Iron Lane junction
Birmingham City Council·£5.45M·Birmingham, West Midlands·2021
The Iron Lane Junction Improvement Scheme was implemented to remove a major pinchpoint on the A4040 Outer Ring Road in Stechford, Birmingham while reducing severance for pedestrians and cyclists and improving access to several large urban employment/regeneration sites.
The site included improvements to approx. 1km of existing highway with the major sections of work including:
This work was delivered as principal contractor on Birmingham City Council’s Highways & Infrastructure Framework using an NEC Option C contract.
A new concrete beam road bridge was constructed to carry Station Lane over the River Cole and full-depth carriageway construction was required to widen Station Road.
Two new roundabouts were constructed to replace an existing gyratory including placing decorative rock boulders.
Renewing the footway and public realm paving beside the historic Ironbridge — a busy World Heritage tourist site kept open throughout.
McPhillips was appointed as principal contractor to refurbish Porthill Bridge for Shropshire Council on an NEC Option B contract in March…
New and extended bus lanes with signal priority on a key Sprint corridor, delivered in time for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
