A daily headache for motorists in Walsall has been improved thanks to the overhaul of a major traffic light junction, it was claimed today.

Walsall Council says drivers travelling on the ring road at the junction of Stafford Street, Littleton Street and Court Way will now have smoother journeys as a result of the changes to traffic light timings. The alteration comes after motorists complained the lights were out of sequence with other signals, causing tailbacks throughout the day.

Now the sequences have been changed, the council says there should be less congestion at the junction.

Councillor Tom Ansell, Walsall Council cabinet member for transport, said: “As we said all along, we will only see the benefits of the ring road once it is in place.

“This is a major road that is helping to attract millions of pounds of investment and jobs into the borough.

“We are making this tweak to help make the road more efficient.”

The move will see the priorities change at the traffic signal at the junction of Stafford Street, Littleton Street and Court Way.

Spokesman for Walsall Council Daniel Slee said drivers and road users will need to approach the junction with caution as the changes will alter how the different stages of traffic use the junction.

The Express & Star reported in September that drivers were complaining that the lights were clogging up the traffic at the junction outside the new Walsall College on the £23m ring road.

The road, which was delayed by about a year, has seen more than a mile of new road built with more than 12 major new junctions.