Plans for Birmingham tunnel closure

Infrastructure

Closing to traffic? Birmingham city centre A38 tunnel

The A38 tunnel under Birmingham city centre could be closed to traffic as part of plans to divide the central area into so-called ‘segments’. The tunnels are one of Birmingham’s busiest routes and traffic would instead be diverted around the city centre.

The idea forms part of the Birmingham Transport Plan (BTP) which was last week approved by senior councillors. The BTP talks about dividing the city centre into seven segments bound by the A4540 Ring Road. Each segment would...

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