Above: With Cllr Simon Ward, Leader of Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council at the bus interchange which is set to be revamped as part of a new £25 million gateway for the town.
Exciting news about the £25 million Sutton gateway scheme, which will transform transport links in the Town Centre and improve public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure around Sutton Coldfield.
Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council has been working with Birmingham City Council, West Midlands Combined Authority and local stakeholders to develop the scheme.
The Sutton Gateway scheme aims to improve access to, from and around Sutton Coldfield Town Centre by focusing on improving public transport, walking and cycling links. It sets out 15 individual proposals which collectively aim to regenerate the town centre by making it more attractive for residents and visitors, encouraging them to spend more time in the town.
Those 15 proposals include major renovations to the bus interchange, a two-way, on road segregated cycleway, a Mobility Hub at the railway station, rethinking the road lay outs, new speed limits on the ring road, improved links between the town centre and the Park and improved road crossings, town wide.
This hugely ambitious project has now passed an important milestone, with the approval of the Sutton Gateway Scheme Strategic Outline Case (SOC).
I am delighted that the £25m I fought so hard to secure from the previous government is now being used to deliver projects which will directly benefit Royal Sutton Coldfield.
The 15 projects which collectively make up the Sutton Gateway scheme will help revitalise our town centre through ensuring it is more accessible and attractive to visitors, businesses and residents alike. I will continue to monitor the scheme’s delivery to ensure it is delivered in a timely manner and secures the widest possible benefits.
Along with the investment in the Gracechurch, the £20 million Towns Fund I secured from the last Government and the works that have already begun to transform our Cottage Hospital and Town Hall, the Gateway is a central part of the huge amount of work being done to revitalise our town centre.
Cllr Simon Ward, Leader of Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council and chairman of the Town Centre Regeneration Partnership said: “Achieving this key milestone for the Sutton Gateway scheme represents a real success story for both the town council and Royal Sutton Coldfield. Leveraging public sector funding to act as a catalyst for investment across the town centre has been a long-term objective for the Town Council. Not only will the 15 projects deliver real and sustainable improvements for the town centre, progressing the scheme to this stage demonstrates how the town council is successfully working in partnership to secure real and tangible benefits for the wider town.”
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