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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 A41 Road/A4150 Road/A4150 A41 Bilston Road Ring Wolverhampton Ash/A4150 A41 Chapel Wolverhampton • • Stourbridge of North to Wolverhampton The route comprises of carriageway dual of comprises The route and M5 Road Moxley between the A4068 being single remainder Junction 1 with the The A41 in Birmingham passes carriageway. Road. on Soho community residential the through junction Between M5 Junction 1 and the A4038 but development no frontage is there in Moxley at West centres the local to is provided access with numerous along and Wednesbury Bromwich businesses. commercial Green, Monmore towards onwards Moxley From communities residential through passes the route whilst the remaining centre local and the Bilston a are City Centre east of Wolverhampton section services to access of junctions providing number businesses. and commercial of the west to of the route The section through passes City Centre Wolverhampton along the A41 Tettenhall communities residential Road. and the A454 Compton Road A41/A444 Road New Black Country A41/A444 Street/A463 A41 Oxford Route Black Country A41 Soho Road/B4144 Villa Road Road/B4144 A41 Soho Road Boulton Road/A4040 A41 Soho Road Rookery Road/A4040 A41 Soho Way Kenrick A41/M5 Junction 1/A4252 Way Trinity A41 The Expressway/A4031 All Saints Way A41 The Expressway/A4031 Road/A461 New A41 Black Country Way Western Great Road Bridge Great A41 High Street/A4098 • • • • • • • • • • Black Country Route Black Birmingham Outer Circle Birmingham Circle Outer Birmingham to Sedgley Bromwich West Stourbridge Wednesbury to Birmingham Cross CityBirmingham Cross In addition, this route also forms a number of of number a forms also route this In addition, the KRN. on routes other to connections are: These The Black Country to Birmingham route is a is a route Birmingham to Black Country The Midlands West of the section 19 mile/31km strategic providing Network (KRN), Route Key Midlands. the West cross connectivity regional of Birmingham, main centres It links the and Wednesbury Bromwich, West the to access and provides Wolverhampton network. Midlands motorway of the A41 and A454. is formed The route and movements freight for route It is an essential employment accessing and for trips commuter and the opportunities the Black Country across wider region. an provides the route the region Across link particularlyimportant strategic sub-regional It connects and Wolverhampton. Sandwell for Road the Strategic to directly areas these Network (SRN) at M5 Junction 1. this is a vital route Within the Black Country, supporting economic movements freight for new attracting for growth and is essential opportunitiesbusiness enables It also the area. to of goods and services from the movement the M6 to access requiring sites, employment further This route enables and M5 motorways. the north,connectivity to and southwest south of England.

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STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *251.27 million vehicle kilometres Main Centres served: Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wednesbury and Wolverhampton WALSALL Coordinating Highway Authority: WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Combined Authority Responsible Local Highway Authority: Birmingham City Council, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, City of WEST Wolverhampton Council, Walsall Council BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 82

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Figure 2 4 5 Direction Eastbound Eastbound Westbound Westbound Eastbound Eastbound Westbound Location Compton Road, Clark Road to A41 Tettenhall Road, Park Vale Park Road, A41 Tettenhall to Road Clark Road, Compton to Road Regis Road, Tettenhall Tettenhall West, Road Hampton New (E) to Crescent Newbridge Road, Tettenhall Tettenhall West, Road Hampton New to Street B4612 Wolverhampton Road, Bilston Green Monmore A4126 Ettingshall Road, Lane to Heath Stow Road, Bilston Heath Stow Street, B4612 Wolverhampton Road, Road/Soho Road/Holyhead The Expressway/Birmingham Lozells Road, Hamstead to Bromwich, West Nicholls Street, M5 Junction 1 gyratory) (including Road, Hamstead Road, Road/Birmingham Road/Holyhead Soho gyratory) M5 Junction 1 (including to Lozells, Road A454 A41 A41 A41 A41 A41 A41 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table the sections of the A41 between Hamstead Hamstead of the A41 between the sections All with A4031 the junction up to Road Saints Way; Western Great of A41 between the section Street; Dudley the A461 up to and Way where Road, of the A41 Bilston the section it meets with A4126 Ettingshall Road; between its Road the A41 Tettenhall junction with Danescourt the and up to and Marks; St A4150 Ring Road its of A454 between junction the section and up to Road with the B4161 Henwood Richmond Road. • • • • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length of the total 5% 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 a maximum vehicles, (AADF) flow of 12,600 AADF. of 22,700 with an average 45,100 of traffic, volumes large experiences The route particularly on: The locations of the most significant congestion- of the most significant The locations 1 in Tables out set are (>60 sec/km) delays related and 2 below.

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 6 Direction Westbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Location Compton Road, Lane to Clark Road, Park Vale Park Road, Clark Lane to Merridale Road, Compton Bilston Road, A4126 Ettingshall Road to to A4126 Ettingshall Road Road, Bilston Green Monmore Street, B4612 Wolverhampton Bilston Road, B4612 Wolverhampton Street to to Street B4612 Wolverhampton Road, Bilston Green Monmore A4126 Ettingshall Road, Wellington Road/Lichfield Street, Prouds Lane to to Lane Prouds Street, Road/Lichfield Wellington Bilston Route, A463 Black Country The Expressway, Nicholls Street, West Bromwich, to to Bromwich, West Nicholls Street, The Expressway, gyratory) M5 Junction 1 (including Soho Road/Holyhead Road/Birmingham Road, Hamstead Hamstead Road, Road/Birmingham Road/Holyhead Soho gyratory) M5 Junction 1 (including to Lozells, Road, Soho Road, A4040 Rookery Road to Villa Road to Road A4040 Rookery Road, Soho A41: A4040 Rookery Road - A4040 Boulton Road A4040 Boulton - Road A41: A4040 Rookery Road A4040 Rookery - Street A41: B4136 Booth M5 Junction 1 Roundabout Pleasant B4484 Mount - Route A41: A463 Black Country St Cable - A41: A4126 Ettingshall Road Ring Road) (Wolverhampton A4150/A454 Lane- A41: Steelhouse Lane Tree Yew - Street Road/Lower A41: Henwood Road Henwood - A454 Wightwick Bank/Windmill Lane • • • • • • • • Road A454 A41 A41 A41 A41 A41 A41 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: Table The average speed for this route in the AM peak this route speed for The average its busiest is between 10-20 mph throughout Birmingham approaching The areas sections. are City Centre and Wolverhampton City Centre particularly the morning and evening during slow as less than 10 be as low peaks and speed can the speed where of the route mph. The sections as follows: are than 10 mph on average is lower Average Speeds Average Peak hour journey time on the sections of the of the sections on the time journey hour Peak been has 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 create is to impact of the congestion Railway Wolverhampton to with access problems Cross Hospital, New General Sandwell Station, CityHospital, Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham area Hospital and the industrial Children’s Green, and Monmore between Wolverhampton Sandwell, Green, Golds Wednesbury, in Bilston, which and Hockley Park Business Middlemore deliveries. on just-in-time or rely supply may

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 A41 Soho Hill and its junction with B4124 Hamstead Road Hamstead and its Hill junction with B4124 A41 Soho Road Lane/Nineveh and its with Grove junction Road A41 Soho Road and its with A4040 Boulton junction Road A41 Soho All Saints Ways and its junction with A4031 A41 The Expressway Road and its junction with A4037 Leabrook Road New A41 Black Country Road Moxley and its junction with A4038 Road New A41 Black Country Road Bridge and its junction with Great A41 High Street Route and its Black Country junction with Street A41 Oxford Andrews St Ash and itsA4150 Ring Road junction with A41 Chapel • • • • • • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Issues Capacity Junction There are currently several junctions along the junctions several currently are There are there suggest the evidence where route traffic of flow the free restricting issues capacity are: these in peak hours;

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 10 Killed: 1 (0.4% of all casualties, down by 0.9%) by down of all casualties, Killed: 1 (0.4% 1%) up by of all casualties, (10% 24 injured: Seriously The KSI ratio for this group is 12% with 17% of all serious collisions collisions is 12% with 17% of all serious this group ratio for The KSI this group. to being attributed Poor turn or manoeuvre (7% turn or manoeuvre of all collisions) Poor of all collisions) speed (6% path or persons other judge to Failed o o o o o Total casualties: 246 casualties: Total figure 2015 to when compared 1% down of all casualties, 25 (10% Injured: Killed and Seriously of 33 of 311) o o 180 collisions, involving 342 vehicles involving collisions, 180 of all collisions) (23% (pedestrian) look properly to Failed factor: contributory Main o Pedestrians: 58 (an increase of 4% compared to 2015) to compared of 4% increase 58 (an Pedestrians: 2015) to of 2% compared reduction 22 (a wheel vehicles: Two Powered 2015) to compared of 0% reduction 15 (a cyclists: Pedal 2015) to of 2% compared reduction/ 151 (a occupants: Car Slights: 221 (90% of all casualties) Slights: 221 (90% Main contributory factors contributory Main o o • • • • • • • • • • Casualties Types Casualty specific groups: into falling casualties to in relation statistics key the following noted We 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 statistics: key following

ROUTE SAFETY 11 KSI Clusters KSI Junction1 between cluster is a KSI there On this route of road which is on a section and A4540, of the M5 a through carriageway dual urban 2+2 that is mainly with a high level area up built mostly residential/retail parking. of on street

ROUTE SAFETY 12 The A41 in Wolverhampton has inconsistent provision provision inconsistent has A41 in Wolverhampton The addition to in side of the city, western along the are There in Bilston. paths segregated road off some are There along the A454. cycling for no provisions or within Sandwell in the sections provisions no also Road Soho busy the traverses This route Birmingham. shops. and residential including use with mixed to cycling for provisions no safe also are There 1). At the junction at M5 (Junction around navigate was footpath use Junction, a shared the Moxley travel. active for challenges help address to introduced

CYCLING 13 Route No. Route 74 1 79 39 10 75 Frequency Every 10 mins Every Every 8 mins Every Every 20 mins Every Every 20 mins Every Every 10 mins Every Every 10 mins Every Coseley Port Dudley & Dudley Sandwell • • • • The HS2 Connectivity Package included included Package The HS2 Connectivity from of the Midland Metro extension and Port Hill via Dudley Brierley to Wednesbury development includes also The package Dudley. rail services between Birmingham of improved serving between the corridor – and Stourbridge Birmingham and the Hawthorns. Shrewsbury Wellington Oakengates Central Telford Shifnal Albrighton Codsall Wolverhampton • • • • • • • • Road(s) Served Road(s) Birmingham - Hockley – Bromwich A41 West A41 Tettenhall Wood - Wolverhampton - Wood A41 Tettenhall A41 Wolverhampton – West Bromwich West – A41 Wolverhampton A41 Bilston - Moxley - A41 Bilston A454 Finchfield - Wolverhampton - A454 Finchfield A41 West Bromwich – Hockley - Birmingham - Hockley – Bromwich A41 West *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) days 15 analysing by been obtained have All daily averages *Note- Telford London, / Airport,International Coventry, and Shrewsbury. Specification Franchise Midlands Rail The West rail service of local a higher frequency included via between Birmingham and Shrewsbury and Telford. Wolverhampton park and stations on this line have The following ride facilities: Table 3: Main Bus Routes Bus Main 3: Table The route is well served by a number of high of number a by served well is route The 8-20 services operating every bus frequency services provide these Collectively, minutes. and of Birmingham the City to Centres access Centre, Town Bromwich West Wolverhampton, of Handsworth, Wednesbury Centres and District including destinations leisure and Bilston, Albion Football Bromwich The Hawthorns (West Dogs, and the Green Monmore Club), and the sites employment Quarter, Jewellery communities. surrounding speed along this route bus The average route). bus the 74 from taken (data is 7.6mph of daily number total The average is 50,233. trips bus between the two route bus is no direct There Network Bus The Core cities within the corridor. Transport Midlands Strategic in the West sections includes Growth for Movement - Plan and Bromwich, between Birmingham and West no are There Wednesbury. to Wolverhampton services in this corridor. Sprint introduce plans to parallels the route closely Midland Metro and Station Street between Birmingham New and runs along the George’s St Wolverhampton its northerly A41 for Priestfield between section 6-8 every operate Services and Wolverhampton. in the corridor. locations key at all calling minutes stations located mainline railway are There Hill and at Birmingham (Snow along the route which provide and Wolverhampton Street) New services Birmingham and between frequent Birmingham to and beyond Wolverhampton

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 14 The Black Country to Birmingham Route is a crucial a crucial is Route Birmingham to Black Country The within and logistics of freight the operations for route the region. concluded Midlands Connect for conducted Analysis of road origins one of the largest is that Sandwell in is key this route in the Midlands. Therefore, freight Birmingham City Centre to of goods the distribution national significance, of It is also and Staffordshire. goods to distribute junction 1 of the M5 to linking to the M6/M42. onto and West the South obtained was companies haulage Fleet data on road (UKTI) and GIS and Investment UK Trade from proportion that a substantial of mapping illustrated dotted are in the Midlands companies haulage road This the M5. to of access ease for along this corridor where HGVs for flow data traffic in AADF is reflected per 1,000 of excess in are flows HGV along this route, of Heavy Goods Vehicles number The average day. which 1,025, on a daily basis was using the route to According traffic. of all vehicular 5% represents employs data, Sandwell Econometrics Cambridge and wholesale in the metal industry, numbers large rely all of which sectors, and construction trade retail operations. effective and logistics for on freight

FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS 15 Flooding Flooding on this route impacts on the overall impactsthe overall on 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 are a flood risk, of which that pose two this route on the A41 and A454 north of Wolverhampton of Wolverhampton south and three respectively on the A41. Diversion Route Diversion The A41 in Wednesbury and West Bromwich Bromwich and West Wednesbury The A41 in by Route Diversion as an Emergency is used or closures are when there England Highways In Network. Road incidents the Strategic on KRN Route with the Black Country conjunction junction 1 M5 it connects M6 junction 10 to Route Hall. at Ray interchange the M5/M6 avoiding Resilience including roads strategic has parallel The route A456/ end journeys, end to M54 for the M6 / between Road A4123 New Birmingham A457 Birmingham and and in Wolverhampton resilience network is limited Birmingham. There in peak. There of the route in the middle except resilience network intermodal is reasonable Line and local Main Coast the West by provided as Midland as well rail services in the corridor is a lack of parking there however, Metro; capacity at stations. in the constraints capacity the existing Given and Black Country peaks in the Birmingham 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 18 ). Some parts ). Some also route of the There are inequalities in health between the local local the health between in inequalities are There authority at local – Midlands West within the authorities at birth expectancy for healthy life lowest the level years. is 63.8 and the highest years, men is 56.4 and highest is 59 years the lowest women Amongst healthy life inequalities in are there Similarly years. 67.9 this Closing authority. within each local expectancies the healthy in health inequalities and increasing gap WMCA’s of the is an objective 2030 by expectancy life Plan. Economic Strategic the A463/ particular to are close There health issues a high have does not this area A41 junction. Although a large the age of 65, proportion over of residents proportion activities; day of people report to day limited to less likely the junction are around and households are expectancies Healthy life in work. adult an have the A34 compared to close in communities low also the A4040 and of 83; between the national average to of childhood high levels are there Birmingham, where 6. year obesity by within the Birmingham and falls The route Areas Air Quality Management Wolverhampton Oxide (NO2) and Nitrogen for declared (AQMA) (PM10 Matter Particulate declared AQMAs, and Walsall the Sandwell within fall NO2. for air quality problems. Midlands has significant The West deaths and 2,400 between 2,000 are there year Every for health issue This is a huge air pollution. by caused disease risk of lung the increasing people in the region, parts are There and heart where region of our disease. Clean of as the introduction action such considerable improve to Government by is required (CAZs) Air Zones air quality.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 19 Refer to the Technical Annex for further for details on Annex the Technical to Refer condition. asset Structures Footway Condition Footway is generally this route across condition The footway the past six Over condition. in a good and safe out been carried have repairs only localised years identified as part defects our on- to of in response inspections. safety highway of going programme Carriageway Condition Carriageway varies this route across condition The carriageway is beginning to along its minor deterioration length, a programme past six years the Over through. show at out carried has been maintenance of capital and A41. along the A454 sites various Across the West Midlands the local authorities have have authorities local the Midlands West the Across network a statutory maintain its highway to duty carrying includes This also condition. in a safe which assets of highway maintenance routine out Asset An 12 groups. up to specific include could ensure to which aims is produced Plan Management be with the assets could issues that any future way. in a proactive address

ASSET CONDITION 20 Bilston Road Metro Track Replacement Phase 2 – Completed. – 2 Phase Replacement Track Metro Road Bilston Dale Street/Citadel junction 650 jobs (2017-20) Dale Street/Citadel jobs (2017-30) 4800 Area Wider Wednesbury jobs (2017-25) 8000 Bromwich West (2017-30) jobs 3000 Wider Handsworth area Bilston Urban Village 478 dwellings (2017-25) dwellings Village 478 Urban Bilston (2017-25) 620 dwellings Street/Polypipe Ward (2020-25) dwellings 100 Street Dixon Cable Street 100 dwellings (2017-20) 100 dwellings Street Cable jobs (2025-30) 3500 Bromwich West • • • • • • • • • • Committed Transport Improvements Improvements Transport Committed Transport) Delivery for 2026 Plan - Growth for in Movement outlined (as Employment Development proposals indirectly affecting this route this affecting indirectly proposals Development Housing Employment Development proposals directly affecting this route this affecting directly proposals Development Housing

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 as living with a disability, with at least one person LSOA. by of all households 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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