A TEMPORARY shuttle bus service will be provided while a £60,000 traffic calming scheme is installed in Alvechurch.
The long-awaited work, which was due to start yesterday, meant bus drivers were unable to use their normal routes due to road closures.
But Worcestershire County Council and bus company First stepped in to provide the shuttle service, which will ferry passengers from Alvechurch to the nearest stop in Hopwood so they can pick up services to Redditch or Birmingham.
The Advertiser reported two weeks ago the work had been delayed since before Christmas but was scheduled to begin on May 19.
The scheme will see mini roundabouts at the junctions of Birmingham Road, Red Lion Street and Tanyard Lane and also at Snake Lane with Callow Hill Road and Tanyard Lane.
There will also be minor junction improvements at Birmingham Road and a raised platform in Swan Street to slow vehicles down.
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