Commuters travelling through the Midlands are set to benefit from a new multi-million-pound route linking the M54 to the M6.
The new route will slash up to 30 minutes off journeys for regular commuters each week. It promises to take around 22,000 vehicles a day from the A460, making that major road less congested.
Once complete, the new route will include:
- A two-lane dual carriageway link road between M54 junction 1 and M6 junction 11
- An improved junction arrangement at M54 junction 1 and M6 junction 11
- The scheme will also support local economic growth for Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Cannock and Tamworth by enhancing east-west and north-south routes.
Sub-national Transport Body Midlands Connect supports the link road. Midlands Connect’s Maria Machancoses says: “This project is a potential game changer for the Midlands motorway network; it will make both long distance and short journeys quicker and less congested, as well as support ambitious economic growth plans for the region.”
