Transport and Travel News & Updates
Thousands of road users are benefitting from safer and smoother journeys after another busy spring and summer of highways improvements.
- 22nd September 2026
With the new term well under way City of Wolverhampton Council is cracking down on those causing a danger by illegally parking outside schools.
- 21st September 2026
A public consultation has been launched for people to have their say on pathway improvement plans along part of the Black Country Route in Bilston town centre.
- 25th August 2026
Motorists are being advised to plan ahead as National Grid work means temporary Ring Road traffic restrictions from Tuesday 1 September.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has purchased all of National Express’s bus operations across the region in a £24m deal.
Night-time resurfacing starts on Stafford Road/Three Tuns Lane island this week as City of Wolverhampton Council’s highways improvements continue.
- 31st July 2026
West Midlands Railway (WMR) has announced that two days of strike action planned for this weekend have been suspended.
- 24th July 2026
Resurfacing is taking place in Old Heath Road as City of Wolverhampton Council’s highways improvements continue.
Two major city routes have been given fresh new road surfaces and other improvements during coordinated night-time work - boosting daily journeys for thousands of people.
Night-time resurfacing is due to start next month on Ring Road St George’s and Chapel Ash island as the council’s highways improvements continue.