12 Facts About A453 road

A453 road was formerly the main trunk road connecting the English cities of Nottingham and Birmingham.

However, the middle section of this mainly single-carriageway road has largely been downgraded to B roads or unclassified roads following the construction of the parallel M42-A42 link around 1990.

The A453 road historically connected the East Midlands with the West Midlands.

Previously the A453 continued along Bonehill Road then across Lady Bridge and along Aldergate in Tamworth town centre.

Only part of the section between Tamworth and the M1 now designated as the A453 road is a short new link west from the limited-access A42 junction 14 to the old route in North West Leicestershire.

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The A453 road is dual carriageway for a short section and meets a roundabout.

At Ratcliffe-on-Soar it crosses the River Soar, where the A453 road enters Nottinghamshire and the district of Rushcliffe.

The A453 road ascends the top of Brands Hill and Mill Hill, where it enters the City of Nottingham as Barton Lane.

The A453 road then meets Nottingham Road from Gotham at a roundabout, with the Crusader on the left.

The A453 road here became a dual carriageway in the early 1970s when the Clifton Bridge was dualled, with an exit for the B679, for West Bridgford, and meets the A52 at an interchange.

In March 2006 the Highways Agency announced plans for a £90m upgrade to this A453 road including the construction of a dual-carriageway section between the M1 and the Crusader Public House island to ease traffic congestion.

Staffordshire County Council have undertaken a number of measures to upgrade the A453 road including traffic lights, speed limit reduction, village gateway treatment, central islands and improved pedestrian facilities.