Projects: West Bromwich Connected

  • Investment
    £1,100,000 consisting of 100% Towns Fund
  • Timeline

    Start: June 2022

    Delivery: September 2025

  • Location
    West Bromwich

The key aim for the West Bromwich Connected project is to encourage a greater proportion of trips to be undertaken by non-car modes and achieve an uplift in the number of people using active travel modes within West Bromwich but also the wider borough and region to assist in reducing congestion, poor air quality, and other health inequalities.

Route Map, West Bromwich Inner Ringway

Before - The location for a pedestrian footway on West Bromwich Inner Ringway

After - A new pedestrian footpath has been installed along West Bromwich Inner Ringway, connecting existing footpaths on West Bromwich Inner Ringway and Bull Street/ High Street. 

Before - Existing footway on West Bromwich Inner Ringway to be resurfaced

After - A new pedestrian footpath has been installed along West Bromwich Inner Ringway, connecting existing footpaths on West Bromwich Inner Ringway and Bull Street/ High Street. 

Route Map, Hill Top to Walsall Canal

Before - Making New Street, Harvills Hawthorn and Bagnall Road a 20 mph zone

Before - Creating a cycle and pedestrian link for a direct route to bypass the Bagnall Street roundabout

Route Map, Spon Lane Cycle Route

Before - Creating a pedestrian and cycle crossing facility over Kelvin Way to link Spon Lane to Grice Street

Before - Creating a two-way cycle route and Tiger Crossing on the A4031

Route Map, Bull Street and High Street Junction to Roebuck Lane

Before - Creating a cycle route along High Street, West Bromwich

Improving cycle crossing facilities over A4031 Trinity Way

The project is organised into phases and schemes have been identified from the Sandwell Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (SCWIP):

  • Create a pedestrian link from Sandwell College to the junction of Bull St/High St to link into the Town Centre
  • Linking Parkway to Europa Avenue and West Bromwich Town Centre
  • Cycle route linking Birmingham Canal to West Bromwich Town Centre via Spon Lane.
  • Create a cycle route from Hill Top to Walsall Canal and Eagle Lane via Havills Hawthorn and Bagnall Street.

The project Full Business Case was approved by Government in March 2022. The project team have since undertaken a number of activities in the background to finalise the work packages to deliver this project and on-site works commenced in January 2023. 

Deliverables

  • 10 temporary Full Time (FT) jobs supported during project implementation
  • 2km new cycle ways
  • 2km resurfaced/ improved roads