Notice of works to complete new junction of A452/A446 Bickenhill
Work item: HS2-MW-BBV-Ph1-Bir-Cur-St-N4-U&S-42-12/18/2023
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Location
- Bickenhill
- Worksite Name
- A446, A452 Chester Road, Biddles Loop
- Contractor
- BBV JV
- Type of works
- Road closure, Traffic management
- Estimated Start Date
- 08/06/2023
- Estimated End Date
- 13/07/2023
What we are doing
Updated notice
We previously contacted you in May to inform you about our work to complete the junction of the A452/A446. Due to a change in the works programme these dates have changed. Please see the information below.
BBV have been significantly reconfiguring the junction of the A446 Stonebridge Road and A452 Chester Road near Birmingham Business Park to facilitate the construction of a bridge that will take the new railway over the M42. This summer we will be undertaking our final elements of work to complete the junction.
- Element one: The first stage will consist of a full 24h closure of the southbound A452 Chester Road from the night of 7 June at 9:30pm until 15 June at 6am.
- Element two: The second stage of this work will be overnight full closure of the A452 Northbound, outside of Birmingham Business Park. These closures will be in place from 9:30pm to 6am nightly from 7 June to 15 June.
- Element three: The final stage of this work will comprise of 24 hour and night-time layouts in two separate locations.
The lay out of the 24h closure will continue the closure of the northbound carriageway of the A452 between the new roundabout (ROT) and the Northway Island, to enable us to build a new, smaller roundabout adjacent to Quartz Point. The northbound link to the A446 referred to as Biddle’s Loop, will also remain closed. This road layout remains in place until 13 July.
Night-time from 19 June the northbound exit from A446 to A452 including the new link road to Birmingham Business Park will close. The closure will be in place until the 13July. Traffic will be diverted via M6 J4 roundabout.
BBV have been significantly reconfiguring the junction of the A446 Stonebridge Road and A452 Chester Road near Birmingham Business Park to facilitate the construction of a bridge that will take the new railway over the M42. This summer we will be undertaking our final phases of work to complete the junction.
Phase One
The first phase will consist of two overnight closures of the A452 in front of the main entrance of Birmingham Business Park and the closure of the northbound slip road known as Biddle’s Loop. These roads will be closed from 9:30pm to 5:30am on 8 June and 14 June. Please see map overleaf for the diversion. There will also be an overnight lane closure in place from the 9 June to 13 June from 9.30pm to 5.30am.
Phase Two
The second phase of this work will be a closure of the southbound carriageway of the A452 outside Birmingham Business Park and the closure of the northbound slip road known as Biddle’s Loop. These works will be in place 24 hours a day from 9 June until the 15 June. During this period traffic wishing to travel south from Birmingham Business Park will be encouraged to use the Progress Way exit onto Bickenhill Park Way
Phase Three
The final phase of this work will be to close the northbound carriageway of the A452 between the new roundabout and the old roundabout to enable us to build a new roundabout outside Quartz Point. The northbound slip of Biddle’s Loop will also remain closed. These works will be in place from the 19 June to the 13 July. Traffic wishing to travel North to the M6 will be diverted via Stonebridge Island.
Download information relating to these works
- Notice of works to complete new junction of A452/A446 Bickenhill
- UPDATE - Notice of works to complete new junction of A452/A446
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