Commonwealth Games: Birmingham set to host 2022 event

[3s-gtech]

Commonwealth Games: Birmingham set to host 2022 event - BBC Sport

 

Great news! Greatly enjoyed going to Glasgow for the 2014 games and to London for the 2017 World Athletics Championships - got no excuses not to head over to Brum! Plus the improvement in facilities and infrastructure, congratulations to them.

[elsiegee40]

We’re looking forward to it too. We thoroughly enjoyed Glasgow:)

[foofighterjim]

Will be interesting as the local infrastructure here currently struggles to handle the current capacity of just over 12,000. They will probably have to destroy Perry park to accommodate the stadium expansion, provide enough parking and upgrade Church Road. Maybe this will kick Highways England to sort out the mess that is J7 of the M6 though. Still good news for the local economy, do I trust Birmingham City Council to get it right though? ..................... NOPE!

[3s-gtech]

I agree - J7 is a mess with that wonky roundabout thing and Perry Park doesn't cope that well with traffic (or parking)! I can see an element of the cost being used to make urban freeways etc through there.