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UPDATED: Notice of overnight closures of A45 Birmingham Road eastbound entry on-slip road and single lane closures – near Bickenhill

Work item: HS2-BBV-25-1218

Work Item Summary

Project Phase
Phase 1
Region
Solihull
Location
Birmingham Road
Contractor
BBV JV
Type of works
Overnight road closure
Estimated Start Date
13/10/2025
Estimated End Date
16/10/2025

What we are doing

The new high-speed railway will pass under the A45 Coventry Road as it approaches the new interchange station being built in Solihull. To enable HS2 to pass under the A45, a new overbridge will be constructed which will carry the eastbound and westbound carriageways and its two adjoining slip roads known as East Way and Service Road.

The A45 Coventry Road overbridge will be constructed in phases. The first phase of construction was completed in May 2025. During Autumn 2025 we have carried utilities works along a section of the A45 Coventry Road, this work is nearly complete.
Our planned works were scheduled to finish at 6.00am on Thursday, 2 October 2025. We will return to this site in mid-October to safely complete essential utilities activities on the eastbound on-slip.

Thank you for your patience while we carry out these important improvements.
To enable us to carry out these works safely the following traffic management will be installed.

Overnight A45 Birmingham Road eastbound entry slip closures

• Each weeknight from 8pm on Monday 13 October to 6am Thursday
16 October 2025

A45 Birmingham Road eastbound overnight single lane closure

• Each weeknight a single lane closure will be in place from 8pm on
Monday 13 October to 6am Thursday 16 October 2025.

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Find out more about

If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]