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WEST BROMW CH West Midlands
KeyDUDLEY Route Network Birmingham Cross City
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WORCESTERSH RE SOL HULL COVENTRY Figure 1 12 A5 A38, A38(M), A47, A435, A441, A4400, A4540, A5127, B4138, M6 L CHF ELD Birmingham West Midlands Cross City B4144, B4145, B4148, B4154 11a Birmingham Outer Circle A4030, A4040, B4145, B4146 Key Route Network A5 11 Birmingham to Stafford A34 Black Country Route A454(W), A463, A4444 3 2 1 M6 Toll BROWNH LLS Black Country to Birmingham A41 M54 A5 10a Coventry to Birmingham A45, A4114(N), B4106 A4124 A452 East of Coventry A428, A4082, A4600, B4082 STAFFORDSH RE East of Walsall A454(E), B4151, B4152 OXLEY A449 M6 A461 Kingswinford to Halesowen A459, A4101 A38
WEDNESF ELD A34 Lichfield to Wednesbury A461, A4148 A41 A460 North and South Coventry A429, A444, A4053, A4114(S), B4098, B4110, B4113 A4124 A462 A454 Northfield to Wolverhampton A4123, B4121 10 WALSALL A454 A454 Pensnett to Oldbury A461, A4034, A4100, B4179 WOLVERHAMPTON Sedgley to Birmingham A457, A4030, A4033, A4034, A4092, A4182, A4252, B4125, B4135
SUTTON T3 Solihull to Birmingham A34(S), A41, A4167, B4145 A4038 A4148 COLDF ELD PENN B LSTON 9 A449 Stourbridge to Wednesbury A461, A4036, A4037, A4098 A4123 M6 Stourbridge to A449, A460, A491 A463 8 7 WEDNESBURY M6 Toll North of Wolverhampton A4041 A452
A5127 UK Central to Brownhills A452 WEST M42
A4031 9 A4037 BROMW CH K NGSTAND NG West Bromwich Route A4031, A4041 A34 GREAT BARR M6 SEDGLEY West of Birmingham A456, A458, B4124
A459 M5 A38 A461 ERD NGTON Wednesfield to Wednesbury A462, A4038 A41 PERRY BARR Wolverhampton to Brownhills A4124 1 A457 A4182 A452 DUDLEY 6 5 A446 Wolverhampton to Halesowen A459, B4171 PENSNETT OLDBURY A4123 A38(M) M6 A5, A45, A46, A446, A452 Operated by Highways England – Trunk Roads – not part of KRN A4101 A47 A4252 B4171 M5 A4040 Strategic Road Network Operated by Highways England – Motorways – not part of KRN K NGSW NFORD A459 SALTLEY 2 SMETHW CK A4040 M6 Toll Operated by Midland Expressway Limited – not part of KRN A4036 A491 B RM NGHAM 7a BEARWOOD A4030 7 4 3a
BR ERLEY A456 A4540 YARDLEY 3 H LL A4100 M6 HARBORNE WARW CKSH RE A45 Birmingham A458 Airpo t A452 STOURBR DGE A38
HALESOWEN 3 A444 6 M69 A45 A435 MER DEN FOLESH LL SELLY MOSELEY A45 B4098 A456 B4121 OAK 2 A41
A441 A4040 HALL GREEN WALSGRAVE M6 A34 A38 B4113
A4114 A444 NORTHF ELD SOL HULL A4600 M5
5 WORCESTERSH RE COVENTRY A428
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A4082 M42 A429 A46 4 4
A46 M5 A38
4a 1 2 3 3a 0 1km 2km 3km 4km 5km M42 M40 West Midlands Key Route Network (KRN) Map, Version 1.0, August 2017 2 0 1m 2m 3m 4m 5m M5 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2017) 3 A4540 New John Street West/A34 New New West/A34 Street John A4540 New Row Town Road Birchfield A453 Aldridge Road/A34 A453 Aldridge Road/A4040 Aston Lane Aston A453 Aldridge Road/A4040 Reservoir Hill North/A4040 A5127 Gravely Road Lane Bromford Road/A4040 A38 Tyburn Bromford HeartlandsA47 Parkway/A4040 Parkway Lane/Fort Fordhouse Road/A4040 A441 Pershore Lane Road Watford Road/A4040 A441 Pershore Lane Oak Tree Road/A4040 A38 Bristol Addison South/B4146 Road A435 Alcester Road • • • • • • • • • • Birmingham Stafford to Birmingham Circle Outer The connection to the M6 provides long distance long distance M6 provides the to connection The and the Northwest to connectivity of England via the M1; the Northeast London Scotland; into of England M42 and the East via the of England in Minworth The A38 section via the A14. and the A38 trunk the M6 Toll to access provides The and Derby. Burton on Trent towards road and London to access provides M42 connection the and to via the M40 of England the Southeast via the M5. of England Southwest with connections crucial forms also This route Network, Route on the Key routes eight other are: these A38(M) to M6 Junction 6 A38(M) to M6 Junction 6 A5127 to M6 Junction 5 to A47 Junction T3 M6 (Toll) A38 to M42 Junction 3 A435 to M42 Junction 2 A441 to M5 Junction 4 to A38 south • • • • • • • In the north, the route provides access to Sutton Sutton to access north,In the provides route the Hospital and Good Hope Centre Town Coldfield to and connects A5127along the intersects and Walsall, of East Brownhills, to the UK Central Circle Outer and Birmingham Bromwich West KRN Routes. to linkage provides also the route In the south, of University Elizabeth Hospital and the Queen Road. along the A38 Bristol Birmingham campus of sites with a number interacts The route Solihull and Birmingham by the Greater identified Zone Enterprise LEP as part of the City Centre Birmingham Snowhill, Circus, Paradise including passes It also Hospital and Masshouse. Children’s Hub and Science Manufacturing Advanced Aston Food Witton to proximity and is in close Park Park the ITEC lies the route of the south To Hub. in Longbridge. a strategic provides route the the region Across Tamworth in the north and Staffordshire link to in the south. and Redditch and Worcestershire the to of connections has a number This route are: SRN. These Within Birmingham City Centre CityWithin Birmingham Centre and Between Birmingham City Centre to the North Coldfield Sutton Between Birmingham City and South Hills Lickey the Birmingham towards Between Birmingham City and Hollywood and Kings Heath via Moseley • • • • The Birmingham Cross City route is a City route Cross Birmingham The Midlands 62 miles/100km of the West section the that serves Network (KRN) Route Key situated: communities The Birmingham Cross City Route is formed of is formed City Route The Birmingham Cross A441, A435, A441, A435, (M), A47, A38 the A38, B4144, B4138, A5127, A4540, A4400, A453, B4148 and B4154. B4145, the for access providing route It is the key and enabling the import of materials workforce and export City Birmingham Centre of goods to sites and employment major industrial and also Strategic within Birmingham via the national Land Jaguar This includes Network (SRN). Road Park, Industrial Fort Dunlop, Fort Plant, Rover and Park Industrial Gravelly Park, Shopping Fort Oak. in Selly World Cadbury to it serves Within Birmingham City Centre, the Birmingham Children’s to access provide and Birmingham City University Hospital, Aston City, Star connects to also The route University. and provides off the A47, complex leisure a large on the College Chamberlain Joseph to access A435 near the Birmingham Ring Road.
ROUTE DESCRIPTION 4 The sections of the route around the City around route of the sections The City the (A38/A38(M)) and through (A4540) carriageways. dual mainly of urban consist of dual sections Norththe City of Centre, between along the A47 located are carriageway the A38 Road, and A452 Chester the City Centre and the M6 Toll the to Road Tyburn/Kingsbury and Streetly. One Stop between A453/B4138 roads. carriage single are sections The remaining residential suburban through passes The route In shopping centres. and local communities the back from properties set most cases well are and there parking off-street with carriageway along the A38 in place restrictions Route Red are Road. Tyburn of the section the A38 the City of Centre, South whilst the A435 and carriageway dual is route that pass roads mainly single carriage A441 are and communities residential suburban through parking with off-street shopping centres local and properties the carriageway. back from set A452 Chester Road/A453 College Road College Road/A453 A452 Chester Road Sutton Road/A5127 A452 Chester Kingsbury Road Road/A38 A452 Chester Parkway Fort Road/A47 A452 Chester Roundabout Ways Five A4540/A456 Street Broad Queensway/A456 Street Suffolk A4400 A4400 Great Charles Queensway/A457 Parade Queensway/A457 Charles Great A4400 Hill Road Summer Middleway/A457 A4540 Ladywood Road Stratford Middleway/A34 A4540 Bordesley Circus Haden A435/A4540/A4167 A4540 Watery Lane Middleway/A45 Small Heath Highway Heath Small Middleway/A45 Lane A4540 Watery South/B4121 Bell Hill Road A38 Bristol • • • • • • • • • • • • West of Birmingham West UK Central to Brownhills to UK Central Solihull to Birmingham to Solihull Northfield to Wolverhampton to Northfield Birmingham to Sedgley Coventry to Birmingham to Coventry
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Route Length: 62 miles/100km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *965.61 million vehicle kilometres
Main Centres served: Birmingham, Aston, Erdington, Sutton Coldfield, WALSALL Selly Oak, Northfield, Kings Heath & Moseley WOLVERHAMPTON Coordinating Highway Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority
Responsible Local Highway Authority: Birmingham City Council WEST BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 320
DUDLEY *This figure has been calculated using AADT link data. Flows on minor roads such as B roads therefore may not be included. B RM NGHAM
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Figure 2 5 6 Inbound to City to Inbound City to Inbound City to Inbound City to Inbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City to Inbound Both City to Inbound City to Inbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City to Inbound Clockwise Anticlockwise Direction Location Minworth to Lane Island Oxleys Island House Tyburn to Road Maybrook Jarvis to Way Road B4148 Tyburn Hill Old Snow B4100 to Hill Interchange M6 Gravelly A4540 Middleway Lane to A4040 Harborne Oak Selly Road, B384 Bristol to Mill Road Pebble Bell to Hill, Northfield Beeches Road Frankley Longbridge Lane, Tessall to Road B4120 Lickey Road, A453 Tamworth Hill to Gravelly Road, A38 Tyburn Coldfield Sutton Coldfield Sutton Road, A453 Tamworth Oaks to A454 Four Barr A34 Perry to B4149 Kings Road Edgbaston Road, Edward to Wick Road Selly Edgbaston Road, Edward to A4540 Middleway Stirchley Lane, Lifford to Road Park Selly Road, Kings Norton Park Selly Lane, to Masshouse Stirchley Island Ways Five to Ryland Road Island Ways Five to Road Icknield Port Road A38 A38 A38 A38(M)/A38 A38 A38 A38 A38 A5127 A5127 A453/B4138 A441 A441 A441 A441 A4540 A4540 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related 1: AM Peak Table The A4540 Ring Road (especially the (especially The A4540 Ring Road side); eastern the City between the M6 The A38 through Hill and Edgbaston; at Gravelly and Coldfield The A5127 Sutton between Hill; Gravelly and The A441 at Stirchley; The A435 at Kings Heath. • • • • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length 16% of the total represents This route Network. Route Key Midlands of the West 2016, from data available the latest to According daily average annual minimum had a this route of vehicles, a maximum (AADF)flow 6,200 of AADF. of 33,600 an average with 139,100 of traffic, volumes large experiences The route particularly on: The locations of the most significant congestion- of the most significant The locations in tables out set are (>60 sec/km) delays related 1 and 2.
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise City to Inbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City to Inbound Direction Location Road Hill A457 Summer to Street Carver Street Heaton to Street John New Dartmouth to Circus Street Hospital Lane Summer to Row Town A34 New Neachells Parkway A47 to Dartmouth Circus Dartmouth to Circus Road A34 Stratford A4540 Middleway Kings Heath, to Road, B4146 Addison Sparkbrook Road, Brighton to Road Moseley Road, Howards to Green, Wakes Road, Queensbridge Kings Heath Druids Heath Road, Farm Sladepool Lane to Broad Druids Heath Road, Warstock Island to Maypole Fort Lane, Bromford A4040 to Way Wingfoot Road A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A435 A435 A435 A435 A435 A47 Peak hour journey time on the sections of the of the sections on the time journey hour Peak has been delays the highest experiencing route 2½ times) the (i.e. higher than be 150% to found the on which is based time, flow free equivalent 06:00. – 22:00 time between journey average A particular is to impact of the congestion the Queen to with access problems create the Good Hope Hospital, the Elizabeth Hospital, and the of Birmingham and Aston Universities Bromwich, plant at Castle Land Rover Jaguar deliveries. on just-in-time which relies major to impact on access is adverse also There destinations within the and retail leisure tourist, Football Hall, as the Symphony such City Centre Ring and the Bull Arena the Barclaycard Grounds, Street, the New as to as well Centre Shopping Stations. Railway and Moor Street Hill Snow
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 8 Direction City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City to Inbound Both City from Outbound City from Outbound City to Inbound Both Clockwise Anticlockwise Location Paradise Circus to M6 Gravelly Hill Interchange Hill Interchange M6 Gravelly to Circus Paradise A4040 Bromford Lane to A5127 Gravelly Hill A5127 Lane to Gravelly A4040 Bromford Road Chester A452 to Road B4148 Tyburn Circus Paradise to Road Priory Lane Harborne A4040 to Circus Paradise Road Park Edgbaston Lane to A4040 Harborne Northfield Beeches Road, Bell Frankley Hill to Longbridge Lane, Tessall to Road B4120 Lickey Longbridge Way, Park to Road Rock Cliff Road, A453 Tamworth Hill to Gravelly Road, A38 Tyburn Coldfield Sutton Coldfield Sutton Road, Jockey to Oaks Road A454 Four Barr Perry Aldridge Road, Lane to Wellhead Edgbaston Priory Road, to A4540 Middleway Lane, A4040 Fordhouse to Park Selly Wick Road, Selly Cotteridge Stirchley Road, Park Selly Lane to Bourneville North Circus A435 Haden to King Street Great Road B4126 Icknield Port to Road A38 Bristol Island Ways Five to Street Cope Road A38(M)/A38 A38 A38 A38 A38 A38 A38 A38 A38 A5127 A5127 A453 A441 A441 A441 A4540 A4540 A4540 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: Table A5127 on either side of Sutton Coldfield Coldfield A5127 on either side of Sutton Centre Town Island Ways Six A5127 near Erdington (Birmingham City Centre) Inner Ring Road (A435) Kings Heath High Street of Birmingham A38 near the University Stirchley around Road A441 Pershore • • • • • • Average Speeds Average in the peak route this for speed The average its 10-20 is between mph throughout hours approaching areas The sections. busiest Kings Edgbaston, CityBirmingham Centre, and Wylde Erdington Aston, Oak, Heath, Selly particularly morning the are during Green slow as as low be and speed can peaks and evening in which speeds less than 10 mph. The areas in the peak less than 10 average mph on are are: hours
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 9 Direction Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Clockwise City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound Both Both City from Outbound Location Cope Street to A457 Summer Hill Road A457 Summer to Street Cope Pitsford Street to A457 Summer Hill Road A457 Summer to Street Pitsford Dartmouth to Circus Street Hospital Lane Summer to Dartmouth Circus Dartmouth to Circus Road A34 Stratford Circus Haden to Street A38 Bristol Highway Heath A45 Small Lane to Garrison Circus Haden to Road A34 Stratford Sparkbrook Road, Moseley to Circus Haden Sparkbrook Heath Road, Balsall to Road Moseley Moseley B4127 Salisbury Hill to Road, Park Alcester Road, Taylor to Green Wake Road, Queensbridge End Lane’s Druids Island, Heath Maypole to Road Warstock Road A452 Chester to Road B4137 Cuckoo Road A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A4540 A435 A435 A435 A435 A435 A47
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 10 A4540 New John Street/Great King Street North King Street Street/Great John A4540 New Row Town New Street/A34 John A4540 New Expressway Aston Middleway/A38(M) A4540 Newtown Parkway Nechells Middleway/A47 A4540 Lawley Road Vauxhall Middleway/B4132 A4540 Lawley Lane Middleway/Garrison A4540 Lawley Heath Highway Small Lane Middleway/A45 A4540 Watery Road Stratford Middleway/A34 A4540 Bordesley Way Haden Middleway/A435 A4540 Highgate Road Pershore Middleway/A441 A4540 Belgrave Street Bristol Middleway/A38 A4540 Belgrave Road Hagley Middleway/A456 Row A4540 Islington Hill A457 Spring Middleway/ A4540 Ladywood Road A384 Bristol Road/ A38 Bristol Lane Harborne A4040 Boulevard/ Webb A38 Aston Bell Hill Way/B4121 HerbertA38 Sir Austin Road Vicarage South/B4122 Road A435 Alcester Lane South/Maypole Road A435 Alcester Road Road/Umberslade A441 Pershore Lane Fordhouse Road/A4040 A441 Pershore Road Watford Road/A4040 A441 Pershore Road Hall Middleton Road/B4121 A441 Pershore Villa Road Road/B4144 A41 Soho A34 High Street/Victoria Road Circus Park Boulevard, Waterlinks Road/B4132 Expressway/Victoria A38(M) Aston Road Lichfield Road/A5127 A38 Tyburn Lane Road/Bromford A38 Tyburn Road Reservoir Hill North/A4040 A5127 Gravelly Lane Bromford HeartlandsA47 Parkway/A4040 Road Chester Parkway/A452 Fort A47 Road Chester Parkway/A452 Fort A47 Road Chester A38 Kingsbury Road/A452 Road Chester Road/A452 B4148 Tyburn Road Chester Road/A452 A5127 Sutton Road Chester East/A452 Road A4041 Queslett Street A5127 Birmingham Road/Queen Street Road/Mill A5127 Victoria • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Issues Capacity Junction There are several junctions along the route where where the route junctions along several are There capacity are that there suggests the evidence in peak traffic of flow the free restricting issues are: these hours;
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