Dudley Bus Station to be demolished in new year to make way for £24m transport interchange
Dudley Bus Station will be demolished early next year so building work can begin on a new £24 million transport interchange.
The "out-of-date" bus station will be replaced with a new interchange offering a "modern, accessible environment" and "seamless connections" between bus and Metro services.
It comes after Dudley Council dropped a public inquiry into the compulsory purchase of land on Fisher Street in the town centre which would enable the local authority to bulldoze a branch of Farmfoods in order to build the new Interchange.
However, the council confirmed the inquiry was dropped after every objection to the scheme was removed through negotiation.
As part of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension, Transport for West Midlands hopes the Interchange will better connect the people of Dudley to leisure and job opportunities across the region, as well as providing a modern gateway to the town for visitors.
Set to open in 2025, the interchange is one in a series of major regeneration projects which are transforming Dudley town centre, including the Portersfield development.
This also follows recent developments at the Very Light Rail Innovation Centre, Black Country Living Museum, and the Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology.
