Road changes planned as part of HS2 scheme

MAJOR changes to the roads near Birmingham Business Park are set to get underway later this year.

Work to realign the highway forms part of the programme which will be taking place during the HS2 construction project.

Solihull councillors were told this week that the existing layout would remain open to traffic while the alterations were being made.

At present it is expected that work will start in August/September.

As previously reported by Other Side of Solihull, HS2 contractors have already been in the area clearing trees and doing other preliminary work.

The preparations will be stepped up in the coming months and there is also set to be further activity on other parts of the rail route - including at Heath Park, in Chelmsley Wood.

While contractors insist they will do all they can to minimise disruption, many residents remain concerned that the scale of the project and the heavy construction traffic will cause significant problems.

Last year, Meriden's MP, Dame Caroline Spelman, had queried proposals for vehicles to use Water Orton Road in Castle Bromwich.