Posts Tagged ‘road’
City centre drivers facing SIX WEEKS of disruption with key road closed
Motorists in Birmingham’s central business district are facing up to six weeks of disruption as gas mains are replaced underneath the road. The section of Newhall Street running between Cornwall Street and Lionel Street has been closed on one side in the direction of the Jewellery Quarter. As a […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreOvernight tunnel closures in Birmingham
In order for Amey to carry out essential maintenance and cleaning of St Chads Queensway, Great Charles Street Queensway and Suffolk Street Queensway tunnels, there will be overnight closures from Monday 10 July to Thurs 13 July. The hours of closure will be from 22.00 – 06.00 each night. […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreSand Pits Into City Road Opens on 23 October
Original web page at Sand Pits Into City Road Opens on 23 October The major traffic restrictions around the Paradise construction site, a major traffic thoroughfare through the centre of Birmingham City, are about to be relaxed in a major way. Motoring from the west side of Birmingham (Black Country, Smethwick, etc) you will from…
Read MoreHidden Spaces: Subterranean Birmingham – exploring the world beneath our feet
Original web page at birnews.com Birmingham’s sandstone bedrock is too fragile to support extensive tunnelling – it is one reason the city doesn’t have an underground transport system. Nonetheless, we have carved beneath the city an invisible network of service tunnels, subways, crypts, catacombs, bomb shelters, cellars, mine shafts, railway lines and roads. It […]
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