Walsall canal development footbridge plan unveiled

The footbridge would allow residents to reach shops and a cinema more easily

Plans for a footbridge that will form part of a £6.5m canalside development in Walsall have been submitted.

Walsall Council and the Canal and River Trust want to build the bridge in the area off Wolverhampton Street.

It is part of a major scheme of work to improve Park Street, Gallery Square and the canal basin that the council is part of the "Town Centre Masterplan" vision for the next 20 years.

The council is expected to make a decision in mid-December.

If it gets the go-ahead the bridge would link the cinema and retail area to residents living across the water, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reports.

The council secured £11.4m from the Future High Street Fund in 2021 and is now delivering the early phases of the project, the application for the bridge said.

It has also been successful in securing £23.5m through the Towns Fund for delivering key projects across the town.