Ring Road Junction Improvements at Ashted Circus

Overview

Birmingham City Council has secured ‘Local Pinch Point’ and ‘Local Growth Fund’ funding from Central Government to deliver an improved junction at Ashted Circus. The improvements aim to better manage traffic flow to support economic growth and connectivity between the city centre and the wider area.

Junction Improvements at Ashted Circus

We are seeking to make major changes at Ashted Circus in 2016 as follows and shown on drawing no CA-02569-S1-002, Rev-:

• Converting the roundabout to a signalised cross road junction and filling the central island of the roundabout, removal of pedestrian subways and approach ramps.
• Providing at grade footway, signal controlled pedestrian crossings and right turn only lanes on all the four arms of the junction. Prohibiting U-Turns at the junction.
• Providing cycle lane on B4114 Jennens Road (inbound & outbound) and on A47 Nechells Parkway (inbound).
• Providing unsegregated shared use footway/cycleway to connect to the existing advisory cycle routes shown on drawing no CA-02569-S1-006, Rev-.
• Providing double yellow lines at Windsor Street South/ Nechells Parkway Junction.
• Removal of parking bay on A47 Nechells Parkway.
• Removal of trees and shrubs from the areas shown on drawing no CA-02569-S1-002, Rev-. Providing landscaping including planting of trees in the new verge areas.

The Council would like to hear your views on these preliminary proposals and would be grateful if you could attend the public consultation exhibition on 11th Feb 2015 from 4pm to 8pm at Nechells Community Sports Centre, Rupert Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5DT, T: 0121 464 4373.

If you would like to discuss these proposals further, please contact myself Kieran Boyle on 0121 675 4405 or email me at: transport.projects@birmingham.gov.uk. Comments can also be provided in writing at Birmingham City Council, PO Box 16719, Birmingham B2 2GA. We would be grateful if you could give us your feedback and respond by no later than 28th Feb 2015.

Following consultation feedback, it is likely that the scheme details could change which may affect you. It is not always viable to consult of any future changes arising from this consultation. However, any changes made to the proposals will be posted on the website www.birminghambeheard.org.uk. If you would specifically like to be kept advised of any changes either by email or post, please let us know and provide your email or postal address.

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