Wolverhampton to Brownhills
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L CHF ELD STAFFORDSH RE West Midlands Key Route Network Wolverhampton to Brownhills WALSALL WOLVERHAMPTON WEST BROMW CH DUDLEY BRMNGHAM WARW CKSH RE 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 BRMNGHAM 7a BEARWOOD A4030 7 4 3a BR ERLEY A456 A4540 YARDLEY 3 H LL A4100 M6 HARBORNE WARW CKSH RE A45 Birmingham A458 Airpot 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 A45 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) ROUTE DESCRIPTION ROUTE The Wolverhampton to Brownhills route is a Birmingham Canal by means of a single 4 lane 9 mile/15km section of the West Midlands bridge and then loses two lanes to pass below This route has no direct connections to the Key Route Network (KRN) that serves the the West Coast Mainline. Beyond this bridge the Strategic Route Network (SRN). However, it communities of: road widens to dual carriageway before returning is connected to the A5 trunk road and the M6 to single carriageway as it moves past the Royal Toll motorway via the A34 from Bloxwich and • Wolverhampton; Mail sorting office. The final section of this stage the A452 from Brownhills. Where this route • Wednesfield; is Wednesfield Way which is single carriageway meets the junction with the A452 it provides • Bloxwich; throughout and runs along a former track bed of connectivity to Stafford in the North and Walsall • Pelsall; and the Wolverhampton & Walsall Railway through to to the South. • Brownhills. Wednesfield. The Wolverhampton to Brownhills route has The route provides a key connection to Along the Wednesfield to Bloxwich section the a number of connections with other routes on Wolverhampton City Centre, access to the road is largely single carriageway through to the KRN: Mander and Wulfrun retail shopping centres its junction with the A462. Beyond this junction and Wolverhampton Rail Station. This route there is a small section of dual carriageway Stourbridge to North of also connects Bentley Bridge Leisure Park in before the A4124 returns to single carriageway Wednesfield; and Bloxwich and Brownhills as it passes beneath the M6 and on to Bloxwich. Wolverhampton Route District Centres in Walsall. From Wednesfield to New Invention, where the • A4150/A4124 Wolverhampton Route meets the Wednesfield to Wednesbury The route is formed solely of the A4124, Route, the majority of the fronting properties are considered one of Wolverhampton’s busiest well set back from the carriageway. Wednesfield to Wednesbury Route arterial routes. The A4124 can be broken down • A4124/A462 New Invention into 3 sections, comprising: Wolverhampton City At Bloxwich, the route then passes through a Centre to Wednesfield, Wednesfield to Bloxwich junction with the A34 (Birmingham to Stafford Birmingham to Stafford Route and Bloxwich to Brownhills. Route) and remains single carriageway passing • A4124/A34 Bloxwich through a largely urban area. East of the junction The Wolverhampton to Wednesfield section of with the B4154 the road leaves the urban area this route starts at the Broad Street junction on before entering an industrial hub consisting UK Central to Brownhills Route the A4150 Wolverhampton Ring Road. At this of Walsall Council Waste Management and • A4124/A452 Brownhills stage the road is constrained by surrounding Environmental Depot amongst other businesses transport in the area. Immediately to the east accessible via Coppice Side. As the route These routes provide connectivity to Stourbridge, of the Ring Road the A4124 passes over the approaches Brownhills it passes again through Wednesbury, Walsall, Birmingham and a largely residential area. Birmingham Airport. 3 L CHF ELD Key Facts Route Length: 9 miles/15km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *95.47 million vehicle kilometres Main Centres served: Wolverhampton, Bloxwich and Brownhills WALSALL Coordinating Highway Authority: WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Combined Authority Responsible Local Highway Authority: City of Wolverhampton Council WEST and Walsall Council BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 24 DUDLEY *This figure has been calculated using AADT link data. Flows on minor roads such as B roads therefore may not be included. BRMNGHAM WARW CKSH RE WORCESTERSH RE SOL HULL COVENTRY Figure 2 4 ROUTE PERFORMANCE ROUTE Congestion, Delay, Reliability Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays This route represents 3% of the total length Road Location Direction of the West Midlands Key Route Network. According to the latest data available from 2016, A4124 Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road/Wednesfield Road, Dace Westbound this route had a minimum annual average daily Road, Heath Town, to A4150 Ring road St Davids, Wolverhampton flow (AADF) of 13,700 vehicles, a maximum of A4124 Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road, Sun Street to Eastbound 20,700 with an average of 16,800 AADF. Tudor Road, Heath Town A4124 Lichfield Road, Moat House Lane East to Lakefield Road, Wednesfield Westbound The route experiences large volumes of traffic, particularly on the sections of the A4124 Lichfield Road, Broad Lane North to A462, Cannock Road, Eastbound A4124 between: New Invention A4124 Lichfield Road, Squires Grove to A462, Cannock Road, New Invention Westbound • the A4150 Wolverhampton Ring Road and its junction with Wolverhampton A4124 Sneyd Lane/Bell Lane/Lichfield Road, M6 Overbridge to Eastbound Road, New Cross; Livingstone Road, Bloxwich • its junctions with B4484 Lichfield Road, A4124 Lichfield Road/Bell Lane/Sneyd Lane, Foundry Lane, Pelsall, Westbound Wednesfield and the A462 Essington Road, to Cresswell Crescent, Bloxwich New Invention; and • its junctions with Creswell Crescent and A4124 Wolverhampton Road, Wood Lane to B4154 Norton Lane, Pelsall Eastbound Livingstone Road at Bloxwich. A4124 Lichfield Road, Wyrley & Essington Canal Bridge (East) to Westbound B4154 Norton Lane, Pelsall The locations of the most significant congestion-related delays (>60 sec/km) are set out in Tables 1 and 2: 5 ROUTE PERFORMANCE ROUTE Peak hour journey time on the sections of the Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays route experiencing the highest delays has been found to be 150% higher than (i.e. 2½ times) the equivalent free flow time, which is based on the Road Location Direction average journey time between 22:00 – 06:00. A4124 Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road/Wednesfield Road, Dace Westbound Road, Heath Town, to A4150 Ring road St Davids, Wolverhampton A particular impact of the congestion is to create A4124 Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road, Sun Street to Eastbound problems with access to Wolverhampton Railway Tudor Road, Heath Town Station, New Cross Hospital and Coppice Industrial Estate Brownhills, Key Industrial Park A4124 Wednesfield Road, Steelpark Way to March End Road, Wednesfield Eastbound Wednesfield and industrial areas in North Walsall and Wolverhampton where businesses may A4124 Lichfield Road, Lakefield Road, Wednesfield to A462, Cannock Road, Eastbound supply or rely on just-in-time deliveries. New Invention A4124 Sneyd Lane/Bell Lane/Lichfield Road, M6 Overbridge to Eastbound Field Road, Bloxwich A4124 Lichfield Road/Bell Lane/Sneyd Lane, Abbotts Street to Westbound Cresswell Crescent, Bloxwich A4124 Wolverhampton Road, Wood Lane to B4154 Norton Lane, Pelsall Eastbound A4124 Lichfield Road, Wyrley & Essington Canal Bridge (East) to Westbound B4154 Norton Lane, Pelsall A4124 Pelsall Road, Croft Crescent to A452 Chester Road North, Brownhills Eastbound 6 ROUTE PERFORMANCE ROUTE Average Speeds The average speed for this route in the AM peak is between 10-20 mph throughout its busiest sections. The areas approaching Wolverhampton City Centre, Wednesfield, Bloxwich and Brownhills are particularly slow during the morning and evening peaks and speed can be as low as less than 10 mph.