Aston Expressway bomb: Officials look to learn lessons after 30-hour disruption
A meeting will be held to see if any lessons can be learned after the discovery of a Second World War bomb brought disruption for residents and motorists.
The Aston Expressway was closed for around 30 hours after the shell - thought to be one of the largest ever unexploded bombs found in Britain - was found.
Major disruption was caused with sections of M6 closed for periods and long delays on other routes.
Homes had to be evacuated and businesses closed while specialist Army teams worked to make the 550lb bomb safe.
Up to 180 people were given shelter at the Alexander Stadium, near Great Barr, overnight after the bomb was discovered on Monday morning.
The bomb, which was found on a building site in Priory Road, Aston, was detonated in a controlled explosion yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services, Army teams and authorities have been widely praised for the operation.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street tweeted his support, saying: "A big thank you to the military and emergency services and those who supported. A reminder of the great job they do to keep us safe."
Concerns have been raised by some residents over the length of the disruption and communication from officials.
Birmingham City Council corporate director Jacqui Kennedy, speaking on Radio WM, said: "The success factor for us is that people were kept safe.
"We opened the rest centre at about 4pm and we did speak to people and offer them the opportunity either to stay in their own homes if that sat comfortably with the cordon or move to the rest centre. We did actually encourage people to stay with family and friends.
"When we were first alerted to the issue weren't clear whether it would be a two hour situation or a 36-hour situation.
"We did not want to give out information until we were absolutely clear about what was going to happen."
She added: "Everybody was back in their homes [yesterday] by 5.30pm or 6pm. The roads were all fully back open by 6.30pm."
She added: "One of the things we do after such an emergency is to do a whole 'lessons learned' exercise with partners who I believe operated fantastically well to keep people safe."
