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STAFFORDSH RE West Midlands Key Route Network Wolverhampton to Brownhills
WALSALL WOLVERHAMPTON
WEST BROMW CH
DUDLEY
B RM NGHAM
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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
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) 3 A4124/A462 New Invention New A4124/A462 Bloxwich A4124/A34 Brownhills A4124/A452 A4150/A4124 Wolverhampton A4150/A4124 • • • • Wednesfield to Wednesbury Route to Wednesfield Route Birmingham Stafford to Route Brownhills to UK Central Stourbridge of North to Route Wolverhampton These routes provide connectivity to Stourbridge, Stourbridge, to connectivity provide routes These Birmingham and Walsall, Wednesbury, Birmingham Airport.
This route has no direct connections to the to connections direct has no This route it However, Network (SRN). Route Strategic and the M6 road the A5 trunk to is connected and Bloxwich A34 from via the motorway Toll this route Where Brownhills. from the A452 meets the junction with the A452 it provides Walsall in the North Stafford to connectivity and the South. to has route Brownhills to The Wolverhampton on routes other with connections of a number the KRN: Birmingham Canal by means of a single 4 lane 4 lane of a single means by Canal Birmingham pass below to two lanes then loses bridge and this bridge the Beyond Mainline. Coast the West returning before carriageway dual to widens road Royal past the as it moves carriageway single to stage section of this The final sortingMail office. carriageway is single which Way is Wednesfield of bed track and runs along a former throughout to through Railway Walsall & the Wolverhampton Wednesfield. section the to Bloxwich Along the Wednesfield to through single carriageway is largely road this junction its with the A462. Beyond junction carriageway of dual is a small section there single carriageway to returns the A4124 before Bloxwich. beneath the M6 and on to as it passes the where Invention, New to Wednesfield From Wednesbury to meets the Wednesfield Route properties the majority of the fronting are Route, carriageway. the back from set well a through then passes the route Bloxwich, At Stafford to junction with the A34 (Birmingham passing carriageway single and remains Route) of the junction East area. urban a largely through the urban area leaves with the B4154 the road consisting hub an industrial entering before and Management Waste Council of Walsall businesses amongst other Depot Environmental As the route Side. via Coppice accessible through again it passes Brownhills approaches area. residential a largely Wolverhampton; Wednesfield; Bloxwich; and Pelsall; Brownhills. • • • • • The Wolverhampton to Brownhills route is a route Brownhills to Wolverhampton The Midlands of the West section 9 mile/15km the that serves Network (KRN) Route Key of: communities The route provides a key connection to to connection a key provides The route the to access City Centre, Wolverhampton shopping centres retail and Wulfrun Mander This route Station. Rail and Wolverhampton in Park Leisure Bridge connects Bentley also Brownhills and and Bloxwich Wednesfield; in Walsall. Centres District of the A4124, solely is formed The route busiest one of Wolverhampton’s considered down be broken can arterial The A4124 routes. City Wolverhampton comprising: 3 sections, into to Bloxwich Wednesfield Wednesfield, to Centre Brownhills. to and Bloxwich section of Wednesfield to The Wolverhampton junction on startsthis route Street at the Broad this At Ring Road. the A4150 Wolverhampton surrounding by is constrained stage the road the east transport to Immediately in the area. the over passes the A4124 of the Ring Road
ROUTE DESCRIPTION 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. B RM NGHAM
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WORCESTERSH RE SOL HULL COVENTRY
Figure 2 4 5 Direction Westbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound Location Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road/Wednesfield Road, Dace Road, Dace Road/Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Wednesfield Davids, Wolverhampton St Ring road A4150 to Town, Heath Road, Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road, Sun Street to Street Sun Road, Road/Wolverhampton Wednesfield Heath Town Road, Tudor Lichfield Road, Moat House Lane East to Lakefield Road, Wednesfield Road, to Lakefield East Lane Road, Moat House Lichfield Road, Cannock Lane NorthBroad Road, to A462, Lichfield Invention New Invention Road, New Cannock to A462, Grove Squires Road, Lichfield to Road, M6 Overbridge Lane/Bell Lane/Lichfield Sneyd Bloxwich Road, Livingstone Pelsall, Foundry Lane, Lane, Road/Bell Lane/Sneyd Lichfield Bloxwich Crescent, Cresswell to B4154 Norton Pelsall Lane to Lane, Wood Road, Wolverhampton to Bridge (East) Canal Essington & Wyrley Road, Lichfield B4154 Norton Pelsall Lane, Road A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table the A4150 Wolverhampton Ring Road Ring Road the A4150 Wolverhampton and its junction with Wolverhampton Cross; New Road, Road, its Lichfield junctions with B4484 Road, Essington and the A462 Wednesfield and Invention; New and Crescent its junctions with Creswell at Bloxwich. Road Livingstone • • • 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 13,700 AADF. of 16,800 with an average 20,700 of volumes large experiences The route particularlytraffic, sections of the on the between: A4124 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 Westbound Eastbound Eastbound Eastbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Location Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road/Wednesfield Road, Dace Road, Dace Road/Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Wednesfield Davids, Wolverhampton St Ring road A4150 to Town, Heath Road, Wednesfield Road/Wolverhampton Road, Sun Street to Street Sun Road, Road/Wolverhampton Wednesfield Heath Town Road, Tudor Wednesfield Road, Steelpark Way to March End Road, Wednesfield Road, End March to Way Steelpark Road, Wednesfield Lichfield Road, Lakefield Road, Wednesfield to A462, Cannock Road, Cannock to A462, Wednesfield Road, Road, Lakefield Lichfield Invention New Sneyd Lane/Bell Lane/Lichfield Road, M6 Overbridge to to Road, M6 Overbridge Lane/Bell Lane/Lichfield Sneyd Bloxwich Road, Field Lichfield Road/Bell Lane/Sneyd Lane, Abbotts Street to Street Abbotts Lane, Road/Bell Lane/Sneyd Lichfield Bloxwich Crescent, Cresswell Wolverhampton Road, Wood Lane to B4154 Norton Pelsall Lane to Lane, Wood Road, Wolverhampton Lichfield Road, Wyrley & Essington Canal Bridge (East) to Bridge (East) Canal Essington & Wyrley Road, Lichfield B4154 Norton Pelsall Lane, Pelsall Road, Croft Crescent to A452 Chester Road North, Road Brownhills A452 Chester to Crescent Croft Road, Pelsall Road A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 A4124 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 create is to impact of the congestion Railway Wolverhampton to with access problems Hospital and Coppice Cross New Station, Park Industrial Key Brownhills, Estate Industrial Walsall North in areas and industrial Wednesfield may businesses where and Wolverhampton deliveries. on just-in-time or rely supply
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 A4150 Ring Road St Davids/Wednesfield Road. Davids/Wednesfield St A4150 Ring Road Road. Road/Deans Wolverhampton A4124 Road. Road/Hyde Lichfield A4124 Road. Essington Road/A462 Lichfield A4124 Road. Stafford Bell Lane/A34 A4124 Norton Road. Road/B4154 Wolverhampton A4124 High Street. Road/A452 Pelsall A4124 A4124/A4150 to Deans Road/Tudor Road (inbound towards Wolverhampton only) Wolverhampton towards (inbound Road Deans Road/Tudor to A4124/A4150 Street High Road/ Bell Lane: B4210A4124 A34 Stafford to • • • • • • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Capacity Junction capacity are there suggest the evidence where junctions along the route seven 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 Brownhills and Bloxwich Wednesfield, City Centre, Wolverhampton approaching The areas sections. than 10 as less be as low and speed can peaks particularlymorning and evening the are during slow as follows: than 10 less mph are are peak speeds average where route of the sections mph. The
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 12 e i Key M6 L CHF ELD e u e e r The Route 11a11 Strategic Road Network Wolverhampton to Brownhills operated by Highways England