Walsall complaints see M6 roadworks speed up

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Complaints see M6 roadworks speed up
Express & Star 8 Feb 10
Roadworks on the M6 will take place over one night instead of two following complaints from residents in Murdock Way, Beechdale who have been consistently been kept awake at night. Work to install two lots of gantries in preparation to open the hard shoulder up to cars in rush hour will be done overnight on 19 February...
B’ham Mail 9 Feb 10 Tree planting to shield Walsall residents from M6 motorway noise
Cllr Ian Shires
7 Feb 10 Highways Agency chief to visit Walsall

Cllr Ian Shires 5 Feb 10 M6 closures could cause weekend chaos

Cllr Ian Shires 30 Jan 10
Angry Walsall residents force high level talks on M6 roadworks
Cllr Ian Shires 21 Jan Carillion to fell more trees along M6
Cllr Ian Shires 14 Jan 10 Highways boss’s message met with scepticism
Express & Star 14 Jan M6 chief apology on noisy widening

B'ham Post 18 Dec Highways Agency slammed over M6 Walsall residents
Cllr Ian Shires 13 Dec Frustration as Highways Agency runs ruff shod
Advertiser 10 Dec Roadworks keep family awake

Cllr Ian Shires 30 Nov M6 misery to continue until February 2010?
Advertiser 25 Nov
Transport chief to visit Beechdale estate
Express & Star 10 Nov Willenhall M-way family’s anger as noise barrier taken
Cllr Ian Shires 9 Nov No sleep for M6 residents
Cllr Ian Shires 6 Nov M6 takes precedence over residents

Express & Star 20 Oct
Carillion sets up M6 rescue service
Express & Star 20 Oct Anger of families at U-turn on gantry
YamYam 15 Oct Sleepless nights on the Beechdale again
Express & Star 8 Oct Thieves delay £150m scheme to widen M6
YamYam 2 Oct More trees axed for M6 widening
Cllr Ian Shires 5 Oct
Further meeting with HA to discuss plans

Cllr Ian Shires 30 Sep
Highways Agency to be held to account
Express & Star 29 Sep
Rats plague Beechdale homes near Highway Agency roadworks
Cllr Ian Shires 30 Sep Further talks promised
Cllr Ian Shires 29 Sep
M6 Highways Agency fiasco continues
YamYam links 21 Sep
Noddy feels the noize and backs Beechdale M6 protest
B'ham Mail 21 Sep Noddy feels the noize and backs Beechdale M6 protest
Cllr Ian Shires 16 Sep
Hard hitting talks at Walsall Council over M6 widening
Express & Star 14 Sep M6 hard shoulder scheme is started
Express & Star 10 Sep M6 drivers delayed by roadworks
Express & Star 8 Sep Walsall drivers facing year of motorway delays
Cllr Ian Shires 8 Sep M6 ATM project update

B'ham Mail 27 Jun
Beechdale residents in plea to council over M6 widening
Ian Shire's 16 Jun Highways agency won't back down on M6 road scheme
Cllr Ian Shires 11 Jun
Highways Agency should back down road now
Walsall Observer 12 Jun Fury over M6 widening plan
Express & Star 10 Jun We made a mistake admits M6 noise contractor
B'ham Mail 10 Jun Residents carry on fighting
BBC News 10 Jun
Residents raise M6 noise concerns
Blog Cllr Ian Shires 2 Jun
Agenda agreed for M6 dispute

Blog Ian Shires 25 May M6 plans should go south
BBC News 19 May Residents go to Downing St
Express & Star 19 Apr Residents protest to PM
Walsall Advertiser 14 May
Noise battle to Downing St
Blog Ian Shires 13 May Calls for more discussions

Blog Cllr Ian Shires 27 Apr
Distrust builds over plans
Walsall Advertiser 17 Apr 'Living hell' for residents
Blog Cllr Ian Shires 14 Apr M6 dispute progress
Express & Star 10 Apr M6 tree lop noise upset
Blog Cllr Ian Shires 7 Apr Roadworks raised with MPs
Express & Star 4 Apr Rude awakening from M6 diggers

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