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Figure 2 4 5 Direction Inbound to City to Inbound Outbound from City from Outbound Outbound from City from Outbound Inbound to City to Inbound Outbound from City from Outbound Inbound to City to Inbound Inbound to City and Outbound City Outbound and to Inbound Cityfrom Northbound and Southbound Inbound to City and Outbound City Outbound and to Inbound Cityfrom Inbound to City to Inbound Outbound from City from Outbound Inbound to City and Outbound City and Outbound to Inbound City from Inbound to City and Outbound City and Outbound to Inbound City from Inbound to City and Outbound City and Outbound to Inbound City from Location Solihull Bypass, B4025 Warwick Road link road link road Road B4025 Warwick Bypass, Solihull Lane Tree Lane/Yew B4102to Hampton Solihull Bypass, B425 Lode Lane to Lane to B425 Lode Bypass, Solihull Lane Lane/Marsh B4102 Hampton Warwick Road, Richmond Road to to Richmond Road Road, Warwick End World’s Road, B425 Warwick Warwick Road, Reservoir Road to to Road Reservoir Road, Warwick East, Boulevard B4514 Olton Warwick Road, Manor Farm Road to to Road Farm Manor Road, Warwick Tyseley B4146 Wharfdale Road, Warwick Road, A4040 Fox Hollies Road to to Road Hollies A4040 Fox Road, Warwick Road, Percy Warwick Road, A34 Stratford Road to to Road A34 Stratford Road, Warwick B4145 Golden Hillock Road, Golden Hillock Road, A41 Warwick Road to to Road A41 Warwick Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook Road, A45 Coventry Belgrave Middleway/Highgate Road, Road, Middleway/Highgate Belgrave Road A34 Stratford to Circus A4540 Haden Stratford Road, M42 Junction 5 to 5 to M42 Junction Road, Stratford Monkspath Road, Monkspath Hall Stratford Road, Dog Kennel Lane to Lane to Dog Kennel Road, Stratford Monkspath Road, Monkspath Hall Stratford Road, Stanway Road to to Road Stanway Road, Stratford Shirley Road, Longmore Stratford Road, B4146 School Road to to Road B4146 School Road, Stratford Green Hall Hollies Road, A4040 Fox Stratford Road, A4540 Bordesley Middleway to to Middleway A4540 Bordesley Road, Stratford Sparkhill Lane, Shaftmoor Road A41 A41 A41 A41 A41 A41 A41 B4145 A4167 A34 A34 A34 A34 A34 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table the A34 between itsthe A34 between junctions with the and the Middleway A4540 Bordesley Road; B4146 School its between Road the A41 Warwick and Road A34 Stratford junctions with the Road and; the A4040 Stockfield Bypass Road/Solihull the A41 Warwick Lane, its junction with Dovehouse from M42 junction to Olton, • • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length of the total 4% 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 11,800 AADF. of 22,400 with an average 39,300 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 to Inbound Outbound from City from Outbound Inbound to City to Inbound Inbound to City and Outbound City Outbound and to Inbound Cityfrom Northbound and Southbound Inbound to City and Outbound City Outbound and to Inbound Cityfrom Inbound to City to Inbound Inbound to City to Inbound Outbound from City from Outbound Inbound to City and Outbound City and Outbound to Inbound City from Inbound to City and Outbound City and Outbound to Inbound City from Location Solihull Bypass, B4025 Warwick Road link road to to link road Road B4025 Warwick Bypass, Solihull Lane Tree Lane/Yew B4102 Hampton Solihull Bypass, B425 Lode Lane to B4102 Hampton B4102 Hampton Lane to B425 Lode Bypass, Solihull Lane Lane/Marsh Warwick road, B425 Warwick Road, World’s End, End, World’s Road, B425 Warwick road, Warwick Olton Lane, Dovehouse to Warwick Road, A34 Stratford Road toB4146 toB4146 Road A34 Stratford Road, Warwick Tyseley Wharfdale Road, Golden Hillock Road, A41 Warwick Road to A45 to Road A41 Warwick Golden Hillock Road, Sparkbrook Road, Coventry Belgrave Middleway/Highgate Road, A4540 Haden A4540 Haden Road, Middleway/Highgate Belgrave Road A34 Stratford to Circus Stratford Road, M42 Junction 5 to Monkspath Hall Hall Monkspath 5 to M42 Junction Road, Stratford Monkspath Road, Stratford Road, B4102 Marshall Lake Road to to Road Lake B4102 Marshall Road, Stratford Shirley Road, Green Haslucks Stratford Road, B4025 Solihull Lane, Hall Green, to to Green, Hall Lane, B4025 Solihull Road, Stratford Heath Shirley Road, B4102 Lake Marshall Stratford Road, B4146 School Road to B4146 Cole B4146 Cole to Road B4146 School Road, Stratford Green Hall Road, Bank Stratford Road, A4540 Bordesley Middleway to to Middleway A4540 Bordesley Road, Stratford Sparkhill Lane, Shaftmoor Road A41 A41 A41 A41 B4145 A4167 A34 A34 A34 A34 A34 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 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 is to impact of the congestion Hospital, Solihull to with access problems create at Land Rover Hospital, Jaguar Hall Moseley deliveries on just-in-time Elmdon which relies Highgate, in Moseley, areas and industrial and Greet Park, Monkspath Business Deritend, supply also may businesses other where Tyseley deliveries. on just-in-time or rely

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 A34 Stratford Road/A4540 Bordesley Middleway Middleway Bordesley Road/A4540 A34 Stratford Road Stockfield Road/A4040 A41 Warwick Road Westley Road/B4146 A41 Warwick Road Bernard’s Road/St. A41 Warwick Lane Bypass/B425 Lodge A41 Solihull Lane School Road/B4146 A34 Stratford Road Highfield Road/A4040 A34 Stratford Road Road/Olton A34 Stratford B4145 Golden Hillock Road A41 to A45 (Northbound A41 to Only) Road B4145 Golden Hillock A34: A4167 Ladypool Road to Road Ladypool to A34 A4167: Road Johns St to Road A34: Fulham Lane Shaftmoor to Road A34: Formans Road Hall Monkspath Lane to A34 Dog Kennel A4040 A41: B4146 to Lane Dovehouse to A41: Richmond Road • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Capacity Junction capacity are there suggest the evidence where eight junctions along the route currently are There are: hours; these traffic in peak of flow the free restricting issues Average Speeds Average its busiest 10-20 between in the AM peak is mph throughout route this for speed The average particularly are Centre Town and Solihull City Birmingham Centre approaching The areas sections. than 10 as less mph. The worst be as low and speed can peaks morning and evening the during slow 10 as follows: are mph below are speeds average where performing sections

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 9 Killed: 1 (0.5% of all casualties, up by 0.1%) up by of all casualties, Killed: 1 (0.5% 4%) up by of all casualties, 30 (13.5% injured: Seriously The Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) ratio for this group is 21% with 25% of all serious of all serious is 21% with 25% this group ratio for (KSI) Injured and Seriously The Killed this group. to being attributed collisions Careless or Reckless or In a hurry (Driver) (7% or In a hurry (Driver) or Reckless of all collisions) Careless (7% (driver) all collisions) of look properly to Failed o o o o o Total casualties: 220 casualties: Total 31 Injured: Killed and Seriously of 25 of 251) figure 2015 to when compared up 4% of all casualties, (14% o o 168 collisions, involving 299 vehicles involving 168 collisions, of all collisions) (20% (pedestrian) look properly to Failed factor: contributory Main o Pedestrians: 72 (an increase of 12% compared to 2015) to of 12% compared increase 72 (an Pedestrians: 2015) to of 2% compared 17 reduction (a wheel vehicles: Two Powered 2015) to compared of 1% reduction 11 (a cyclists: Pedal 2015) to compared of 9% reduction 120 (a occupants: Car Slights: 189 (86% of all casualties) of Slights: 189 (86% Main contributory factors contributory Main o o • • • • • • • • • • The main KSI cluster on the A34 is in the Hall Green area, between the B4146 and Robin Hood Lane and Robin between the B4146 area, Green on the A34 is in the Hall cluster The main KSI on the A34 between clusters of other a number are There collisions. 2 fatal and includes Roundabout, collisions. serious the A4540 and the B4146 containing Roundabout between the B4145 Golden Hillock Road cluster is a KSI there Rd) On the A41 (Warwick up area. which is a built Road, and Boscombe 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 10 There are no direct interactions with national cycle cycle with national interactions no direct are There 5 on the Route Cycle however, this route; paths on from the A41 runs Network parallel to Cycle National Catherine-de-Barnes. to Station Olton Excellence Delivery Transport The Sustainable has Midlands the West for (STDEP) Programme Strategic a for Corridors’ number of ‘Priority defined a in the region. Network Cycle Charter acknowledges Cycling Midlands The West below significantly currently are levels that cycling the cities across core metropolitan many other those of cycling levels UK. The Charter raise a vision to sets of 5% to area Metropolitan Midlands the West across in increase a 400% This represents 2023. by all trips baseline. the 1% from journeys cycling

CYCLING 11 Route No. Route 5 6/6A 31 X20 5 76 37 96 87 88 S3 Frequency Every 20 mins Every mins 6-10 Every 20 mins Every 60 mins Every 20 mins Every 20 mins Every 5 mins Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every A34 Sparkbrook - Hall Green - Shirle - Cranmore - Shirle - Green Hall - A34 Sparkbrook Shirley - Green Hall - A34 Sparkbrook 4) (M42 Jct. Blythe Valley - Shirley - Green Hall - A34 Sparkbrook Cranmore - A34 Shirley Cranmore - A34 Shirley Solihull - Green Acocks - Tyseley - A41 Sparkbrook Olton - Green A41 Acocks (M42 Junction 5) Heath Copt - A41 Solihull (M42 Junction 5) Heath Copt - A41 Solihull (M42 Junction 5) Heath Copt - A41 Solihull Road(s) Served Road(s) Springfield - A34 Sparkbrook *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 With the exception of the A41 beyond Solihull, Solihull, beyond the A41 of the exception With bus frequency high by served is well this route These minutes. 5-20 services every operating City Birmingham to access services provide including along the route centres local Centre; , Druids Sparkhill, Heath, Moseley, Solihull; and Green Acocks Shirley, Green, Hall Green Hall including destinations leisure the Touchwood including retail Stadium, JLR Elmdon, including sites employment Centre; and Monkspath Park Business Blythe Valley and the and Highgate, Greet Park; Business communities. surrounding is speed along this route bus The average route). bus the 6/6A from taken (data 11.5mph bus of daily number total The average is 49,704. trips lanes throughout of bus long sections are There in the bus introduced Road the Stratford priorities no bus are There programme. showcase section. Road on the Warwick

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 12 The West Midlands Strategic Transport Plan – – Plan Transport Strategic Midlands West The lines existing the identifies Growth for Movement improvement services Hill frequency in the Snow the HS2 in is included which scheme, Growth for Movement Package. Connectivity rail of passenger the introduction identifies also line in this corridor Hill services on the Camp Heath and Kings with stations at Hazelwell, Moor Street Birmingham to connected Moseley is a key This lines at Bordesley. chord via new that Hub scheme Rail element of the Midlands is taking forward. Midlands Connect Midland Metro extend plans to no are There services in this corridor. Hall Green Green Hall Wood Yardley Shirley Whitlocks End Earlswood Danzey Henley-in-Arden Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon Green Acocks Olton Solihull Manor Widney Dorridge Lapworth • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The roads on this route are identified within identified are on this route roads The – Plan Transport Strategic Midlands the West and Network Bus Core Growth. for Movement Road Stratford and Road services Alcester on the further A Sprint investment. for identified are to Solihull linking is identified corridor Sprint via JLR. / Interchange / NEC Warwick Solihull, Hill to The Birmingham Snow line runs within Maryleboneand London railway with of route of the A41 element the corridor Green Acocks stations at Tyseley, intermediate to Tyseley from whilst a branch line and Olton, the A34 follows upon Avon and Stratford Shirley stations at with intermediate of the route section Wood. and Yardley Green Hall Road, Spring park and stations on this line have The following ride facilities:

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 13 The AADF data for 2016 has been used to analyse analyse to used has been 2016 for AADF data The route the Overall, route. respective on each flows HGV this is with the flows; HGV low relatively experiences and the between Shirley of a small section exception of Heavy Goods number A34. The average M42 on the which 388, was on a daily basis using the route Vehicles traffic. 2% of all vehicular represents identified as an Tyseley, through passes The route Birmingham City by District Enterprise Environmental with many industrial remains of this area Much Council. Pegasus Western SCC, Klaxon, including companies is The area here. based Limited, and Bakelite Limited a with over destination retail furniture a popular now accept to outlets which will need retail furniture dozen locally. as deliver as well deliveries large parks such business numerous are On the A34 there and Park Business Green Park, Business as Solihull industrial/ containing - Park Monkspath Business to units, relevance which will be of warehousing the off located Park, Business Blythe Valley freight. the A34. to proximity in close M42 is also

FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS 14 A41: A34 Birchfield Road - A4040 Road A41: A34 Birchfield Road Boulton Olton - East Boulevard A41: B4514 Olton M42 - Parkway A41: Damson Ln Rd/Shaftmoor A34: College A34/M42 junction • • • • • 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 four are that there indicates gathered route flood risk. Along the that pose this route on the been identified flooding zones have three A41 and a further on the two zones identified A34: Diversion Route Diversion The A34 between Hall Green and M42 junction and M42 junction Green Hall between The A34 Heath and M42 Lode A41 between 4, and the of an as sections used both 5 are junction Highways (EDR) by Route Diversion Emergency or incidents closures are when there England 4 and 5 of the motorway. between junctions as an used of the A41 is also length The same or incidents on the closures are EDR when there 5 and 6 (in conjunction M42 between junctions Birmingham to with part Coventry of the A45 KRN route). Resilience A45 the roads, strategic has parallel The route as such roads local east and parallel the to Road/Cole and Sarehole Road Wood Yardley Boulevard. Road/Olton and Spring Road Valley within contained of resilience is a degree There radial journeys. for the Birmingham networks certain with a risk sections critical However, the motorway grid-lock including of causing 3 and 5. network at M42 junctions Hill City and Snow Cross The high frequency with station lines, rail services along the route of intermodal a good level parking, provide parts the A34 and A41 for network resilience Midlands Strategic The West of the route. Growth proposes for Movement – Plan Transport rail services on the Camp passenger introducing Kings Heath Hill Line with stations at Hazelwell, sufficient provide need to Stations and Moseley. resilience. intermodal provide to parking capacity in the constraints capacity existing the Given a restriction peaks in the Birmingham network, considerable will have on any of the roads on the times journey for implications adverse routes. and surrounding of this route remainder

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 16 ) partially covers the northern) partially covers 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 Birmingham A41 between Both the A34 and communities deprived and the A4040 run through in expectancy; healthy life low with relatively healthy of female rates lower are there particular, This is particularly in the pronounced expectancy. life the junction of the A34 and A41 to close community of childhood obesity higher levels are there where population. and a younger Zone The Birmingham Air Quality Management Oxide (NO2) and Nitrogen for declared - (AQMA) (PM10 Matter Particulate parts of the A41 and A34. 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 17 Refer to the Technical Annex for further details for Annex the Technical to Refer condition. on asset 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 include which could assets of highway maintenance Plan is Management An Asset 12 groups. up to specific issues that any future ensure aims to which produced way. in a proactive be address could with the assets

ASSET CONDITION 18 No significant proposals. No significant Dog Kennel Lane/Land South of Shirley 1500 dwellings (2017-25) dwellings 1500 Shirley of South Lane/Land Dog Kennel (2025–30) 225 dwellings Street / Darwen Street Emily (2025–30) 1100 dwellings Area Street Barford (2025–30) dwellings 1000 Markets Wholesale (2025–30) 1100 dwellings Area Street Cheapside/Bradford • • • • • • Employment Development proposals directly affecting this route this affecting directly proposals Development Housing

REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 19 Wider Tyseley Area 3000 Jobs (2017–25) Jobs 3000 Area Wider Tyseley 21000 (2017–30) Jobs Parkway Damson 2030) (2017– jobs 4500 Central Arena 2025) – jobs (2017 4000 Circus Paradise 2020) – jobs (2017 2000 Street Barr Great 2020) – Beorma Quarter jobs (2017 4000 2020) - jobs (2017 3500 Locks Eastside jobs (2017-25) 5000 Centre Town Solihull jobs (2017-25) 6000 Park Business Blythe Valley 2030) – jobs (2020 7000 Wider Area 2025) – jobs (2020 8500 Circus Square/Masshouse Exchange 2030) – (2025 jobs 500 Park Heath Business Small 2030) – jobs (2025 20,000 UK Central 2030) – jobs (2025 8,500 Circus Masshouse jobs (2020-25) 600 Park Business Solihull Land East of Solihull 600 dwellings (2020–30) dwellings 600 of Solihull Land East (2017–20) 100 dwellings Middleway Belgrave (2017–20) dwellings 310 Street Lombard (2017–20) 650 dwellings Street Pershore (2017-20) dwellings 750 Park Business Blythe Valley (2020-25) 250 dwellings of Knowle Land South (2017-25) 660 dwellings Heath Land at Dickens • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Employment Development proposals indirectly affecting this route this affecting indirectly proposals Development Housing

REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 20 Metro: East Birmingham to Solihull Tramway Solihull to Birmingham East Metro: BCC/Solihull - Growth to Improvements Reliability Time Journey HS2 via Solihull Interchange Birmingham to Green Hall SPRINT: • • • 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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