Country lane on Walsall-Sandwell border will be shut for electricity cable installation project
A country lane near Walsall which is popular with rush-hour commuters is due to be partially closed for electricity cable works.
Chapel Lane in Great Barr on the border with Walsall will be closed between the junctions of Coronation Road and Vicarage Rise during the period July 14 to September 5 for the installation of the high voltage wire. The work will be carried out by National Grid Electricity Distribution.
The notice stated notice stated: "Access to any affected frontages will be maintained, but only when safety permits. Access to The Holiday Inn/Vicarage Rise will be via Birmingham Road only.
"A traffic diversion route will be signed via Birmingham Road northbound, Broadway North, Sutton Road, Beacon Road and vice versa.
A further traffic diversion route will be signed via Birmingham Road southbound, Queslett Road, Beacon Road and vice versa. The maximum duration is 18 months but the work is expected to be completed by September 5."
Around 200 people recently attended the launch of the New Story for Sandwell initiative to celebrate, champion and bring people together in the borough.
The similar 'We are Walsall 2040' partnership was also launched last month.
