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2022-08-20 02:14:14 By : Ms. Echo Zhang

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have announced the road changes to be made during the games.

From July 28 until August 8, thousands of spectators are expected to visit the city for the first major global sporting competition since the pandemic  began.

The Games organisers promise to minimise disruption for residents when spectators travel to and from sporting venues.

Roads could have permit access only, controlled parking, no parking, no stopping, one-way traffic or be closed.

What areas and roads will be affected by the restrictions?

Controlled Parking - These roads will have designated waiting, loading and parking restrictions. Residents on these roads will need a permit to park.

Permit Access Only - Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

No Stopping - Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick-up or drop off passengers.

One-way Traffic - Vehicles will only be able to travel in one direction on these roads.

Controlled Parking - These roads will have designated waiting, loading and parking restrictions. Residents on these roads will need a permit to park.

Permit Access Only - Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

No Stopping - Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers.

Closed: No vehicles will be able to pass.

Controlled Parking - These roads will have designated waiting, loading and parking restrictions. Residents on these roads will need a permit to park.

Sir John's Road

Permit Access Only - Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

No Stopping - Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers.

Speedwell Road (except for buses)

One-way Traffic - Vehicles will only be able to travel in one direction on these roads.

Closed: No vehicles will be able to pass.

Cannon Hill Park Access Road will have prohibited access.

Roads on the marathon route (including some adjoining roads will be closed between 2.30AM and 3.30PM on the day of the race, Saturday 30 July. Emergency services will be permitted.

Closed - No vehicles will be able to pass these roads:

Pershore Road (A441) between Belgrave Interchange and Cartland Road

Cannon Hill Park internal roads and paths

Warstone Lane between Tenby Street N and Hill Street

Suffolk Street Queensway between Brunel Street and Paradise Circus

Great Charles Street Queensway (A4400)

Broad Street between Centenary Square and Gas Street

Vehicle Crossing Points: Crossing points (shown in green on the map) will be available for residents to enter and leave the area inside race route. These will operate between 2.30am - 6.15am and 1.30pm - 3.30pm.

Sir John's Road - Access through road closure on Pershore Road (A441) to access Oakfield Road.

Milner Road / Dogpool Lane - Access through road closure to access Dogpool Lane.

Umberslade Road - Access along Umberslade Road through road closures on Ribblesdale Road and Raddlesbarn Road

Regent Street & Oxford Street - Access will be facilitated through the road closures on Bournville Lane onto Victoria Road

Heath Road between Woodlands Park Road and Hawthorne Road - Access through the road closures on Woodlands Park Road onto Heath Road

Mulberry Road between Hay Green Lane and Woodlands Park Road - Access through road closures on Woodlands Park Road onto Mulberry Road

Teazel Avenue - Access through road closures on Bournville Lane onto Cedar Road

Laburnum Road - Access through road closures on Willow Road onto Acacia Road

Gristhorpe Road - Access through road closures on Raddlebarn Road onto Hurbert Road

Graham Street (Jewellery Quarter) - Access only through the road closures on George Street onto Newhall Street

Changed Traffic Conditions - These roads will be open but will operate differently

A38 / Belgrave Interchange - No access to Belgrave Interchange (A441) from the Bristol Road (A38). No access to Belgrave Interchange (A441) from Ring Road (A4540) clockwise.

Pershore Road (A441) / Cartland Road - No access north on Pershore Road (A441) beyond Cartland Road. Access to and from Cartland Road to Pershore Road (A441) southbound and vice versa only.

Permit Access Only and One-way Traffic - Vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will only be able to travel in one direction on these roads:

No Stopping - Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers.

Digbeth High Street (except for taxis)

Moat Lane (except for taxis)

Sherlock Street (except for taxis)

Permit Access Only - Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

Permit Access Only and One-way Traffic - Vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will only be able to travel in one direction on these roads:

No Stopping - Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers.

Birmingham - University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre

Controlled Parking - These roads will have designated waiting, loading and parking restrictions. Residents on these roads will need a permit to park.

Permit Access Only - Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

No Stopping - Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers

Birmingham - University of Birmingham Athletes Village

Permit Access Only and One-way Traffic: Vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will only be able to travel in one direction on these roads:

No Stopping: Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers

The following road restrictions will be in place on 3 August.

Permit Access Only: Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

Birches Valley (20MPH Speed Limit)

Slitting Mill Road (40MPH Speed Limit)

No Stopping: Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers

Penkridge Bank Road (20MPH Speed Limit)

Dudley, South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton

The Cycling Time Trials will take place around the Black Country, leaving West Park in Wolverhampton before heading through the city, into parts of Dudley and South Staffordshire, before returning back to the finish line back in West Park.

Road restrictions will be in place from 2 August until 5 August.

Closed: No vehicles will be able to pass.

Park Road West between Connaught Road and Summerfield Road (12.01AM on Tuesday 2 August until 6PM on Friday 5 August)

Albert Road (between Park Road West and Clifford Street)

Birmingham New Road (A4123) between A457 and A4037 (northbound only)

Wolverhampton Ring Road - between A449 - Stratford Road and Birmingham Road (A459) (WEST)

Bath Road between Tettenhall Road A41 and Ring Road St Andrews (A4150)

Burton Road (B4558) between Traquain Drive and A459

Burton Road / Kent Street / Clarence Street / Dudley Road (A459)

Ring Road St Andrews (A4150) between Chapel Ash Island and Waterloo Road

Ring Road St Peters (A4150) between Waterloo Road and Ring Road St Patricks (A4150) Westbound

King Road St Johns (A4150) between Birmingham Road (A449) and Penn Island

Ring Road St Marks (A4150)

Penn Road (A449) between Penn Road Island Pinfold Lane

Himley Road (B4176) between Guys Lane and Dudley Road (B4176)

Dudley Road (B4176) past Himley Hall

Goldthorn Hill (A4039) between A449 and A459

Changed Traffic Conditions: These roads will be open but will operate differently.

Waterloo Road / Ring Road St Peters (A4150) - Access from Waterloo Road to Ring Road St Peters (A4150) eastbound only

Chapel Ash Island (Ring Road) - No access to Wolverhampton City Centre - turning point for A41 only

Wolverhampton Ring Road - Limited access to City Centre / City Centre Car Parking - No access to western side of the Ring Road

Bilston St Island - Snow Hill (southbound) Snow Hill - St Johns Square - Penn Island - One-way systems in place 

Parkfield Road (A4039) / Dudley Road (A459) - Access between Dudley Road (A459) and Parkfield Road (A4039) only

Sedgley Road West (A457) / Birmingham New Road (A4123) - Access between Sedgley Road (A457) and Birmingham New Road only

Wolverhampton Road (A449) / B4176 (Himley) - No access towards Wolverhampton (A449) or Himley Hall (B4176)

A449 Roundabout (Wombourne) - No access on Wodehouse Lane towards Gospel End and A449 towards Himley

From July 21 until 2 August the following road restrictions will be in place.

Controlled Parking: These roads will have designated waiting, loading and parking restrictions. Residents on these roads will need a permit to park.

Permit Access Only: Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

Closed: No vehicles will be able to pass.

Abercrombie Road - Closed between Olympic Park Avenue and the junction with Derny Avenue, from Thursday 21 July to Tuesday 2 August.

The following road restrictions will be in place from 28 July until 9 August.

Controlled Parking: These roads will have designated waiting, loading and parking restrictions. Residents on these roads will need a permit to park.

Permit Access Only: Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

No Stopping: Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers

Closed: No vehicles will be able to pass.

Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa - Victoria Park

Road restrictions will be in place from 29 July until 6 August.

Permit Access Only: Only vehicles with a valid permit in their windscreen will be able to pass.

Archery Road (No on-street parking)

No Stopping: Vehicles must not stop on these roads to wait, load, unload, pick up or drop off passengers

Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa - Cycling Road Race

Road Restrictions will be in place from 6PM on Saturday 6 August until 7PM Sunday 7 August.

Closed: No vehicles will be able to pass.

Birmingham Road (A425) between A46 and Theatre Street

Myton Road (A425) - Closed from 3 August until 8 August

Henley Road (A4189) between West Street (A429) and B4463

Banbury Road (A425) between Gallows Hill and Castle Hill

Hampton Road between A4189 and Old Budbrooke Road

Castle Hill (A425) including Mill Street

Old Budbrooke Road between Hampton Road and Birmingham Road (A4177)

Warwick New Road (B4099) between Emscote Road (A445) and Warwick Place

Jury Street, High Street, West Street (A429) between Castle Hill and St Lawrence

Birmingham Road (A4177) between Hockley Road (B4439) and A46 Roundabout (Budbrooke)

Stratford Road (A429) between Lawrence Avenue and Edgehill Drive

A46 Northbound and Southbound off slip roads onto Birmingham Road (Budbrooke Roundabout). Road closed from Sunday 7 August 12.01AM - 7PM.

Myton Road (A425) between Banbury Road (A425) and Myton Gardens. Road Closed from 10AM Wednesday 3 August - 8PM Monday 8 August.

Vehicle Access Points: Access points will be available for residents to enter and leave areas inside the race route. These will operate between 3AM - 7AM and after 4:45PM.

Hampton Road & Old Budbrooke Road

Bridge End (Access all day)

Changed Traffic Conditions: These roads will be open but will operate differently.

A46 at Budbrooke - slip roads will be closed

Primrose Hill/Wedgnock Lane, Coventry Road, Greville Road - Access to Hospital and Local Businesses/Residents only

Europa Way (A452) / Old Warwick Road (A425) Roundabout - No access to Myton Road or Princes Drive