£30m Stourbridge Tesco store taking shape
Already dominating the skyline and leaving its neighbours in the shade, here is the new Tesco supermarket being built in Stourbridge town centre.
Building work is progressing well on the £30 million development on land off the town's ring road, bosses said today.
The new store is rising from its foundations with a large amount of the steel frame structure now in place.
The different car park and sales floors can be seen as well as the mezzanine level.
An average of 55 workers from four different contractors are on the site each day. Project manager Mark Glover, from Bowmer & Kirkland, said work was on track for the store to open towards the end of this year.
He said:?"The steel work is still being fitted and will be completed by late April.
"The wall cladding has started and we will be starting the roof soon. Some of the glazing has also begun."
In June work will start on road improvements in Crown Lane.
More workers are expected on site as work continues on the development.
The store is being built on the site of the old Crown Centre and Bell Street multi-storey car park. Work to knock down the former shopping centre began in March and was completed in May. The car park was brought down using explosives and landmovers cleared 9,000 tons of rubble, some of which is being re-used.
The new supermarket will create 320 jobs and more than 250 people have already expressed an interest in working at the store.
The development will also include a new shopping centre and a town square.
Lights will be installed on Stourbridge town hall as part of work to revamp the square to make it more attractive to shoppers.
