Black Country Route
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Black Country Route | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
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Location | |||
Bilston • Willenhall | |||
County | |||
Staffordshire | |||
Highway Authority | |||
Wolverhampton • Walsall | |||
Scheme Type | |||
Bypass | |||
Opening Date | |||
in phases between 1986 and 1995 | |||
On road(s) | |||
A454 • A463 | |||
See Also: Black Country Spine Road
See Also: The Keyway
The Black Country Route is a completed road scheme on the south and east sides of Wolverhampton. It forms part of the A454 and A463, meeting junction 10 of the M6 at the eastern end, and the A4123 at the western end.
It is a downgraded successor to the unbuilt Bilston Link Motorway, with the eastern half of the route taking the planned line of the motorway and the western half taking a more northerly line much closer to Bilston town centre. The eastern half of the route is grade-separated, whilst the western half features flat roundabouts.
It opened in several sections between 1986 and 1995, although the initial stage of associated route of The Keyway, the western section of the Willenhall Bypass, opened in the 1970s.