This summer, as Birmingham hosts The Cricket World Cup, operators will be working with the new Regional Transport Coordination Centre (RTCC) to manage journeys and improve congestion around the city.
Industry experts from rail, bus and Metro will monitor the situation at all times in order to manage journeys, this will be helped by the real-time travel information available to passengers to help them process and plan their journeys.
This is all made possible through the Department for Transport (DfT) and Transforming Cities Fund of £19.5m – which is set to be approved by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Board which will be approved by the 24 May 2019.
The funding will see the first phase of the RTCC, which will take place in December 2019, monitoring roads and public transport 15 hours a day, six days a week with a duty manager available 24/7 and co-ordinating the entire network’s response to congestion.
The investment will also see better co-ordination of multi-agency construction projects including HS2, Metro extensions and Sprint.
Giving people access to more accurate travel information, better alternative options during disruption, more reliable journey times and ultimately, less time sitting in traffic especially during major events.
