Two years of city centre road works set to begin

Road works expected to last more than two years will soon get under way as £19m makeover of Wolverhampton city centre begins.

The improvements to Lichfield Street, Queen Square and Darlington Street will commence on 20 January

It is the final phase of the city centre's revamp, following the completion of new spaces built in Victoria Street.

Councillor Chris Burden said the latest development would bring improved dwelling spaces and cycling routes for the betterment of the local economy.

He said: "The works will also complement other transformational development schemes already under way or in the pipeline in the city centre, including the £150m interchange and commercial district, and thousands of new homes coming at City Centre West and Canalside."

The first works on Darlington Street, between Chapel Ash Island and Red Lion Street, are expected to last for about six months.

A temporary road closure will be in place along lower Darlington Street with a signed diversion route in place at the Waterloo Road and School Street junction.

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