Sprint

Construction for Sprint Phase 2 in Birmingham started in September 2024. Work includes installing Sprint bus shelters, bus priority measures at traffic lights and highway improvements.  

Latest work 

Main works on Coventry Road near Gilbertstone Avenue have been completed and included the installation of new traffic signal infrastructure, drainage, kerbs and installation of parking bays. Works to complete the footpath resurfacing is due to be completed in March 2026.

Works on Broadyates Road bus stop have been completed, and the new Sprint shelter is now operational.

Works on Keswick Road (outbound) bus stop have been completed. This involved the installation of a new Sprint shelter which is now operational and resurfacing of the footpath.

Works on Coalway Avenue and The Wheatsheaf bus stop have also been completed and the newly installed bus shelters are now operational with resurfacing of the carriageway at Coalway Avenue to be completed in March.

Works have been completed in Lane 1 between The Wheatsheaf and Lyndon Road junction. Lane 2 works continue between Lyndon Road and Keswick Road just after the traffic light junction at Tesco, and are due to be completed later this year.

Works on Gilbertstone Avenue outbound bus stop remain ongoing.

Resurfacing works have been completed between Steyning Road and Clay Lane.

Footway surfacing at Wagon Lane and Gilbertstone Avenue will begin in March.

Resurfacing of Coalway Avenue and Kings Road will be completed in March.

Work for Sprint Phase 2 in Solihull started in September 2024 with the installation of a new bus lane being carried out along Lode Lane (next to the Jaguar Land Rover site). Further bus priority measures are also being introduced with Sprint bus shelters installed along Hobs Moat Road and in Solihull town centre. 

Latest work 

Hobs Moat Road

Works to install new drainage systems and widen the carriageway have been completed along Hobs Moat Road.

The existing bus stops for Old Lode Lane have been removed, and new Sprint shelters have been installed which are now operational.

Works adjacent to Toby Carvery are now complete. These works involved widening the carriageway, installing kerb drainage and relocating street lighting.

A new controlled pedestrian crossing has also been installed which is now operational.

Resurfacing of Hobs Moat Road service roads has been completed.

A cycle crossing at the Old Lode Lane junction has now been installed.

Traffic signals have been upgraded and new kerbing has been installed at the Hobs Moat Road junction with A45 Coventry Road.

Works have been completed on Hobs Meadow which involved the removal of the existing shelter and resurfacing of the footpath. However, resurfacing of the carriageway will be completed at a later date.

Lode Lane

Works on the bus gate at the junction of Lode Lane and Warwick Road have now been completed and the new bus gate is operational.

The installation of new drainage systems, traffic light infrastructure, kerbs and installation of lighting columns and signs continues at Jaguar Land Rover. The footpath outside Jaguar Land Rover remains closed, with a clearly signed pedestrian diversion in place.

Station Road works to widen the bus stop area and resurface the footpath and carriageway have now bene completed.

The kerb on Poplar Road has also bene realigned.

Works on shelter SA, SK and SL in Solihull Town Centre have been completed with new bus
shelters being installed and carriageway resurfacing.

Temporary traffic lights and a pedestrian crossing point will be installed on Lode Lane at the junction with Dovehouse Lane at the end of March.

The installation of a new Sprint bus shelter on Hermitage Road (outbound) will commence later
this year.

Utility work for Sprint Phase 2 in Walsall is currently underway with main construction work expected to start in Quarter 1 of 2026.

Our region is growing. By 2035, the population of the West Midlands is set to increase by up to 444,000 (100 people per day) and we expect 215,000 new homes to be built across the region by 2030. 

In the same period, we anticipate that business investment will generate an additional 50,000 jobs, while the introduction of HS2 will open our connections to a wider area. 

We also want growth to be inclusive and sustainable so that everyone can benefit from the opportunities it will bring. 

Investment in our passenger transport network will help provide the capacity and quality of service we need, while helping to keep our region moving. 

Dedicated bus lanes, priority signalling at junctions and swifter movement of passengers on and off buses, means that journey times will be quicker and more predictable without buses going any faster. 

We are committed to providing ongoing communications and engagement with communities along the corridor, particularly during construction. Notifications are sent out to residents and businesses two weeks in advance of work taking place in a particular area.  

You can keep up to date with progress via our website.