Railway station roadworks brought forward

The Kings Heath station will be opposite the high street

Roadworks around a new railway station have been brought forward a month, to reduce disruption.

Work is continuing on the planned station in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham and it is due to open, along with two others, later this year.

Before it can open, Birmingham City Council said it would need to carry out overnight resurfacing on High Street, Alcester Road and Valentine Road in Kings Heath.

That work is due to start on 13 August and be complete on 16 August.

The work will be carried out between the hours of 20:00 and 06:00 BST.

Birmingham City Council said the works had been due to take place in September but were brought forward to ensure they happened during the summer holidays, when traffic is expected to be lighter.

The two other stations being built on the Camp Hill line in south Birmingham are the Moseley and Pineapple Road stations.

The project will see passenger rail services introduced on the line for the first time since World War Two.

Work will be carried out around the Moseley and Pineapple Road stations later in the summer, the council said.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.