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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 B4152 Brownhills Road / A461 Lichfield Road / A461 Lichfield Road B4152 Brownhills A454 Little Aston Road / A452 Chester Road / A452 Chester Road A454 Little Aston Road / A452 Chester West Road B4151 Foley / B4138 West Road B4151 Foley • • • • Lichfield to Wednesbury to Lichfield UK Central to Brownhills at two locations: two at Brownhills to UK Central CityBirmingham Cross The A454 section of the route from its with junction from route of the A454 section The a serves Wednesburyroute) to (Lichfield the A461 with properties area, residential predominantly well road parking off with the carriageway, from setback its length. The dual throughout lit and it is street fields farmers’ by bordered is section carriageway and B4152 serve the B4151 lined. Both and is tree the links to and provide communities residential wider region. the Strategic to connections has no direct The route Highways by Network (SRN) operated Road connects B4151, the A454 and the Both England. which route) Brownhills to the A452 (UK Central to M6 and M6 Toll. the A5, to indirectly links this route of a number does form the route However, Route on the Key routes other to connections are: Network. These The East of Walsall route is a 10 mile/16km route Walsall of East The Route Key Midlands of the West section to access local (KRN) that provides Network commuter and regional of Aldridge the district This of Walsall. centre strategic the into access employment, to is important access route for at enabling growth and for leisure education, Opportunity the Eastern in sites the employment at centre the district and of Walsall Area Aldridge. of the A454, is formed route of Walsall The East B4151 and B4152. a strategic provides this route the region, Across Centre, City Birmingham Coldfield, Sutton link to Tamworth. Lichfield and to enables access the route Within Walsall, and education opportunities employment, for and from of goods and services to the movement of Walsall. and the centre Brownhills Aldridge, single carriageway is predominately The route however, are most of its length. There throughout on Aldridge carriageway of dual sections some the around section bypass (A454) and the Road of Aldridge. district
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Route Length: 10 miles/16km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *29.17 million vehicle kilometres
Main Centre served: Walsall WALSALL WOLVERHAMPTON Coordinating Highway Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority
Responsible Local Highway Authority: Walsall Council WEST BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 15
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Figure 2 4 5 Direction Westbound Direction Westbound Westbound Westbound Location A461 Lichfield to Road Fernleigh Mellish Road, Walsall Road, Little Aston Road, Erdington Lane to High Street, High Street, Lane to Erdington Road, Little Aston Aldridge The Crescent, Lane to Longwood Road, Sutton Bank Daisy Location Aldridge Bypass, Westfield Drive to Station Road Station to Drive Westfield Aldridge Bypass, Road A454 Road A454 A454 B4151 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak 2: PM Table Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length of the total 3% 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 of 10,400 AADF. of 11,500 with an average 12,800 of the most significant The locations (>60 sec/km) delays congestion-related 1 and 2. in Tables out set are of the time on the sections journey hour Peak has been the highest delays experiencing route the 2½ times) higher than (i.e. be 150% to found on the based which is time, flow free equivalent 06:00. – between 22:00 time journey average is A particular on this route impact of congestion Manor Walsall to access with problems create to Hospital and Aldridge Little Aston Hospital, Spire on or rely supply which may estates industrial deliveries. just-in-time
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 6 B4152/A461 Lichfield Road junction Lichfield B4152/A461 Mellish Road/Lichfield A461/A454 junction Road Road/Broadway A4148/B4151 Sutton junction Avenue North/Gillity Chester West/A452 Road B4151 Foley junction Road • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Capacity Junction the route junctions along four currently are There capacity are there suggests the evidence where these traffic; of flow the free restricting issues are:- B4151 Sutton Road from Fallowfield Rd to Rd Fallowfield from Road B4151 Sutton North A4148 Broadway to Drive Mellish from A454 Mellish Rd Street A461 Lichfield its between junctions Rd A454 Little Aston Aldridge. with High Street, • • • Average Speeds Average in the AM route this for speed The average its The length. across considerably varies Peak parts congested speed along average of route performing 10-20 mph. The worst to fall can 10 mph below speeds are average where sections as follows: are
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