The Canal and River Trust is considering handing over plots to enable bridge and track construction to be carried out as part of a huge multi-million pound programme to extend the metro line between Wednesbury and Brierley Hill.
Bosses at the waterway charity want to transfer “airspace and grant rights” at Golds Hill Bridge, in Wednesbury; Hempole Lane Bridge, in Tipton; Coneygree Bridge and Parkhill Viaduct, in Dudley; Canal Street, in Brierley Hill; and The Embankment, in Merry Hill.
Construction is underway for a £1.3 billion public transport integration scheme spearheaded by the West Midlands Combined Authority and Transport for West Midlands. As part of the vision in Phase One the West Midlands Metro service will be extended to the proposed Dudley Interchange followed by an extension to Brierley Hill under Phase Two of the development.
The first phase, from Wednesbury to Dudley town centre, is due to be open …