M54 M6 Link Tender

ScopeThe road is set to carve a path through the countryside in a bid to cut congestion in South Staffordshire but critics have complained it will be built too close to villages such as Featherstone and Hilton creating noise and impacting on the environment.Now a number of amendments have been made to the proposals by Highways England.They include the realignment of a slip road at M54 Junction 1 moving it further away from Featherstone. A section of the link road will also be made steeper where it passes through woodland to lessen the impact on the area.A change in the bridge design and construction at M54 Junction 1 will also avoid the need for two years of traffic management on the motorway Highways England said.It is hoped the changes will ease concerns of residents living close to where the road will be built.The road will connect Junction 1 of the M54 with Junction 11 of the M6 running close to the A460.It is expected any work on the new road will not start until 2024 but transport bosses in the region hope the Governments explicit backing for the link road could see the project fast-tracked.