LOCAL GROWTH FUND HIGHWAY WORKS: LONGBRIDGE RAIL STATION

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1 LONGBRIDG RAIL STATION Delivered in Partnership by Centro, Birmingham City Council, Network Rail and London Midland Regional transport co-ordinating body Centro, Birmingham City Council, Network Rail and London Midland are working together to deliver over 1million worth of improvements to Longbridge Rail Station to provide a modern, high quality passenger facility and encourage more people to use public transport. The improvements include: Upgrading the station facade in a similar style to University Station (e.g. cladding, glazing, painting) Automatic power entrance doors CCTV upgrade Redecorate the booking hall Renovate the toilets Installation of services to facilitate addition ticket machines Lighting improvements Redecorate the bridge and stairwells Additional customer information screens Glaze and enclose waiting area on Platform 1, and install heating Painting of both parapet walls of the road overbridge immediately outside the station Upgrade of all seating on both platforms xtended canopy / additional waiting shelter on Platform 1

2 LONGBRIDG PARK & RID Delivered by Centro ISO A1 594mm x 841mm Project Management Initials: Designer: BM Checked: AC Approved: MS INDICATIV Austin Sports and Social Club Car Park (Approx 157 Spaces) AUSTIN SPORT AND SOCIAL CLUB LOCATION OF LCTRICAL SUB-STATION A new Park and Ride facility was opened by Centro at PROJCT Longbridge Rail Station in February 2014 with 102 free LONGBRIDG STATION PARK & RID XTNSION car parking spaces. CLINT The Longbridge 2015/2016 stage of works proposes to add RGISTRATION Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Centro License Number more parking spaces (circa 132) to accommodate demand for CONSULTANT ACOM Colmore Plaza Colmore Circus Queensway BIRMINGHAM tel fax the Rail Station which is expected to increase following the improvements put forward as part of this stage of development. NOTS The proposed extension is located behind the existing site. Filename: P:\UKBHM2-TI\RAIL - LONGBRIDG PARK & RID\5 - DSIGN\5.1 - DRAWINGS\CAR PARK XTNSION\CAR PARK XTNTION OPTION C ASSC.DWG Last saved by: MANIFOLDJ Last Plotted: DVON WAY GATD ACCSS POINT DDICATD ACCSS TO NURSRY AND DRAY WAGON DLIVRIS ACCSS TO PARK & RID AND SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB TH FACTORY YOUTH CNTR BUSY BS NURSRY LONGBRIDG LAN AUSTIN SPORT AND SOCIAL CLUB CONTROLLD BARRIR ACCSS POINT BTWN AUSTIN SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB AND PARK & RID LONGBRIDG STATION TSSALL LAN KY PLAN PROJCT NUMBR M002 SHT TITL INDICATIV CAR PARK LAYOUT OPTION Scale 1:500 SHT NUMBR M002-SK011-SK-B Printed on % Post-Consumer Recycled Content Paper

3 BUS PASSNGR AND PDSTRIAN IMPROVMNTS Delivered by Centro Longbridge is a key destination and interchange for bus services across Southern Birmingham and further afield. The town centre boasts direct and frequent bus services to Birmingham City Centre,, Worcester and Redditch amongst other key local destinations and commercial centres. Longbridge also acts as the southern gateway to the strategic Bristol Road Corridor with direct and frequent connections to education and employment opportunities and business development at the University To aid bus passengers and pedestrians navigate around Longbridge Town Centre a comprehensive wayfinding strategy has been developed by St. Modwen but this needs to be extended to cover the enhanced bus stop infrastructure. Additional wayfinding and public transport totems will be installed across the site. The following locations are proposed: Outside the Station In the vicinity of Sunbury Road shops of Birmingham, Queen lizabeth Hospital and other commercial developments at Battery Park and Selly Oak. On the A38 close to the Technology Park On the A38 in the vicinity of the pedestrian access from To facilitate and encourage bus journeys to and from Longbridge it is proposed to upgrade the bus stop infrastructure to include: High quality weatherproof shelters including seating Common branded design Lickey Road roundabout On Lickey Road in vicinity of the bus stops and pedestrian crossing; and On the A38 in the vicinity of the bus stops where the former Dudley College building is situated. Level boarding at doors Real time information CCTV coverage

4 LONGBRIDG ISLAND Delivered by St. Modwen and Birmingham City Council The Longbridge 2015/2016 stage of works proposes to improve the A38 roundabout junction with Lickey Road to improve traffic flow and accommodate development. The scheme will also provide access to Longbridge West. It will also help to improve connectivity to as well as north and east Birmingham. LICKY ROAD A38 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH A38 BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH HIGH STRT LONGBRIDG LAN

5 LONGBRIDG LAN AND TURVS GRN Delivered by Birmingham City Council In order to improve access to the north and east of Birmingham and the corridor the 2015/2016 stage of works will include the signalisation of the Longbridge Lane junctions with Turves Green and Groveley Lane. This will help to increase capacity, accommodate development and assist the safe crossing of pedestrians. NG BR IDG L TU RV S LO GR N St. Modwen has already funded a 7million upgrade of the Longbridge Lane junction with A38 to increase capacity on A38 and provide access to Longbridge Technology Park and Town Centre. AN CO OM BS LAN & Birmingham International Airport & UK Central London & South ast

6 LONGBRIDG LAN AND GROVLY LAN Delivered by Birmingham City Council In order to improve access to the north and east of Birmingham and the corridor the 2015/2016 stage of works will include the signalisation of the Longbridge Lane junctions with Turves Green and Groveley Lane. This will help to increase capacity, accommodate development and assist the safe crossing of pedestrians. St. Modwen has already funded a 7million upgrade of the Longbridge Lane junction with A38 to increase capacity on A38 and provide access to Longbridge Technology Park and Town Centre. LO NG D BR N ID G O FT LA N Y V L O GR & Birmingham International Airport & UK Central London & South ast N LA CO A RO

7 FIBR OPTIC BROADBAND Information and Communication Technology is the cornerstone of the modern economy, underpinning commercial activity across all sectors. The ultrafast broadband will provide the same connectivity as Birmingham city centre and make the business hub more attractive to heavy-use operations such as data centres, -commerce and data mining companies and internet exchange points. Longbridge has the potential to install ultrafast broadband connections as part of the utilities package and aspires to act as a partner in Birmingham s bid to become a Smart City. It will also reinforce Longbridge s ITC Park status which it was granted by Birmingham City Council in 2012 in recognition of its potential to attract millions of pounds of inward investment from ICT companies, in turn generating thousands of jobs.

8 TH LONGBRIDG CYCL CONNCTIVITY PROJCT Delivered by Birmingham City Council Birmingham City Council, St. Modwen and Sustrans, the operators of the National Cycle Network (NCN), are working on 170,000 proposals to divert the NCN Route 5 through the heart of Longbridge and provide new cycling links to help foster the burgeoning cycling community. The proposal is to extend the traffic free route along the River Rea to Tessall Lane and connect with the Bike Hub at Longbridge Rail Station. From here, there are off-road routes into Longbridge Town Centre through the new Austin Park and on to the A38. The infrastructure includes: Road space reallocation on Tessall Lane to provide contra-flow cycle lane between River Rea and Longbridge Lane OPTION 1 nvironmental improvements to A38 underpass, including replacement of the former track bed, drainage, surfacing, new LAYOUT PLAN TO B SUPPLID wall cladding and a new artist-designed lighting scheme Reopening and improving the ramp alongside the former Dudley College including street lighting, resurfacing and CCTV A new foot/cycle bridge over the River Rea Relocation of parking on Tessal Lane to the Centro P&R to improve safety. Option 1 Provides significant improvements to pedestrians and cyclists and provides improved traffic flows along Longbridge Lane and A38 / Tessall Lane Junction. The detail also shows Tessall Lane improvements. Option 2 Provides improvements for pedestrians and cyclists, but maintains traffic flows as present. OPTION 2

9 TSSALL LAN JUNCTION Delivered by Birmingham City Council LIC K TH YR OA D A38 L ISTO OU DS ROA BR A3 8B RIS TO HIG H ST OPTION 1: LFT HAND LAN LFT TURN ONLY R ID T R GB N LO OPTION 2: LFT HAND LAN LFT TURN & STRAIGHT ON & As part of the proposals to improve links to the north and east of Birmingham, the Longbridge 2015/2016 stage of works proposes physical improvements to the A38 junction with Tessall Lane to increase capacity, provide safety improvements and help facilitate the safe crossing ofbirmingham pedestrians. This will also complement the emerging International Airport cycle improvements scheme and associated linkages for & UK Central non motorised users to the Town Centre. London & South ast G L AN LR OA DS OU TH