Cross city bus – B4135 Summer Hill Rd/Sand Pits etc. Traffic Regulation Order consultation

Overview

To combat increasing delays caused by congestion we need to make sure that public transport is constantly improving to make journeys quicker, easier and more reliable. This scheme is part of a wider package of measures being delivered across the West Midlands aimed at providing greater bus priority.

Buses have a huge part to play in helping achieve these visions. Transport for West Midlands, part of the West Midlands Combined Authority, and Birmingham City Council are working together to improve the network in Birmingham, helping to make bus travel more attractive by reducing journey times and improving reliability. This scheme will enhance bus priority through the city centre, supporting the wider delivery of cross-city bus routes.

During July and August 2021, Transport for West Midlands and Birmingham City Council consulted on proposals for improved bus priority measures on B4135 Summer Hill Road/Sand Pits.

Following the consultation period and further scheme development, we are now proposing to take forward some of these measures.

This consultation is about the Traffic Regulation Orders (the legal documents required to make changes to the status of the road) associated with these bus priority improvement proposals.

Please note: due to ongoing traffic management at the Paradise development, not all of the original proposals for the B4135 Summer Hill Road/SandPits scheme can be delivered at this time. These will be consulted on at an appropriate point in the future.

About this consultation

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 to the TROs must be received by 12 January 2023.

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 07803 261207 (please leave a message with your name and contact details if necessary). 

What is included in this consultation?

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 along the B4135 Summer Hill Road to Sand Pits and the Edward Street/Helena Street area.

A TRO is often accompanied by a plan (map) showing the proposed measures visually.

The TROs in this consultation include 3 types of change: bus lanes, traffic movements and parking.