Black Country New Road
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The Black Country New Road is a major road which runs through the West Midlands of England. It opened in 1995, beginning with a half-mile stretch of dual carriageway linking the A41/A4038 junction in Moxley with the simultaneously-completed Black Country Route.
The next phase of the route started approximately one mile south-east of Moxley, in neighbouring Wednesbury, and terminated at West Bromwich town centre, with a new link road also being completed to give access to Great Bridge.
The final phase of the route was completed in 1997, with a one-mile stretch of Holyhead Road being converted into a dual carriageway at half the cost of the original proposed route which would have made use of an entirely new road.
The completion of the Black Country New Road has opened up several square miles of previously inaccessible land, which has been extensively used for commercial and industrial use.
