Willenhall area

2 new railway stations are being built along the Walsall – Wolverhampton line at Darlaston and Willenhall.

Willenhall station will provide quicker and more reliable journeys to places like Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Walsall, reducing congestion and pollution.

The station will have 2 platforms, lifts, ticket machines, information screens and secure bike parking.

In addition to this, work is being carried out throughout 2025 to create a network of improved cycling routes in the Willenhall area and along the A454 corridor.

In order to build these segregated cycle paths, a series of highway works are taking place along the A454 Willenhall Road, the New Road and Somerford Place.

Please check back here regularly for updates on local road closures and bus diversion in this area.

From January through to Spring 2026, work is underway to create a network of segregated cycle routes in the Willenhall area.

The majority of the cycle routes will include a 3m wide cycleway providing two-way movement, separate from traffic and pedestrians with the aim of promoting a safe and sustainable mode of transport.

Overnight Closures on New Road, Willenhall

As part of the ongoing Pinson Road to Rose Hill cycle project, Walsall council will undertake the following carriage resurfacing works overnight.

New Road will be closed overnight from 19.00 to 06.00 every night on 6, 7, 8 and 11 August. 

Signed diversions will be in place with bus service 57 being re-routed due to the road closure.

From Monday 31 March:

Somerford Place 

There is one way traffic flow in place westbound towards Wolverhampton on B4464 Somerford Place from Pinson Road roundabout to Portobello roundabout.  

Affected Bus Services:  

• National Express West Midlands service 529 towards Walsall and Carolean Coaches 23 / 23A are diverting into Willenhall via Keyway and Bilston Road to Market Place.


• Diamond Bus service 303 towards County bridge are diverting via Keyway, Bilston Lane, Rose Hill, Bilston Street and Walsall Street. Stops on Somerford Place and New Road.