Breaking News
Feature
Better information for your journey
The National Traffic Control Centre collects real-time information on road conditions.
Quick Links
How We Manage Our Roads
In this section you can find out more about how we manage and maintain these roads and plan for the future
The Project Control Framework
On 1st April 2008 we launched the Project Control Framework. The Framework sets out how we, together with the Department for Transport, manage and deliver major improvement projects.
Traffic news on your desktop
Helpful ways to access the latest traffic information when you need it.
M54 to M6 / M6 (Toll) Link Road
M54 to M6 / M6 (Toll) Link Road
- Status
- Planned
- Located in
- Area 9
- Scheme type
- Other
- Updates
- Get email alerts when we publish new information
The Project
West Midlands Area Multi Modal Study (WMAMMS) recommended the development of a link from M54 to M6/M6(Toll) to complement the proposed future Western Bypasses of Wolverhampton and Stourbridge to improve access to and from the M54 corridor and Telford.
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 proposals for bypasses of Wolverhampton and Stourbridge.
An earlier commission to develop the link scheme was suspended in June 2003 because the traffic modeling work from WMAMMS and MIDMAN (West Midlands to North West Conurbations Multi-Modal Study) was not sufficiently comprehensive to allow detailed investigation of scheme economics and environmental impacts.
On 24 May 2006 the Secretary of State for Transport, Douglas Alexander announced a £112million contribution by Macquarie Infrastructure Group, the M6 Toll operator for a range of road improvements in the West Midlands.
Following the announcement, a number of conceptual options for the link were presented at Public Information Exhibitions held in July 2006 to update the public on current developments.
