 Plans for a link road between the M54 and the M6 Toll (M6 junction 11a) were supported in principle by the Secretary of State for Transport in 2003 and were put on display in 2006 with an expected construction date of 2012.The £102m cost for the scheme would be paid for by The Macquarie Infrastructure Group (the company that owns Midland Expressway Ltd and operates the M6 Toll).In February 2009, local newspaper the Shropshire Star reported plans to create a flyover linking the M54 and A442 in Telford town centre, just south east of Telford Central railway station.