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TOWN CENTRE NEWS:Changes to Oxford Street Car Park

Motorists will still be able to use the Oxford Street car park in Bilston during the initial phase of highway improvement work to facilitate the new Police Sector Station. The highway improvement work is due to start next week (September 14th).

Work will begin on a new access road situated a short distance away from the existing Railway Street access. During this time Railway Street will still be used for access to and from the public car park. A few parking bays will be lost to accommodate a small works compound on the Oxford Street car park whilst this initial phase of work takes place.

Once the new car park access is open then parking on a portion of the site will be suspended whilst kerbing and resurfacing work takes place to the Council car park. During this time, parking will be permitted on the portion of the site now owned by West Midlands Police until completion of the revised public car park. Public parking will then be transferred back to the resurfaced Council car park when work commences on the new Police Sector Station in November.

Confirmation of the date from which a reduction to the number of public car parking spaces available at Oxford Street will be given in advance.

Oxford Street has 135 spaces whereas alternative council car parks in Bilston provide a total of 601 free spaces. 1 disabled parking bay will be provided and 38 car parking bays will be retained at the Oxford Street car park.

There are eight other free council car parks in Bilston; at Pinfold Street 203 spaces; Batchcroft 181 spaces; Mountford lane 60 spaces; Walsall Street 47 spaces; Bow Street 44 spaces; Hall Street 42 spaces and Pipes Meadow 24 spaces. In addition there are approximately 700 free spaces available at Morrison's and Lidl supermarkets.

- 21st Sep 2009