Moor Street Queensway Bus Gate

Closed 28 Feb 2020

Opened 3 Feb 2020

Contact

transport.projects@birmingham.gov.uk

Feedback updated 6 Oct 2021

We asked

For feedback on plans for a bus gate on Moor Street Queensway.

You said

431 responses were received

We did

The bus gate is now in operation. See www.birmingham.gov.uk/msqbusgate for more information.

Overview

The Eastside area of Birmingham city centre, including Moor Street Queensway and Digbeth High Street, will be transformed over the coming years. Major transport investment through Metro extension, new Sprint routes and the arrival of HS2 will see significant improvements to public transport and enhanced public realm, while new developments such as Smithfield will change how this area is used. This will all contribute to the vision for a sustainable, green, inclusive, go-anywhere network set out in the draft Birmingham Transport Plan.

Preparation for HS2 will require the closure of Park Street later in 2020. At the same time, Birmingham City Council is proposing some traffic changes in this part of the city centre. This will enable Moor Street Queensway to become a key Gateway into the city centre ahead of the opening of HS2 and other long-term developments in the area.

Delivering these changes at the same time as the closure of Park Street will prevent a high proportion of traffic from transferring onto Moor Street Queensway, which could have a detrimental impact on the reliability of bus services and also raise safety concerns, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists.

We are proposing to introduce a Bus Gate on a section of Moor Street Queensway between Moor Street Station and the junction with Carrs Lane. This will restrict northbound and southbound access for private vehicles except for buses, cyclists and hackney carriages. Access for loading and unloading to Moor Street Station and other premises in the area will still be possible, although by a different route in some cases. A map detailing the proposed changes is shown below.

We propose to implement these measures in summer 2020 ahead of the closure of Park Street and introduction of the Clean Air Zone.

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Events

  • Drop in event, Carrs Lane

    From 11 Feb 2020 at 14:00 to 11 Feb 2020 at 17:00

    Staff will be available to discuss the proposals and answer any questions at Carrs Lane Church & Conference Centre, B4 7SX

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Areas

  • CITY CENTRE
  • LADYWOOD

Audiences

  • All residents
  • Visitors/tourists
  • Cyclists
  • Pedestrians
  • Local Residents
  • Public Sector Bodies
  • Businesses
  • Faith groups
  • Community groups
  • Voluntary Organisations
  • Staff
  • Service user groups

Interests

  • Transport (Including Walking)
  • Travel