Lee Bridge and Icknield Port Road junction - phase 3
Lee Bridge and Icknield Port Road junction (phase 3) covers the section of the A457 west of City Hospital to Summerfield Park. These works involve significant highway improvements and junction enhancements on a section of the A457 Dudley Road (between Icknield Port Road/Winson Green Road junction and Western Road). The works also encompass highway and footway realignment over Lee Bridge.
Phase 3 includes the following improvements:
- a new cycle path from Heath Street to Aberdeen Street, connecting to the new cycle route on Spring Hill
- upgraded drainage on the highway and across Lee Bridge
- road layout changes with upgraded carriageway and footway surfaces to support sustainable travel
- introduction of tidal flow bus lanes on A457 Dudley Road to improve travel times
- extensive utility works to support the new road layout
- comprehensive package of landscaping and biodiversity enhancement works
- safer crossings and side roads for cyclists and pedestrians
- new traffic signals on Heath Street and Icknield Port junctions
McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd have been appointed to carry out the phase 3 works, with planned completion in Autumn 2025.
Pedestrian management
The works on the North side of Lee Bridge are due to be completed and the footway reopened In February 2025. The southern footway of Lee Bridge will then be closed to pedestrians and cyclists to enable footway and carriageway improvement works to commence on the south side of the bridge.
These works form an important delivery phase of the wider Dudley Road scheme to create better walkways, cycle paths, and roads.
A signed diversion will be in place via the northern footway to facilitate pedestrian and cycle access across Lee Bridge.
Page last updated: 10 February 2025
