North West Worcestershire Corridor (NWWC)
On this page you will find more information on the proposed improvements to the North West Worcestershire Corridor (NWWC).
Background
Worcestershire County Council (WCC) is developing a Strategic Outline Business Case for the North West Worcestershire Corridor (NWWC).
The NWWC scheme covers three roads, the A491, the A450 and the A456.
- the A456 broadly runs west-to-east between Bewdley and the Worcestershire county boundary with Dudley
- the A491 MRN corridor broadly runs north-to-south between Hagley and Junction 4 of the M5 motorway
- the A450 runs from its junction with the A456 to the north east and the A449 Black Bridge junction to the south west
The route forms part of the Major Road Network (MRN) in the county.
This is the primary A road network which performs a strategic function in connecting the major settlements to the motorways and trunk roads.
There is congestion and journey time reliability issues along the corridor and it is expected to experience an increase in traffic from the development proposed in the Wyre Forest Local Plan (adopted April 2022).
The funding
In November 2020, Worcestershire County Council submitted an expression of interest to Midlands Connect (MC) for the NWWC to fund initial development of proposals for the improvement of the corridor.
As a result, the County Council was awarded funding from the Midlands Connect ‘Preparation Fund’ in January 2021 The funding is being used to support the development of proposals for the Scheme.