New Metro stop is given the nod
Tuesday 27th April 2010, 11:30AM BST.
A new Metro stop is set to be built in Sandwell following talks between transport company Centro and residents in the area.
People in Hill Top shunned plans for a Metro stop when the line was built 11 years ago.
They submitted a petition opposing it. However following the popularity of the scheme, they have been campaigning to have one installed.
Councillor Ian Jones, who represents Tipton Green was at the meeting between Centro and residents. He said: “There was no stop in Hill Top because the people there didn’t want one.
“However the line has proved such a success that they now want to take advantage of it.”
Centro has agreed in principle to build the stop but the cash must be found in the Travel Plan to make it a reality.
The new stop would be in Bilport Lane.
According to Centro there would be a new crossing at that point on the line, with a new stop to be constructed nearby.
The plans were first mooted four years ago.
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Bilport Lane not exactly well placed for Hill Top. I am not sure if there’s already a bridge to cross the canal at that point, but I would have said Tame Street a better option because of this
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Ah, NIMBYs received their comeuppance. Should have made them wait another eleven years for it.
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There is already a stop in Black Lake..just as there are already places that have fought tooth and nail to Metro link; you need to look at the STATE of transport in Tipton to see why. Yet all calls were denied. What you see here is nothing more than political propaganda, on behalf of government that has no intention of solving the problems it creates. They can’t even agree on one stop let alone build more, and where they are needed most..meanwhile Europe gets cleaner, safer and more efficient forms of transport whilst we’re still here listening to these fools.
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