As we work towards a low-carbon, clean air agenda, we need to make sure that public transport is constantly improving to make journeys quicker, easier and more reliable. Travelling by bus means less congestion and better air quality for everybody.
Transport for West Midlands, part of the West Midlands Combined Authority and Birmingham City Council are working together on a number of road schemes in Birmingham city centre which aim to improve bus travel. Black cab users/drivers, motorcyclists and cyclists will also benefit from these schemes.
In the West Midlands, the government is funding a series of new bus priority measures. These schemes are the beginning of a journey to unlock and free buses from delays in the city centre and support the wider delivery of cross-city bus routes.
These schemes will benefit almost 40 million passengers per year, providing new bus only roads, junction upgrades and enhanced waiting facilities.
This consultation is about the Traffic Regulation Orders (the legal documents required to make changes to the status of the road) associated with the cross-city bus Phase 1 city centre scheme.
During this consultation, you can make comments on the proposals or submit a formal objection (which must include the grounds for the objection). You can either make your response via this webpage (please provide your contact details as part of your response), by email to transport.projects@birmingham.gov.uk or you can post a written objection to: Assistant Director - Transport & Connectivity, Inclusive Growth Directorate, 1 Lancaster Circus Queensway, PO Box 14439, Birmingham B2 2JE.
All responses must be received by 10 March 2022.
If you have chosen to object to the proposed orders, you may be contacted by a project officer to further discuss your objection.
If you have any questions about this consultation or need help understanding the plans, please contact transport.projects@birmingham.gov.uk or call the scheme promotor, Transport for West Midlands on 0345 303 6760 (option 2).
A Traffic Regulation Order, or TRO, is the legal documentation required to make changes to the status of the highway (road). This consultation is to make residents and businesses aware of the proposals to introduce, and make permanent, TROs in the city centre on: Margaret Street, Edmund Street, Cornwall Street, Great Charles Street Queensway and Snow Hill Queensway. All plans can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
A TRO is accompanied by a plan (map) showing the proposed measures visually
The TROs in this consultation include three types of change: traffic movements; bus lanes; parking
To introduce a no right turn except buses, taxis and pedal cycles restriction from Great Charles Street Queensway into Newhall Street (towards the city centre).
View traffic movement variation plan
View traffic movement variation TRO
To amend the length of existing 24 hour bus lanes (for buses, black cabs, motor cycles and pedal cycles) on:
To introduce a 24 hour bus lane (for buses, black cabs and pedal cycles) on a length of:
View Great Charles St Queensway & Margaret St bus lane variation plan
To remove existing disabled badge holder parking bays from lengths of:
To introduce disabled badge holder parking bays on lengths of:
To remove payment parking bays from:
To remove a motor cycle parking bay from:
To introduce a motor cycle parking bay on a length of:
To remove car club parking bays from:
To introduce car club parking bays on a length of:
To remove electric vehicle parking bays from:
To introduce electric vehicle parking bays on a length of:
To introduce and consolidate waiting and loading restrictions on lengths of:
To remove existing loading restrictions on a length of:
View Margaret Street etc CPZ variation plan 1
View Margaret Street etc CPZ variation plan 2
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