Traffic chaos after busy road closed in Wolverhampton
Dudley Road, Wolverhampton is closed.
Motorists are facing chaos after a busy road in Wolverhampton was closed.
Dudley Road is closed both by Fighting Cocks Supermarket due to works today (September 26).
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A motorist told the Express & Star that the closure is “causing traffic chaos” in the area.
According to a public notice from City of Wolverhampton Council the road will be closed in both directions between Goldthorn Hill and Poplar Street on today and tomorrow (September 27) and October 3-4, 2026, to allow National Grid Electricity Distribution to carry out new service connection works.
Diversions will be in place via Parkfield Road, Thompson Avenue, Birmingham Road and Grove Street, or Goldthorn Hill, Penn Road, Ring Road, Birmingham Road and Grove Street, depending on direction.
City of Wolverhampton Council has been contacted for a comment.
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