Dudley Regeneration

From Monday 11 August for a period of up to eleven weeks, there will be road closure on Castle Hill towards Dudley. Traffic will continue to flow downhill, towards Castlegate Island throughout.

The road work will involve the installation and programming of permanent traffic signals, paving, kerb and signpost remediations and additional lighting column installation amongst other activities. Works will take place on following phases:

• Monday 11 August – Sunday 5 October: traffic to flow down zoo side of Castle Hill;
• Monday 6 – Sunday 19 October: traffic will flow down the casino side of Castle Hill, with no access to Trindle Road from Castlegate Island;
• Monday 20 – Friday 24 October: overnight restrictions will be in place as work occurs on both sides of Castle Hill (one at a time).

Find out more about the Dudley regeneration work.

Construction activity, including in the Brierley Hill and Merry Hill areas, is set to get underway for the second phase of the Black Country Metro extension beginning from Spring 2025. This work is expected to continue throughout 2025 and into 2026. These essential activities are required as part of the delivery for the second phase of the largest Metro extension being delivered anywhere in the UK. 

Works will take place in phases, starting with the preliminary construction works at Level Street, Merry Hill. Details of this works are as follows:

From 28 April to 22 June:

• Lane closures will be in place on all the approaches to Level Street Island to accommodate works on the outer ring of the roundabout.
• Pedestrians will need to use the designated crossing point during the works.

From 23 June to 15 August:

•  Lane closures will be in place on all the approaches to Level Street Island to accommodate works on the inner ring of the roundabout. 

Below is a map of the area of works.