Black Country news and blogs Sunday 10 January 2016
Roadworks
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Motorway users braced for six months of major M6 roadworks 
Coventry Telegraph 6 Jan 16
M42 also hit as Highways England announce a new series of closures and diversions…
Local news
Spitfire Island roadworks: more delays as Dawnus miss another deadline
Tyburn Mail 5 Jan 16
Bad weather – in one of the warmest winters on record – is being blamed for another delay to the Spitfire Island roadworks The Spitfire Island roadworks have missed another deadline and will now continue through into February.
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More traffic misery for M6 drivers in Castle Bromwich
Birmingham Post 5 Jan 16
Six months of new roadworks set to start next week which will add to congestion for drivers in already busy area…
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M6 roadworks hit new delays: 50mph limit stays as work TEN MONTHS behind schedule
Express & Star 24 Dec 15
Long-running M6 roadworks which have caused two years of disruption have been delayed and will not be finished until the New Year, it has emerged today.
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Roadworks: All planned West Midlands works for December 21-27
Coventry Telegraph 21 Dec 15
Don’t get caught out on the roads this week by using a comprehensive list of planned works…
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M6 Junction 9 slip road reopen as M5 link roadworks finally end
Express & Star 17 Dec 15
Overrunning motorway roadworks which caused a year’s worth of chaos on surrounding roads have finally been completed – six months later than expected.
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One person taken to hospital after crash at new £1m A45 roundabout
Coventry Telegraph 16 Dec 15
The roundabout only fully opened this week after four months of roadworks…
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Spoil and rubbish on street corner, 12th December
FixMyStreet: Birmingham 12 Dec 15
Roadworks on prestwood road have left pile of rubbish and spoil on the corner.
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M54 roadworks: Eastbound stretch to close completely
Express & Star 11 Dec 15
A stretch of the M54 has been closed while work continues to repair cracks in the road surface.
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End in sight for major roadworks scheme in Coventry city centre
Coventry Telegraph 8 Dec 15
Corporation Street and Upper Well Street are scheduled to be fully reopened from December 20…
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Roadworks: All planned West Midlands works for December 7-13
Coventry Telegraph 6 Dec 15
Don’t get caught out on the roads this week by using a comprehensive list of planned works…
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Coventry roadworks: Overnight closures for busy Wing Wah A45 crossroads
Coventry Telegraph 4 Dec 15
Junction of the A45 and Broad Lane will close for six nights while resurfacing takes place…
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M54 roadworks: Further delays as closures continue
Express & Star 2 Dec 15
Drivers face disruption on the M54 with further overnight closures planned due to urgent repair works.
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Drivers charged twice on M6 Toll after roadworks blunder
Express & Star 1 Dec 15
Drivers on the M6 Toll who came off at the services were forced to pay again when trying to get back onto the motorway due to a roadworks blunder.
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Chester Road night closures near Spitfire Island
Tyburn Mail 30 Nov 15
Roadworks will cause the temporary closure of Chester Road at various times between Sunday 29th November to Thursday 17th December.
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Roadworks: All planned West Midlands works for November 30 to December 6
Coventry Telegraph 29 Nov 15
Don’t get caught out on the roads this week…
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Tollbar Island roadworks: No decision yet made on bridge support fix at £106m scheme
Coventry Telegraph 27 Nov 15
Highways England have said it will be next month before project managers decide how to solve concrete problem…
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‘The police force has been reduced that much by this government that they’re asking us to report crime by Skype’
Coventry Telegraph 26 Nov 15
Police cutbacks and city centre roadworks – Coventry Telegraph letters for November 26…
Local news
Narrow escape for pensioner after fall on ‘uneven’ Chester Road crossing surface
Tyburn Mail 23 Nov 15
A Castle Vale pensioner was lucky to escape serious injury when she tripped and fell on the Chester Road crossing between the Jaguar factory and Castle Vale.
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Birmingham’s Spaghetti Junction roadworks spell January blues
Express & Star 23 Nov 15
Roadworks around Spaghetti Junction are set to return in the New Year.
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Christmas is coming early as M6 roadworks misery to end
Express & Star 13 Nov 15
Motorway roadworks which have caused misery for drivers on surrounding roads in Walsall and Wednesbury are on track for completion a week before Christmas.
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Spitfire Island roadworks finished by Christmas
Tyburn Mail 11 Nov 15
The roadworks on the Chester Road at Spitfire Island will be completed before Christmas, Birmingham Council have confirmed this afternoon.
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More firms have their say on “ridiculous” Tollbar roadworks
Coventry Telegraph 7 Nov 15
Highways England have defended the Tollbar Island project and hope to open parts of the scheme before the new year…
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Overnight closures on A46 in Coventry
Coventry Telegraph 6 Nov 15
A week of roadworks will be taking place on the bypass later in November…
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‘You just feel let down’ – companies upset by Tollbar Island roadworks delay
Coventry Telegraph 6 Nov 15
Staff are finding themselves stuck in constant traffic jams due to the 106million project…
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Wagons parked for 2 days on double yellow lines near School entrance and road works at junction, 3rd November
FixMyStreet: Birmingham 3 Nov 15
We have 2 large wagons parked on double yellow lines almost opposite the school entrance.
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Full details and map of roadworks as project to replace old sewer…
Lichfield Mercury 29 Oct 15
WORK to replace old sewer pipes in Lichfield has been getting under way this week.
Local news
Castle Vale bus service information
Tyburn Mail 27 Oct 15
Services 38,67, 71 on Castle Vale National Express West Midlands is reporting that bus services 38, 67 and 71 may be disrupted by roadworks on Yatesbury Avenue, Castle Vale on Wednesday 28th October 2015.
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Packington Avenue roadworks set for November
Cllr John Cotton: Labour - Shard End 27 Oct 15
Some important news about forthcoming roadworks on Packington Avenue…
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M6 roadworks due to finish in June to run until Christmas
Express & Star 27 Oct 15
Long-running roadworks that have caused disruption on the M6 for the past two years will finally be finished at the end of December.
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‘Now there’s a surprise!’ Your reactions to the news of further delays at the Tollbar Island development
Coventry Telegraph 27 Oct 15
Readers have taken to social media to comment on the news that roadworks at Tollbar Island will be delayed further…
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Major roadworks begin in Lichfield to replace old sewer pipes in…
Lichfield Mercury 26 Oct 15
WORK to replace old sewer pipes in Lichfield got underway today, with temporary traffic lights controlling roadworks lasting up to 26 weeks.
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Major Tollbar Island roadworks project faces delays after problem with concrete found
Coventry Telegraph 26 Oct 15
Highways England confirms the 106m scheme is now ‘under pressure’ to be finished in time…
Local news
Car casualty
Tyburn Mail 23 Oct 15
A badly damaged Leon Seat sits in the central reservation of the junction between the busy A38 Kingsbury Road and the entrance into Castle Vale via Yatesbury Avenue, opposite the former Cincinnati factory.
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We could have done more, admit M6 chiefs as roadworks continue
Express & Star 15 Oct 15
Highways bosses have admitted they could and should have done more to make people aware of when major roadworks on the M6 would be completed.
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From a ‘medieval slum’ to the M6 nouth, roadworks provide talking points
Express & Star 14 Oct 15
A street in Wolverhampton’s city centre has been branded a ‘medieval slum’ following work by National Grid, but it’s not the first time that roadworks have proved controversial.
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M6 repairs which were due to finish in June will now continue until Christmas
Express & Star 7 Oct 15
Motorway roadworks which have caused chaos on surrounding roads for most of this year will now be completed six months later than expected.
Local news
City’s roadworks put on hold to ease traffic during ‘big weekend’
Sutton Coldfield Observer 21 Sep 15
Roadworks at a key Erdington arterial road are being suspended temporarily as Birmingham prepares for one of its busiest periods of the year.
FixMyStreet
Dangerous Roadworks, 16th September
FixMyStreet: Dudley 16 Sep 15
The new road works that have started today on the junction with the Pensnett Estate are causing chaos and are very dangerous.
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Abandoned roadworks sign, 15th September
FixMyStreet: Birmingham 15 Sep 15
Abandoned roadworks sign outside 106 Alcester Road Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): 99 Alcester Road, Moseley Report on FixMyStreet…
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Abandoned roadworks, 14th September
FixMyStreet: Birmingham 14 Sep 15
Roadworks barriers beside bustop for many weeks with no work being done Nearest road to the pin placed on the map (automatically generated by Bing Maps): Moseley Road, Moseley Report on FixMyStreet…
FixMyStreet
Abandoned roadworks sign, 14th September
FixMyStreet: Birmingham 14 Sep 15
Abandoned roadworks sign at north end of Augusta Road, has been there for many weeks Report on FixMyStreet…
Local news
Spaghetti Junction and Aston Expressway roadworks to be removed for major September events
Tyburn Mail 11 Sep 15
Roadworks on the Aston Expressway and at Junction 6 of the M6 (Spaghetti Junction) will be removed by 18th September.
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Massive Tollbar Island roadworks project hit by tunnel problems
Coventry Telegraph 11 Sep 15
Repair work needs to be carried out to bridge supports at junction of A45 and A46…
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Key Birmingham city centre route hit by roadworks from today
Birmingham Mail 7 Sep 15
Stretch of Hurst Street closed until next year…
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Traffic warning: Roadworks on A45/Broad Lane junction on Sunday
Coventry Telegraph 4 Sep 15
Five teams of workers will be at the junction of the A45 and Broad Lane on Sunday…
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Council to lift roadworks so Grand Central reopening isn’t greeted with gridlock
Birmingham Mail 3 Sep 15
Plan to make traffic flow during events of ‘super September’ in Birmingham…
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Notiz what’s happening in Birmingham
Birmingham Central 25 Aug 15
You can now browse some public notices issued by Birmingham City Council as part of a smartphone app trial.
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A message from Stevie Ansell: Despite the roadworks, the stables are still open!
BrownhillsBob 21 Aug 15
This morning, I was had an exchange of messages with local Riding Stables owner and operator Stevie Ansell, during which she noted that business was a little down at the moment due to the ongoing roadworks on the Pelsall Road, Brownhills, just …
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Look: Whitley roadworks in Coventry complete after a year of delays for motorists
Coventry Telegraph 20 Aug 15
Jaguar Land Rover plant and surrounding area should now benefit from improved access and traffic flow.