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Traffic Light sequencing needs checking - A4097 eastbound

Reported via desktop in the Traffic lights (NH) category anonymously at 14:59, Tue 3 September 2024

Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 6431595.

Current traffic light sequencing is giving too much priority to the traffic leaving the M42 northbound and A446 northbound, to the point that access to the island is blocked for traffic pulling out of the A4097 lights approaching from Sutton Coldfield. Thus only a handful of vehicles can pull out at all when the A4097 lights are green. Traffic is regularly backing up to the M6 Toll island and beyond to Curdworth. Problems are also occurring with vehicles unable to find space in the correct lane as traffic is bunched up across the A446 North entrance/exit and the M42 northbound entrance. At peak times it can now take 10-15 minutes to get across the island to continue an onward journey on the A4097 East or A446 south when approaching from this direction. It seems as though the sequencing was changed after a traffic light malfunction in July. The issue has been alleviated somewhat due to lower volumes during August but it is very noticeable now volumes are getting back to normal.

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  • Thank you for contacting National Highways.

    The information you provided around the operation of the traffic lights has been passed to our technical team to review our data.

    We aim to keep the traffic flowing as smoothly as possible for all directions and recognise that on occasions we might need to make changes.

    If we find that any changes are due here, we will undertake those once we have established a suitable solution.

    Kind regards

    National Highways

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by National Highways at 00:57, Wed 11 September 2024

  • This evening at about 1700 it took me 30 minutes to get from Curdworth to about 50 yards before the M42 island. After spending 10 minutes stationary (I wanted to join the M42 southbound) I gave up, pulled into the empty A446 northbound lane and looped round via the Belfry, Bodymoor Heath and Coleshill.

    Posted anonymously at 23:16, Fri 5 September 2025

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