Roger Harmer

There has been agreement for some time that the bus lane on the Warwick Road, heading into Acocks Green Village from the north, should be removed. It causes congestion, provides very little benefit to buses and is part of an old scheme which no-one believes has any place in the future development of Acocks Green.

It now looks likely that the work to remove the bus lane will be completed this financial year, possibly around the end of February or start of March.

This work to be carried out will be:

• removal of the bus lane (while retaining the existing zebra crossing in the same location)
• removal of the central island at the zebra crossing
• build out of the footway at the zebra crossing for additional pedestrian safety
• new road markings
• relocation of the bus stop (by approx 8m)

Once the work is carried out there will be two lanes approaching the roundabout (albeit with a fairly heavily used bus stop in the inside lane). This should help ease the congestion in the area, which will be of benefit to car users and bus users alike.