Road disruption warning as new Willenhall station being built
In the final weeks of the work, from 18 July, Bilston Street will be fully closed at weekends.TfWM said bus services would be diverted as a result, but there would still be access to properties and businesses.The two stations will mean "quicker and more reliable journeys to places like Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Walsall", TfWM has said which will reduce "congestion and pollution".It said the project, which is part of the West Midlands Rail Programme, will also create jobs and restore more than a hectare of brownfield land, which is land previously used for industrial or commercial purposes.
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