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Birmingham studies feasibility of demolishing 1960s A road

14 November 2014
Birmingham is keen to remove the A38, which skirts the western edge of the city centre partly in tunnels
Birmingham is keen to remove the A38, which skirts the western edge of the city centre partly in tunnels

 

One of Birmingham’s biggest pieces of 1960s road infrastructure could be demolished under plans unveiled by the city council this week. 

The A38 connects the Aston Expressway in north-east Birmingham with the Bristol Road in the south-west of the city, skirting the city centre in tunnels and open stretches of road. 

The city council says the road is a “significant barrier to movement and inhibitor to development in the city centre”.

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