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Green light to tear down city’s flyover

25 October 2019
The scheme area: the dotted blue line is the cycle route extension
The scheme area: the dotted blue line is the cycle route extension

 

Birmingham City Council is proceeding with a controversial plan to demolish a radial road flyover in the north of the city that will facilitate a new housing development and should improve conditions for pedstrians and cyclists.  

Councillors last week approved the £30m scheme at Perry Barr that will see the A34 flyover removed and the A34/A453/A4040 junction reconfigured. 

The A34 connects Walsall and the M6 at  junction 7 to Birmingham city centre. The A453 is a primary...

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