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M54 to M6 / M6 (Toll) Link Road
M54 to M6 / M6 (Toll) Link Road
- Status
- Planned
- Located in
- Area 9
- Scheme type
- Other
WMAMMS (West Midlands Area Multi Modal Study) recommended the development of a link from M54 to M6(Toll) to improve access to and from the M54 corridor and Telford and to complement the proposed future Western Bypasses of Wolverhampton and Stourbridge.
In his response to WMAMMS the Secretary of State for Transport announced, in July 2003, his support in principle for the link road but rejected the study option for bypasses of Wolverhampton and Stourbridge.
An earlier commission to develop the link scheme was suspended in June 2003 because the traffic modelling work from WMAMMS and MIDMAN (West Midlands to North West Conurbations Multi-Modal Study) was not sufficient. This was because further investigation of traffic modelling, scheme economics and environmental impacts was needed.
On 24 May 2006 the Secretary of State for Transport, Douglas Alexander announced the £112million funding of road improvements in the West Midlands by Macquarie Infrastructure Group, the M6 Toll operator.
Following the announcement, a number of conceptual options for the link were presented at the Public Information Exhibitions held in July 2006 to enable the public to have an input on the development of the scheme.
The scheme is needed to:
- Reduce congestion on locals roads particularly the A460, A449 and the A5.
- Improve network reliability and provide a more efficient network
- Improve access to and from the M54 corridor and Telford
