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WEDNESF ELD A34 Lichfield to 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 to Oldbury A461, A4034, A4100, B4179 WOLVERHAMPTON to Birmingham A457, A4030, A4033, A4034, A4092, A4182, A4252, B4125, B4135

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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 Birmingham Outer Circle (A4040) Circle Birmingham Outer City (A4540) Birmingham Cross (A457) Birmingham to Sedgley (A4123) Wolverhampton Northfieldto (B4171) Halesowen to Wolverhampton (A459) Halesowen to Kingswinford (A4036) Wednesbury to Stourbridge North to of Stourbridge (A491) Wolverhampton • • • • • • • • Gloucester, , Exeter and to the Northwest the to and Exeter Bristol, Gloucester, M6. via the of England Routes KRN other to connected is also This route locations: at numerous These routes provide connectivity to connectivity to provide routes These Northfield, City Centre, Wolverhampton and South Stourbridge, Dudley, . The A458 originates at a on the roundabout at a A458 originates The continues As the A458 A456 in Quinton. crossing carriageway a dual it becomes west point this From in Halesowen. Dudley past carriageway, as a dual continues the road in a roundabout to with the A459, the junction changes the road where Centre Town Halesowen through as it passes single carriageway to and Lye through areas residential predominantly to continues The A458 then Stourbridge. on to . and on into of the A456 (Birmingham is formed The route to A458 (Quinton ), to City Centre Harborne). to (A456 and B4124 Stourbridge) to connects Harborne The B4124 This of road. km stretch (Birmingham) along a 3.2 Chad the A456 through from south travels road Centre. Town Harborne to Valley Road the Strategic connects to The route Connection 3. network (SRN) at the M5 Junction long distance of the A456 with the M5 provides of the Midlands. the South connectivity to Worcester, link to a direct The M5 provides Birmingham CityBirmingham Centre Harborne Quinton Halesowen Green Hayley Cradley and Stourbridge; • • • • • • • • The West of Birmingham route is a 18 mile/30km mile/30km is a 18 route of Birmingham West The Network Route Key Midlands of the West section of: the communities; serves (KRN) that The route provides a key connection to to connection a key provides The route Halesowen Harborne, , of this route The A456 stretch and Stourbridge. leisure and office numerous encompasses and particularly Street along Broad complexes, and in Birmingham City Centre Place Brindley Along the Road. end of Hagley at the Western industrial and is a mix of residential A458 there its Halesowen approaches As the road land use. particularly industrial more become surroundings its junction with the A459. around in Street begins on the A456 on Broad The route the Hagley becoming Birmingham City Centre, by the A4540 Middleway as it crosses Road the route means of an underpass. Along this bars, restaurants A456 is lined with numerous the B4532, B4124, and crosses and city hotels reaches B4129 and B4182. As the road B4125, the boundary and of the city A4030 it joins the changes from A4040 at Bearwood and later Hagley to continuing carriageway dual single to Quinton. through

ROUTE DESCRIPTION L CHF ELD Key Facts Route Length: 18 miles/30km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *228.14 million vehicle kilometres Main Centres served: Birmingham, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Hayley Green and Harborne WALSALL Coordinating Highway Authority: WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Combined Authority Responsible Local Highway Authority: , Metropolitan Borough Council and Dudley WEST Metropolitan Borough Council BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 49

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Figure 2 4 5 Direction Inbound to City to Inbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City to Inbound Location Harborne Road, Westbourne Road to Somerset Road, Chad Valley Chad Road, Somerset to Road Westbourne Road, Harborne Harborne Road, Park A4040 Harborne to Road Vivian High Street, Road B4125 to Portland Roundabout Ways Five Road, Hagley to Quinton, Road, Woodgreen Road, West/Hagley Road Hagley Roundabout Ways Five M5 Junction 3 to approach Expressway, Quinton 3 M5 Junction to approach Way, Manor B4551 Grange Hill, Halesowen to approach Way, Manor Halesowen Road, Grange to A459 Uffmoor Lane Way, Manor Expressway A456 Quinton to approach West, Road Hagley Road, Quinton Kent to Avenue Rosafield West, Road Hagley Lane to Park B4174 Road, Hill/Stourbridge Road/Windmill Island, Halesowen Furnace Road, Alexandra Lane Island to Furnace Road, Stourbridge Halesowen Lane Belleville Colley to Road Windmill Hill, Huntingtree Hungary to Hill, Road Johns St A491 Birmingham Street, Stourbridge High Street/Harborne Road, A4040 Lordswood Road, Harborne, Harborne, Road, A4040 Lordswood Road, High Street/Harborne road Hagley A456 to Road B4124 B4124 A456 A456 A456 A456 A456 A456 A458 A458 A458 A458 A458 A458 B4124 B4124 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table The A456 between Paradise Circus Circus Paradise The A456 between and itsthe A4123 junction with Road; Wolverhampton itsThe A458 between junctions with the and and the A4036; Road A459 Dudley it approaches where The A458, centre. town Stourbridge • • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length of the total 5% represents This route Network. Route Key Midlands of the West from data available the latest to According average annual had a minimum this route 2016, a maximum vehicles, 9,400 (AADF) daily flow of AADF. of 23,300 with an average of 39,500 Heavy of Vehicles Goods number The average which 488, was on a daily basis using the route traffic. 2% of all vehicular represents of traffic, volumes large experiences The route particularly on: The locations of the most significant of the most significant The locations (>60 sec/km) delays congestion-related 1 and 2: in Tables out set are

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 6 Direction Inbound to city and to Inbound City from Outbound Outbound from City from Outbound City to Inbound City to Inbound City from Outbound City from Outbound City Inbo und to City from Outbound City from Outbound City to Inbound Location High Street/Harborne Road, A4040 Lordswood Road, Harborne, Harborne, Road, A4040 Lordswood Road, High Street/Harborne Harborne Road, Kingscote to Hagley Road, Five Ways Roundabout to to Roundabout Ways Five Road, Hagley Bearwood Road, Lordswood A4030 Hagley Road, B4125 Portland Road to Five Ways Roundabout Ways Five to Road B4125 Portland Road, Hagley to Road Lightswood West, Road Hagley Bearwood Road, Lordswood A4030 M5 Junction 3 to approach Expressway, Quinton B4551 Grange Hill, Halesowen M5 Junction 3 to Way, Manor Expressway A456 Quinton to approach West, Road Hagley Road, Quinton Kent to Avenue Rosafield West, Road Hagley Lye Road, Pedmore A4036 to Street Talbot High Street, Hungary to Hill, Stourbridge Stones Stepping Birmingham Street, Road B4124 A456 A456 A456 A456 A456 A458 A458 A458 A458 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: Table 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 Stourbridge to with access problems create and Street Birmingham New Junction Station, Birmingham Children’s Hill Stations, Snow CityHospital, Birmingham Hospital, Queen at areas and industrial Elizabeth Hospital Industrial Providence and Cradley, Halesowen Woodgate at Lye, Estate Trading Hays and Estate or supply may businesses where Park, Business deliveries. on just-in-time rely

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 A456 Hagley Road/A4540 Ladywood Middleway Ladywood Road/A4540 A456 Hagley Road Lordswood West/A4040 Road A456 Hagley Road Wolverhampton West/A4123 Road A456 Hagley Lane Road/Long A458 Halesowen Lane A458 The Hays/Hayes Road Street/Bath A458 Enville Broad Street Broad B4532 to Roundabout Ways Five Road Lordswood Bearwood Road/A4040 A4030 to Road A456 Sandon Lane Road/Long Kent to Roundabout Expressway West/Quinton Road A456 Hagley Hill Grange Road/Grange Carters Lane to Way: A456 Manor • • • • • • • • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Capacity Junction there suggest the evidence where six junctions along the route currently are There are:- hours; these traffic in peak of flow the free restricting capacity issues are Average Speeds Average its 10-20 between in the AM peak is mph throughout route this for speed The average Bearwood City and Birmingham Stourbridge, approaching areas The sections. busiest as be and speed can peaks particularly and evening the morning are during slow Centre in the speeds average as less than 10 where particular mph. The low on this route sections follows: as 10 mph are below peak periods are

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 10 Killed: 3 (2% of all casualties, up by 1%) up by Killed: 3 (2% of all casualties, 2%) by down of all casualties, 16 (9% injured: Seriously The Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) ratio for this group is 8% with 12% of all serious 12% with of all serious is 8% this group ratio for (KSI) Injured and Seriously The Killed this group. to being attributed collisions Poor turn or manoeuvre (8% of all collisions) of (8% turn or manoeuvre Poor of all collisions) (6% (driver) look properly to Failed o o o o o Total casualties: 173 casualties: Total 19 Injured: Killed and Seriously of figure 21 of 175) 2015 to when compared 1% down of all casualties, (11% o o 125 collisions, involving 233 vehicles involving 125 collisions, all collisions) of (19% (pedestrian) look properly to Failed factor: contributory Main o Pedestrians: 30 (a reduction of 0.8% compared to 2015) to compared of 0.8% reduction 30 (a Pedestrians: 2015) to of 2% compared 10 reduction (a wheel vehicles: Two Powered 2015) to compared of 3% reduction 5 (a cyclists: Pedal 2015) to 6% compared of increase 127 (an occupants: Car Slights: 154 (89% of all casualties) Slights: 154 (89% Main contributory factors contributory Main o o • • • • • • • • • • There is a large KSI cluster on the A456 Hagley Rd West, which includes four fatal collisions, collisions, fatal four which includes West, Rd on the A456 Hagley cluster KSI is a large There in carriageway is an urban dual This section Road. Sandon and Roundabout between Quinton area. residential a built-up A4540 and the A4400. between St, on the A456 Broad cluster KSI large is another There environment. street residential/high in a built-up carriageway an urban 2+1 is This section Casualties Types Casualty specific groups: into falling casualties to in relation statistics key the following noted We Clusters KSI Collisions Improving Road Safety is critical to the overall overall the to is critical Safety Road Improving Transport Strategic Midlands the West vision of The development Growth. for Movement – Plan Strategy Safety Road Midlands West of a new the to reference will make Plan and Action a achieve to Midlands forecasts West current injury and serious in fatalities reduction 40% baseline. the 2015 from 2020, by casualties the noted we year, calendar During the 2016 this route: statistics on key following

ROUTE SAFETY 11 Along the A456 Halesowen Bypass, Junction 3 of the 3 Junction Bypass, Halesowen the A456 Along to barriers present Island both Road M5 and Grange is restricted towpath the canal to Access travel. active no are Hill. There at Mucklow provision limited to due of the A458 along the remainder cycling for provisions on this route. and Sandwell Dudley of the A456 between The section of The remainder cycling. for provision have does not carriage of single and dual is a mixture Road Hagley Birmingham City Centre, into and a main route way a is Network. There Cycle on the Strategic it is also cross help cyclists to Ways Five at crossing toucan and walking cycling for passages and subway safely provision have does not Street Broad Ways. under Five of the route. section neither does the B4124 cycling for Delivery Excellence Transport The Sustainable Midlands has the West for (STDEP) Programme for a strategic corridors’ ‘priority number of identified a the City The A456 from network in the region. cycle corridors. the M5 is one of these to Centre

CYCLING 12 231 10H 202 54/54A 4 241 244 2 140 X10 23 22 29 24 120/120A 9 126 Route No. Route Every 60 mins 60 Every Every 30 mins 30 Every Every 60 mins 60 Every Every 30 mins 30 Every Every 30 mins 30 Every Every 30 mins 30 Every Every 30 mins 30 Every Every 15 mins 15 Every Every 30 mins 30 Every Every 20 mins 20 Every Every 15 mins Every Every 15 mins Every Every 15-30 mins 15-30 Every Every 10 mins Every Every 10 -20 mins -20 10 Every Every 10 mins Every Every 10 mins Every Frequency A458 Leasowes - Halesowen - A458 Leasowes B4124 Birmingham - Harborne - Birmingham B4124 A458 Leasowes - Halesowen - A458 Leasowes A456 Ridgacre - - A456 Ridgacre A458 Leasowes - Halesowen - A458 Leasowes A456 - Halesowen - A456 Lapal A458 Leasowes - Halesowen - A458 Leasowes A456 Lapal - Halesowen - A456 Lapal A456/A458 Birmingham - Quinton - Leasowes - Quinton - Birmingham A456/A458 A456/A458 Birmingham - Quinton - Halesowen - Quinton - Birmingham A456/A458 B4124 Birmingham - Harborne - Birmingham B4124 B4124 Birmingham - Harborne - Birmingham B4124 B4124 Birmingham - Harborne - Birmingham B4124 B4124 Birmingham - Harborne - Birmingham B4124 A456 Birmingham - Bearwood - A456 Birmingham A456 Birmingham - Quinton - Lapal - Halesowen - Lapal - Quinton - A456 Birmingham Road(s) Served Road(s) Ridgacre - A456 Birmingham *Note- All daily averages have been obtained by analysing 15 days data (Mon-Fri) during the month of March 2017. the month of March during data (Mon-Fri) 15 days analysing by been obtained have All daily averages *Note- Table 3: Main Bus Routes Bus Main 3: Table Most of the route is well served by a number number a by served is well of the route Most services every operating bus of high frequency density on the with increasing minutes 10-30 City the Birmingham Centre. to approaches Birmingham to access services provide These Centre, Town Halesowen Ways, Five City Centre, Bearwood at and Harborne, centres the local destinations including leisure facilities, retail Birmingham and Hall Symphony Street, Broad and the sites employment Gardens, Botanical communities. surrounding is speed along this route bus The average route). the 9 bus from taken 12.3mph (data of daily bus number total The average is 70,330. trips and Street lanes on Broad bus are There Rd between Birch inbound Road Hagley Road. and Lordswood Bus Core in the identified are The routes Midlands Strategic Network in the West Growth for Movement – Plan Transport The Sprint investment. for and identified the HS2 is identified in route Road Hagley with a substantial Package Connectivity committed. already section lines within the route no railway are There Ways stations at Five are there but corridor Birmingham to South City Line, the Cross (on which has park and ride and at Lye line) Redditch line). Kidderminster Hill to the Snow (on facilities the Midland Metro extend plans to are There of (West to Station Street New from Street). via Broad Ways Five

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 13 The AADF data for 2016 has been used to analyse HGV HGV analyse to used has been 2016 for AADF data The This particular route route. respective on each flows with HGV to freight, of little significance is mostly Birmingham and Road between Hagley along the flows on However, day. per 750 and 500 between Quinton of (the end Green M5 J3 and Hayley between the A456 excess in higher, significantly are flows HGV the route), per day. of 1000 the significance; the M5 is of national This link to in particularM5 is used transport to the goods to Midlands the West within corridor The M5 West. South haulage many road for of choice the location is also the SRN (UKTI to of access ease to due companies is Congestion Midlands Connect). for data analysed affect just in may which location, at this prevalent also of and will impact upon the efficiency time deliveries operations. freight Halesowen, junction at the A458/A459 Around including sites of industrial number a large are there Supply Food and the Co-operative centres distribution are these Although centre. Logistics Primary Chain would the route the A458, from directly accessed not and subsequently A459/A4099 the access to be used and Belfort Trading In addition, Shenstone sites. these of the A458 on the south area in the same are estates junction. A458/A459

FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS 14 B4124 Harborne Rd Harborne B4124 proximity in close A458 Halesowen the A459 to A458 near Belle Vale A458 Bridgnorth Road, of Stourbridge West near Way A456 Manor Road • • • • • Flooding Flooding on this route impacts overall impacts overall Floodingthis route on and affects the users road of safety performance, evidence The in the vicinity. living of those lives on areas some are that there indicates gathered a flooding risk: that pose this route Diversion Route Diversion In conjunction with the Northfield with the In conjunction to (A4123), the Western route KRN Wolverhampton as an Emergency of the A456 is used section when England Highways by Route Diversion or incidents junction between closures are there motorway. 2 and 3 of the M5 Resilience roads, parallel strategic contains The route City and Birmingham at Quinton converging contained of resilience is a degree There Centre. Black Country Birmingham and within the certain However, radial journeys. networks for gridlock, including cause can sections critical network, particularlythe motorway at M5 in converge roads Junction 3 and where Birmingham and Stourbridge. network is a lack of intermodal There transport lack of rail based a to due resilience The of the route. section in the Birmingham rail line Kidderminster Hill to Birmingham Snow and Cradley Lye with stations at Stourbridge, network of intermodal a measure Heath provides on the route. longer journeys for resilience in the constraints capacity existing the Given Country peaks in the Birmingham and Black on any of the network, a restriction highway implications adverse considerable will have roads of this route times on the remainder journey for routes. and surrounding

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 17 ). There are inequalities in health between the local local the health between in inequalities are There at local – Midlands West within the authorities at expectancy life healthy the lowest level authority the highest is 63.8 and years, birth men is 56.4 for and is 59 years lowest the women Amongst years. in inequalities are there Similarly years. highest 67.9 authority. within each local expectancies healthy life and increasing in health inequalities gap this Closing of an objective is 2030 by expectancy the healthy life Plan. Economic Strategic the WMCA’s deprived a relatively through passes This route the A458 and on the junction between community a higher are this junction there Around A4036. proportion and households of work of adults out to Closer is living with a disability. one person where particularly between near the junction Halesowen, and the A459 a high proportionthis route of residents unpaid care. provide Air Quality Management within Dudley falls This route Oxide (NO2), and Nitrogen for declared (AQMA), Area NO2 both for which is declared Birmingham AQMA (PM10 Matter and Particulate air quality Midlands has significant The West and 2,000 between are there year Every problems. This is a huge air pollution. by deaths caused 2,400 the increasing people in the region, for health issue parts are There and heart disease risk of lung disease. as the action such considerable where region of our by is required (CAZs) Air Zones of Clean introduction air quality. improve to Government

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 18 Footway Condition Footway is of Birmingham route the West across The footway is no systematic There condition. safe in a poor but carried maintenance of capital planned programme on the route. out further for details Annex the Technical to Refer condition. on asset The carriageway across this route is in a good and safe and safe is in a good this route across The carriageway has been a years there the past five Over condition. maintenance of capital planned programme systematic the route. across out carried Carriageway Condition Carriageway Across the West Midlands the local authorities have have authorities local the Midlands West the Across a network in a statutory maintain its highway to duty carrying routine out includes also This condition. safe up include which could assets of highway maintenance is Plan Management An Asset 12 groups. to specific issues that any future ensure aims to which produced way. in a proactive be address could with the assets

ASSET CONDITION 19 Woods Lane 210 (2017–20) dwellings Woods (2017–20) dwellings 300 Loop Icknield Port (2020-25) dwellings / City Hospital 900 / Heath Street Loop Icknield Port (2025–30) dwellings / City Hospital 1,150 / Heath Street Loop Icknield Port jobs (2017–20) 3,500 Locks Eastside jobs (2020–25) 2,000 Kettleworks jobs (2020–25) 5,000 Wider Area jobs (2025–30) 2,000 Wider Digbeth Area jobs (2025–30) 8,500 Circus Masshouse Arena Central 1,000 jobs (2017–20) 1,000 Central Arena jobs (2017–20) 2,000 Circus Paradise jobs (2020–25) 2,000 Central Arena jobs (2020–25) 2,000 Circus Paradise jobs (2025–30) 1,500 Central Arena Wider Lye Area 230 dwellings (2017–20) 230 dwellings Area Wider Lye (2020–25) dwellings 300 Area Wider Lye (2017–20) 320 dwellings Central Arena • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Employment Housing Development proposals indirectly affecting this route this affecting indirectly proposals Development Employment Development proposals directly affecting this route this affecting directly proposals Development Housing

REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 20 SPRINT: Dudley to Birmingham (via Hagley Road) Hagley (via Birmingham to Dudley SPRINT: enhancement) back local Turn Regis Rowley & Works and Signalling 4 Reinstatement (Platform Hill Lines Snow 1) (Phase Road Hagley SPRINT: 2) (Phase Road Hagley SPRINT: Extension) (Halesowen Road Hagley SPRINT: (A34) Revolution Birmingham Cycle extension Ways Square/Edgbaston/Five Centenary Metro: • • • • • • • Committed Transport Improvements Improvements Transport Committed Transport) Delivery for 2026 Plan - Growth for Movement in outlined (as

REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 21 – Middle Layer Super Output Areas Areas Output Super Middle Layer – – MDS Transmodal Transmodal MDS – – Lower Layer Super Output Areas Output Super Layer Lower – – Heavy Vehicles Goods – – Tactical Co-ordination Group Group Co-ordination Tactical – – Personal injury accidents Personal – injured Killed or seriously – MSOA – Annual average daily flow daily flow average Annual – AADF Areas Air Quality Management – AQMA Transport Department for – DfT Route Diversion Emergency – EDR HGV expectancy Healthy life – HLE Two Rail High Speed – HS2 Systems Measurement Time Journey – JTMS Network Route Key – KRN KSI expectancy Life – LE Partnership Enterprise Local – LEP LSOA MDST PIA Network Road Strategic – SRN Programme Delivery Excellence Transport Sustainable – STDEP Midlands West the for Transport – TfWM TCG and Investment UK Trade – UKTI Control Management Traffic Urban – UTMC Sign Message Variable – VMS Midlands West – WM Authority Midlands Combined West – WMCA

GLOSSARY 22 Living with a Disability: Living with data. Households aggregate Census ONS: 2011 living with a disability, with at least one person LSOA. by of all households as a percentage Unemployment: in data. No adults aggregate Census ONS: 2011 of all as a percentage in household, employment LSOA. by households Charter: Cycling Midlands West https://bit.ly/2xbg4oK Childhood Obesity: Childhood Child National England. Health Public to 2012/13 from data Programme Measurement 2016 Published MSOA. by aggregated 2014/15, https://bit.ly/2p3ocVV Population: Younger data. Population aggregate Census ONS: 2011 population of total as a percentage aged 0-17, LSOA. by Population: Older data. Population aggregate Census ONS: 2011 population of total aged 65+, as a percentage LSOA. by Office for National Statistics. Life Expectancy Expectancy Statistics. Life National for Office (HLE) Expectancy at birth(LE) Healthy Life and Areas Output Super Middle Layer males by for Published 2013. to 2009 in England, (MSOAs) https://bit.ly/2vwtxd1 2015. Average Speeds and Congestion Data: and Congestion Speeds Average 2: Phase Highways Strategic Midlands West Definition and Outline Network Route Key for Macdonald Mott by Produced Performance. Authority. Transport Integrated Midlands West 2016. March Safety: Route Reported Road Transport. Department for report: annual Britain, 2015. Great Casualties https://bit.ly/2hrcIdb Air Quality Areas: Management and Rural Food Environment, Department for AQMA Dataset. 2017 March Affairs, https://bit.ly/2fEdulf Life Healthy and Female Male Expectancy: National Cycle Routes, Sustrans: Routes, Cycle National https://bit.ly/18FFBsT Package: HS2 Connectivity Programme. Connectivity Strategy, HS2 Growth https://bit.ly/2woBqxp GBSLEP. Road Haulage Companies: Companies: Haulage Road Industry, Haulage Road Investment & UK Trade for in Confidence Provided Midlands Hauliers. Study. Freight Midlands Connect Enterprise Zones: Enterprise https://bit.ly/2uZLDTe https://bit.ly/2u7DCN1 Freight Information: Freight in Confidence Data. Provided Transmodal MDS Study. Freight Midlands Connect for West Midlands Strategic Cycle Strategic Cycle Midlands West Network: Board Authority Midlands Combined West Strategic - 4.3 item Report, 20 January 2017, Network Cycle https://bit.ly/2hrrCAi Committed Schemes: Schemes: Committed Movement Authority. Combined Midlands West Midlands Strategic The West Growth: for plan. Transport Route Safety: Route urban by rates and accident Reported casualty type, user class, road road and rural roads, Great involvement, and pedestrian severity 2015. Britain, AADF Data: AADF each route: on A roads for AADF counts https://bit.ly/2fbapuc

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