Plans to link the region's motorways to go on show in December
Plans to build a major link road between the M54, the M6 and the M6 Toll are to go on show in December.
Exhibitions are being held to outline the options for the route, which could see a new road from between junctions one and two of the M54 near Wolverhampton, past Featherstone and up to Junction 11 of the M6 near Cannock.
Another option is to provide a northbound slip road from the M54 on to the M6.
Currently cars can only go south on the M6 and get on to it at junction 10A.
An eight-week public consultation begins on December 5.
The proposal has been in the pipeline since 2003 and £112 million of funding was originally pledged by Macquarie Infrastructure Group, the M6 Toll operator, for a range of road improvements.
Chancellor George Osborne has previously told the Express & Star that the government was committed to the project, despite it having previously been shelved.
Public exhibitions will take Featherstone and Hilton Community Centre, Baneberry Drive, Featherstone on December 5 from 2pm to 8pm and the following day from 10am to 4pm.
There will be another at Shareshill Village Hall on December 7 from 10am to 4pm.
Highways Agency project manager Bill Birkett said: "This scheme will keep the right traffic on the right roads. It will relieve congestion on local routes, providing more reliable journey times and making life easier and safer for businesses, commuters and local traffic.
"A new link will create better traffic flow and improve routes for north-south and east-west traffic which will also support local economic growth for Telford, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, Cannock and Tamworth.
"I would encourage as many people as possible to be part of this consultation to decide the route of the new link and have their say on the development of this important road."
People can complete an online questionnaire on the scheme website http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/road-projects/m54-to-m6m6-toll-link-road/ or submit comments to the M54 to M6/M6 Toll project team, The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham B1 1RN or email M54toM6/M6tolllinkroad@highways.gsi.gov.uk
The consultation closes on January 30.
