We're working closely with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to make bus travel more reliable by speeding up bus journeys that we know are affected by congestion. We are doing this by trialling the closure of carefully selected stops until March 2018.
Congestion has reached record levels in the West Midlands, making more people wait longer for buses that now take longer to get to their destination.
We have looked carefully at several high-frequency bus corridors to identify how journeys could be made more reliable. This review identified that several stops were located in close proximity to the next stopping point along the route and could, therefore, be suspended as part of a six-month trial.
We know that a change in your regular bus stop may be less convenient, however, we have carefully selected stops that will maintain:
8A, 8C, 45, 47, 50, 63
Customers who use other services may be affected by the trial. Some suspended stops have multiple services that use them. These stops will be suspended for all services.
The trial will start on Sunday 1st October 2017 until March 2018.
We will closely monitor feedback and respond accordingly.
Congestion is worse in the winter, therefore a live trial is necessary to understand the issues and assess the impact on customers.
We are working with the local authorities to deliver highway schemes at congestion hot spots and network bottlenecks to improve the flow of traffic on the highway network. We are also reviewing traffic light signal sequences at key junctions.
Take part in the TfWM survey
or you can call the dedicated telephone number 0345 835 8188.
Your feedback is very important to us and all comments received will be considered by a dedicated team specifically tasked with measuring the impact of this project. We will collate and monitor feedback carefully throughout the trial period and also use this in our evaluation at the end of the six-month period.
