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This order authorises the Secretary of State to provide a new main road forming the access to and egress from the i54 Strategic Employment Area from and to Junction 2 of the M54. The new road, which will be known as the A449 Link Road, replaces the existing slip roads leading from and to the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the M54 which will be stopped up under the provisions of The M54 Motorway (Junction 2 Improvements i54 Strategic Employment Area) (Side Roads) Order 2012.

The order also authorises the construction of two new bridges to carry the new main road over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal west of Junction 2 of the M54 Motorway.