Video: See latest stages of £24m Dudley Bus Station transformation set to open next year

Dudley Bus Station closed in January, marking the start of the 18-month project to transform the site into a new transport hub, with demolition having started in March.

The new hub is set to open in 2025 and feature a new metro stop as part of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill metro extension.

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) previously said the interchange aims to "better connect" people in Dudley with region-wide job and leisure opportunities.

Aerial photos taken by the Express & Star show what the bus station looks like now, as work continues to progress.

A tram track appears to have been built around the edge of the site, whilst the blue bus terminals are still standing.

Several diggers can also be spotted at the former bus station, sat among piles of rubble.

The project is being led by TfWM which is part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), in partnership with Dudley Council.

A spokesman for the WMCA said on Tuesday the transport interchange is "essentially still on course" for opening next year.

The project has also seen the planned demolition of the former Farmfoods store which is located nearby on Fisher Street.

Whilst the redevelopment is underway, bus services have been operating at temporary stops on Tower Street, Ednam Road, Priory Road, New Street, Castle Street and The Broadway.

Funding for the interchange was awarded to the WMCA by the Department for Transport via the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement.

The work is being carried out alongside the development of phase one of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension which is being delivered for TfWM by Midland Metro Alliance.