange around Blackheath Market Place, improve arrangements for pedestrians and cyclists, create new public realm and focal point to town centre, rationalise delivery arrangements and exclude through traffic.

Deliverables

10 temporary Full Time (FT) jobs supported during project implementation
Creation of a central bus interchange
0.36km resurfaced/ improved roads
0.39km new cycle ways
700m2 public realm improved