Wood End Road is shut on Wednesday night to allow for key works to improve the safety of the road surface
20:11, 01 Oct 2025Updated 20:21, 01 Oct 2025
A main road in Birmingham has been closed for works to deal with safety concerns.
Wood End Road in Erdington is shut on Wednesday (October 1) and into Thursday (October 2) while resurfacing works are carried out.
A worker at the site confirmed the road has been closed to allow for an ‘anti-slip surface’ to be laid either side of a pedestrian crossing.
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He said this is a requirement and has meant both carriageway of the road will be closed overnight for the works to take place.
The closure is from Rollason Road to Kingsbury Road and the road is set to remain closed from 7pm to 5am.
The workman on site indicated the road would also be closed on Thursday night to allow workers to repaint the road with the relevant road markings.
Wood End Road in Erdington is closed in both directions for resurfacing works to create an anti-slip surface near the pedestrian crossing
National Express West Midlands confirmed its bus services are being diverted.
In a post on X it said: “Service Disruption.
“Incident on Wood End Road, Erdington
“Services X64 and 11C will be diverting using Kingsbury Road
“Apologies for any disruption to your journey.”
Wood End Road in Erdington is set to be closed overnight with more works expected the following night when the road is repainted
On the One Network website, which details all Birmingham City Council’s roadworks, it describes the works as a ‘Scrim Scheme’ which measures skid resistance.
A SCRIM, in full a Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine, which sprays water onto a road to check the skid resistance in a bid to reduce accidents.
A pedestrian walkway on one side of the road is still accessible and useable.