Potential Transportation Capital Schemes for 07/08

Your local Councillors have been asked to suggest possible transportation capital scheme for consideration for the next financial year.

The list of schemes I am currently proposing are as following. Are there any other that we should look at?

- widen the railway bridge at the junction of Kings Heath High Street and Valentine Road. There is room on the southside of the bridge to do this. Widening it would remove a massive bottleneck along this High Street

- Reconstruct the pavement on Valentine Road, by raising it a few inches - the pavement is next to Kings Heath Primary School and a major pedestrian route. The pavement is less than an inch high in some places and makes pedestrians feel vulnerable.

- Reconstruct the pavement on Wake Green Road, between School Road and Lenches Close, southside only. This is a major pedestrian route, with cars travelling at high speed. The pavement is less than an inch high in some places and makes pedestrians feel vulnerable.

- Resurface Moor Green Lane, between Alcester Road and Queensbridge Road

- Finish off the paving of Moseley shopping centre - priority area should be Alcester Road between Salisbury Road and the Post Office (both sides of road). The frontages in front of the shops on the west side are dangerous in places - especially in front of 137 Alcester Road. The eastside is one large puddle when it rains.

- Pave the section of York Road in front of the shops - pave to Moseley shopping centre standards. The paving in front of the shops is a mess and this row of shops is becoming quite up-market. Opportunity to introduce trees and make this road feel more attractive.