{"id":466917,"date":"2025-10-01T22:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/466917\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T22:50:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T22:50:19","slug":"major-birmingham-road-closed-for-works-due-to-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/466917\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Birmingham road closed for works due to safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wood End Road is shut on Wednesday night to allow for key works to improve the safety of the road surface<\/p>\n<p>20:11, 01 Oct 2025Updated 20:21, 01 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A main road in Birmingham has been closed for works to deal with safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Wood End Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/erdington\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Erdington<\/a> is shut on Wednesday (October 1) and into Thursday (October 2) while resurfacing works are carried out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A worker at the site confirmed the road has been closed to allow for an \u2018anti-slip surface\u2019 to be laid either side of a pedestrian crossing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-mango-nightclub-shooting-appeal-32589430\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Nightclub shooting appeal as police release picture of man<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">He said this is a requirement and has meant both carriageway of the road will be closed overnight for the works to take place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The closure is from Rollason Road to Kingsbury Road and the road is set to remain closed from 7pm to 5am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_IMG_3513jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Wood End Road in Erdington is closed in both directions (with a red Road Closed sign and yellow CCTV in operation sign warning motorists) for resurfacing works to create an anti-slip surface near the pedestrian crossing \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Wood End Road in Erdington is closed in both directions for resurfacing works to create an anti-slip surface near the pedestrian crossing <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">National Express West Midlands confirmed its bus services are being diverted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">In a post on X it said: \u201cService Disruption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cIncident on Wood End Road, Erdington<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cServices X64 and 11C will be diverting using Kingsbury Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cApologies for any disruption to your journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_IMG_3510jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Wood End Road in Erdington is set to be closed overnight with more works expected the following night when the road is repainted \" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Wood End Road in Erdington is set to be closed overnight with more works expected the following night when the road is repainted <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">On the One Network website, which details all <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/birmingham-city-council\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham City Council<\/a>\u2019s roadworks, it describes the works as a \u2018Scrim Scheme\u2019 which measures skid resistance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A pedestrian walkway on one side of the road is still accessible and useable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wood End Road is shut on Wednesday night to allow for key works to improve the safety 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