M54 to M6 Link Road - Statutory Consultation
Overview
This consultation has now closed. Please visit the scheme webpage for further information and updates on the scheme.
Statutory Consultation
We're consulting on our proposals for an improved link between the M54 and the M6.
This statutory consultation follows on from our previous consultation in September 2017 and our selection of the preferred route, which we announced in September 2018.
This consultation is your opportunity to share your views on the design of the proposed scheme in advance of our application for a Development Consent Order (DCO).
A DCO is a special type of planning application, which is needed for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). Further information on the DCO process can be found on the National Infrastructure Planning website.
Businesses, local authorities, public bodies, road users, local residents and community groups can play an important part in the development of the scheme design.
The consultation will run for 6 weeks, from Friday 24 May to Friday 5 July 2019.
How to get involved
You can use the following methods to respond this consultation:
- Complete an online version of the response form by following the link below.
- Send a paper copy of the response form to our freepost address: Freepost M54 TO M6 LINK ROAD
- Place a completed copy of the response form into a response box at one of our public consultation events.
To allow us time to collect and assess all responses to this consultation please ensure your response reaches us by 11.59pm on Friday 5 July 2019.
We're holding public consultation events, where you'll be able to find out about the scheme and speak to members of the project team:
Date | Time | Location |
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Friday 31 May |
1pm to 8pm |
Featherstone and Hilton Community Centre, Baneberry Drive, WV10 7TR |
Saturday 1 June |
11am to 6pm |
Featherstone and Hilton Community Centre, Baneberry Drive, WV10 7TR |
Wednesday 5 June |
1pm to 8pm |
Shareshill Village Hall, 1 Elms Lane, WV10 7JS |
Saturday 8 June |
11am to 6pm |
Shareshill Village Hall, 1 Elms Lane, WV10 7JS |
Tuesday 11 June |
3pm to 8pm |
Wedges Mills Village Hall, Wolverhampton Road, WS11 1ST |
Thursday 13 June |
3pm to 8pm |
Cheslyn Hay Village Hall, Pinfold Lane, WS6 7HP |
Saturday 15 June |
1pm to 8pm |
Essington Community Centre, Hobnock Road, WV11 2RF |
Consultation documents will also be available to view from 24 May 2019 at the following locations during their normal opening times:
Venue |
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South Staffordshire District Council Offices - Wolverhampton Road, WZ8 1PX |
Staffordshire County Council - No.1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, ST16 2LP |
Codsall Library - Wolverhampton Road, WV8 1PX |
Cannock Library - Manor Avenue, WS11 1AA |
Bilbrook Parish Council - Joeys Lane, WV8 1JL |
Collingwood Library - Northwood Park Road, WV10 8EA |
Brewood and Coven Parish Council - 35 Stafford Street, T19 9DX |
Cheslyn Hay Library and Village Hall - Pinfold Lane, WS6 7HP |
Pendeford Library - Whitburn Close, WV9 5NJ |
Sainsburys - Cannock Orbital Retail Centre, Voyager Drive, WS11 8XP |
Featherstone and Hilton Community Centre - Baneberry Drive, WV10 7TR |
Essington Community Centre - Hobnock Road, WV11 2RF |
The need for the scheme
This scheme will provide an improved link between the M54 and the M6.
Currently, there’s no direct motorway link from the M54 to the M6 north. Road users wanting to access the M6 north or M6 Toll must use local roads such as the A460, A449 and A5. This means high volumes of both long-distance and local traffic use the local roads to travel this route.
A large volume of local and long-distance traffic uses the A460, which passes through the villages of Featherstone, Hilton and Shareshill.
The A460 has just one lane in each direction with numerous junctions and stretches of road with a 30mph speed limit. It was not designed for the amount and type of traffic currently using it. This results in delays, congestion and high accident rates. There are also air quality issues in the villages along the A460 due to the high volume of traffic.
Fly-through video
Please see the below video for a visual fly-through of the proposed scheme.
Audiences
- All members of the public
Interests
- Roads
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