HS2 originally scheduled temporary lane closures along sections of the A452 northbound and A446 southbound near Northway Island from Wednesday 2 June to Friday 4 June, 9.30am to 3.30pm each day. These traffic measures provided safe access to our work sites to prepare for future construction works, including roadside vegetation clearance. Due to unforeseen circumstances, these temporary lane […]
Notice of temporary overnight lane closures on M42 – 7-11 June
HS2 are installing temporary, overnight lane closures along sections of the M42, between junctions 6 and 7, from 10pm to 5am between Monday 7 June and Friday 11 June inclusive. This will include hard shoulder closures along this section of the M42 northbound and southbound. This is to carry out various activities to fully reinstate the M42’s […]
Second COVID-19 Community Testing Hub in Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre opens 29 May
Solihull Council is opening a second COVID-19 Community Testing Hub in Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre, next to the bus interchange. This follows the successful launch of its first hub in Solihull town centre earlier this month. The Chelmsley Wood Hub opens on Saturday 29 May and like its counterpart will be open seven days a […]
Shed Security Alert
The Chelmsley Wood Neighbourhood Policing Team, would like to draw your attention to shed breaks happening in your area. To help combat this your local Neighbourhood Policing Team will be conducting extra patrols in your area. Homeowners can reduce the risk of becoming a victim of this type of crime by following these simple and […]
Notice of Planning Application Refusal: PL/2021/00189/PPFL
The planning application submitted to Solihull Council for the formation of up to 388 No. additional car parking spaces to serve Units A and B at Prologis Park Birmingham Interchange with associated earthworks, engineering, landscaping and sustainable urban drainage systems has been refused. The application, reference PL/2021/00189/PPFL, can be viewed in full on the Solihull […]
Resurfacing Work: Notice of Temporary Road Closures – Coleshill Road 2-4 June
Coleshill Road – from the junction of Brooklands Way to Bickenhill Road – will be temporarily closed due to resurfacing working being carried out on behalf of Solihull MBC. Period of closure: Wednesday 2nd June 2021 to Friday 4th June 2021, between 08:00 – 17:00 daily. Alternative routes for traffic will be signed via Bickenhill […]
HS2 invitation – Virtual community drop-ins for the Solihull area (June 2021)
In previous years HS2 held drop-in sessions in and surrounding the Interchange area to give members of the public the opportunity to speak with them face-to-face about HS2’s activities in this area. However, as a result of Covid-19, these engagements remain postponed. To ensure that you can continue stay in touch with HS2 and ask […]
HS2 Roadworks: Update on works around Northway Island
From Monday 24 May, one of the short sections of Northway Island that was closed on Monday 26 April will reopen, whilst the other section remains closed. Depending on your direction of travel, road users will no longer be able to travel around the whole of the Island and you may be redirected from Northway […]
Free Webinar: Environmental Sustainability of HS2 Interchange and Curzon Street Station
HS2 would like to invite you to join a free webinar focussing on the environmental sustainability of both Interchange and Curzon Street Station. The brand new West Midlands stations will be amongst the most environmentally friendly buildings in the world once complete. During this free webinar you will hear from HS2’s environmental experts about what […]
Update on Blackfirs Car Parking Planing Application
Following a postponement, IAC’s application for an additional 388 car parking spaces at its premises in Progress Way will be going to planning at Solihull MBC on 16 June, 2021. The proposed removal of trees and part of the bund that shield the Blackfirs residents from the industrial units, plus the reduction of the attached […]