Road closures start as new station being built
Five months of road closures have begun as work continues to build a new railway station.
Willenhall will be one of two new stations on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line, with the other being at Darlaston, under an £85m project.
But the work will lead to disruption, including the southbound closure of Bilston Street and Rose Hill in Willenhall until 11 August.
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has said there will be diversions in place and has advised people to allow extra time for their journeys.
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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