Newhall traffic management
The Newhall traffic management scheme is part of a bigger project to improve the streets around Snow Hill Station, making it easier for people to:
- walk
- cycle
- use public transport
About the improvements
Improvements include:
- Newhall Street, between Edmund Street and Colmore Row, is now 2-way traffic. This will also enable cycling in both directions
- Bennetts Hill, between Colmore Row and Waterloo Street, is now 2-way traffic. This will also enable cycling in both directions
- Waterloo Street, between Bennetts Hill and Temple Row West, is now 1-way traffic in an eastbound direction (towards the Cathedral). Cyclists will also be able to travel westbound (towards Victoria Square) on a contraflow cycle lane (going in the opposite direction to the general flow of traffic)
- Temple Row West, between Colmore Row and Waterloo Street, is now 1-way traffic in a northbound direction (towards Colmore Row). Cyclists will also be able to travel southbound (towards Waterloo Street) on a contraflow cycle lane (going in the opposite direction to the general flow of traffic)
- new pay and display bays have been provided in locations on:
- Margaret Street
- Edmund Street
- Barwick Street
- Weaman Street
- Steelhouse Lane
Construction is due to be completed by 12 December 2025.
Previous consultation
The public consultation for the Newhall traffic management scheme was completed in Spring 2023.
Learn more about the consultation on Birmingham Be Heard.
The feedback from the consultation was used to finalise the plans.
Page last updated: 9 December 2025
