Work on new road linking Dudley’s museum and zoo to start

Monday 7th November 2011, 11:00AM GMT.

A new link road between two major tourist attractions in a West Midlands town is set to be one of the first projects built as part of a £10 million transformation, it was revealed today.

The plans to link Dudley Zoo and the Black Country Living Museum have been in the pipeline for years but were held back by nearby roadworks at the Burnt Tree junction and the new Tesco.

Since £4.5m European funding was agreed, plans are being drawn up to start work on the link road in Dudley within weeks.

Dudley councillor Angus Adams, cabinet member for regeneration, said they were keen to move the diggers in “as soon as possible”.

Detailed plans are being drawn up for the road, which will run from near the Trading Post premises in Castle Hill to the back of the museum in nearby Tipton Road.
The road will also provide access to the Dudley Canal Trust at the back of the museum.

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