Plans aim to turn city square into events area

The project would turn Queen Square into a "high-quality" events area, the council claimed

A project to transform bus, bicycle and pedestrian routes through the centre of Wolverhampton will be examined on Monday.

Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority's investment board will be asked to sign off the business case for the work.

The city council said it would turn Queen Square into a "high-quality" events area and create a two-way cycle route, one-way access for buses and taxis and wider footpaths.

There would also be new seating and lighting, relocated bus stops with new shelters, improved signs and raised kerbs.

The project is the latest stage of the £19m city centre public realm improvements programme in the city following completed schemes in Victoria Street and the Civic Halls areas.

This latest phase will concentrate on areas including Queen Square, Darlington Street and Lichfield Street.

If signed off by the investment board, funding from the authority of more than £13.5m will be given towards the scheme.

The City of Wolverhampton Council has already secured £2.97m from the government's Towns Fund and £2.6m from their Active Travel Fund, subject to grant agreement, to complete the two-year project.

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