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Roads: West Midlands

Commons · Question 96146 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Budget’s roads funding announcements on tackling congestion hotspots in Aldridge-Brownhills, including the A452, A461, Chester Road, Walsall Wood Road and Brown

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 10 Dec 2025

Tackling congestion hotspots on local roads is a matter for local highway authorities. The roads in question are the responsibility of Walsall Council, which is part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). WMCA is in receipt of £1.05bn of City Reg...

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