Major roadworks for seven weeks as Kings Heath gets ready for new Camp Hill line train station

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has announced improvements expected to last seven weeks will begin on Sunday (March 23) to the junction at Queensbridge Road and Kings Heath High Street.

This is part of the ongoing development of the new railway station which is expected to be completed and ready to open at the end of the year.

It is one of three South Birmingham stations being built on the Camp Hill line – alongside Moseley and Pineapple Road – aimed at improving connectivity and reducing congestion in the city.

The works will include:

• Three-way temporary traffic lights will be in operation for preparatory works including the installation of bus stops and a pedestrian crossing.
• There will be no vehicle access to and from Valentine Road from Kings Heath High Street / A435.
• The pedestrian footway on Kings Heath High Street will be closed. As a result, temporary pedestrian crossings will be in place to ensure the safe crossing to the available footpath on the opposite side.
• Valentine Road will remain open for pedestrians

A TfWM spokesperson said the work is expected to take up to seven weeks to complete and passengers using the National Express West Midlands 1, 35 and 50 services have been warned to expect delays.

Motorists are also advised to plan ahead, allow extra travel time, or consider alternative routes via Pershore Road (A441) and Bristol Road (A38) from the South or Stratford Road (A34) and Warwick Road (A41) from the East to avoid delays.

The Camp Hill project was one of a number of transport schemes hit with delays due to increased costs of around £121 million.

It had already been put back from an original planned opening in 2023 when it was announced last July that a further delay of a year would be needed to complete the project.

For more details and live travel updates, people are asked to visit the TfWM website.