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WORCESTERSH RE SOL HULL Figure 1 12 A5 A38, A38(M), A47, A435, A441, A4400, A4540, A5127, B4138, M6 L CHF ELD Cross City B4144, B4145, B4148, B4154 11a Birmingham Outer Circle A4030, A4040, B4145, B4146 Key Route Network A5 11 Birmingham to A34 Route A454(W), A463, A4444 3 2 1 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 to A459, A4101 A38

WEDNESF ELD A34 to Wednesbury A461, A4148 A41 A460 North and South Coventry A429, A444, A4053, A4114(S), B4098, B4110, B4113 A4124 A462 A454 Northfield to A4123, B4121 10 WALSALL A454 A454 to Oldbury A461, A4034, A4100, B4179 WOLVERHAMPTON to Birmingham A457, A4030, A4033, A4034, A4092, A4182, A4252, B4125, B4135

SUTTON T3 to Birmingham A34(S), A41, A4167, B4145 A4038 A4148 COLDF ELD PENN B LSTON 9 A449 to Wednesbury A461, A4036, A4037, A4098 A4123 M6 Stourbridge to A449, A460, A491 A463 8 7 WEDNESBURY M6 Toll North of Wolverhampton A4041 A452

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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 A4148/A454 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton A4148/A454 junction Road Street/Black Dudley A41/A461 Road New Country • • Black Birmingham Country to Black The route is predominantly single carriageway single carriageway is predominantly The route however, most of its are There length. throughout north of carriageway of dual sections some on Road Pleck and along Centre Town Walsall the route where Ring Road), the A4148 (Walsall There centre. the town to access direct provides where sections furtherare carriageway dual and the M6 at junction 9, the A461 approaches Lane and the A462 Trouse it approaches where Road. New the A41 Black Country the A461 northAlong the section of Walsall, of residential presence the by is characterised the route of Rushall properties. In the centre as function of a place more provide changes to in this centre. located of services are a number becomes again the north the route of Rushall To Wood Walsall until it reaches mostly residential, of a perform more it changes to again where the route Wood North function. place of Walsall it Lichfield where into a link directly provides more to areas built-up residential changes from of a rural link. A461/A452 Shire Oak junction Shire A461/A452 A461/B4152 junction junction Mellish Road A461/A454 North/Sutton A4148/B4151 Broadway junction Avenue Road/Gillity junction Road Birmingham A34/A4148 Lane junction Green A34/A4148 Broadway A4148/A4031 junction St. West/Weston Lion junction Brown A4148/A4038 • • • • • • • • of Walsall East Birmingham Stafford to Route Bromwich West Wednesbury to Wednesfield UK Central to Brownhills Brownhills to UK Central In the Black Country this route forms crucial crucial forms route this Black Country In the on the KRN, routes other seven to connections are:- these The Lichfield to Wednesbury route is a 12 Wednesburyroute to Lichfield The of the West section strategic mile/20km providing (KRN), Network Route Key Midlands the from connectivity regional long distance to the , in of Lichfield, District Wednesbury. and Walsall of centres strategic commuters is important freight, This route for activities. leisure to and access part Opportunity forms of the Eastern The route local which contains area an in Walsall, Area and established and high quality industrial, areas. residential an provides the route the region Across important freight link, particularly strategic for M6, M6 M5, connectivity to the requiring traffic It connects directly roads. and A5 strategic Toll route In Lichfield, the the M6 at junction 9. to Muckley connects with the A5 at the A461/A5 is M6 Toll the to junction and access Corner enabled via the A5. enables the movement this route Within Walsall, of goods and services along the spine of the employment to access for It is essential Borough. opportunities, Walsall and to education It for leisure. asset local a significant Arboretum, Hospital, Manor Walsall to access provides also (A4148). Ring Road of the Walsall on the West formed of is Wednesburyroute to The Lichfield the A461 and A4148.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION 4 The A4148 Ring Road encompasses Walsall Town Town Walsall encompasses Road A4148 Ring The town the around traffic and circulates Centre the M6 to and areas outlying to access providing It is particularly important access for motorway. Arboretum at the Walsall activities leisure to the Art including Gallery. Waterfront, and at the of the town the south to section The Broadway of the campus the Walsall to access provides of Wolverhampton. University route, of this A461 section The southern the M6 at junction 9 and is to links directly transport public the Black across for essential and other retail logistics, linking key Country, This section the M6. to businesses commercial access important pedestrian is also for and Stuart Green Bathurst particularly Wood to in terminates secondary The route schools. local to access it provides where Wednesbury destinations the A41 for services and links to the region. across

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Route Length: 12 miles /20km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *152.49 million vehicle miles

Main Centres served: Walsall and Wednesbury

WALSALL Coordinating Highway Authority: WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Combined Authority

Responsible Local Highway Authority: and Metropolitan Borough Council WEST BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 67

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Figure 2 5 6 Direction Inbound to Walsall to Inbound Walsall from Outbound Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise and Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Walsall to Inbound Walsall from Outbound Walsall to Inbound Walsall from Outbound and to Inbound Walsall from outbound Location to Wednesbury Road, Green Street/Wood Walsall 9 M6 Junction Bescot Road, A4148 Wallows Lane to Lane to A4148 Wallows Road, Bescot Bescot M6 Junction 9, to Road A454 Wolverhampton Road, Pleck Street Rollingmill West/ Street Lane West/Littleton Road/Blue Pleck Street North, Rowley Lane to Moat Broadway to Road North, Walhouse Broadway Street A461 Lichfield North, to A34 Birmingham Road Broadway Road B4151 Sutton to Street Lord West, Broadway Palfrey Crescent, Bescot Close, Redmires Road, Street/Lichfield Lichfield North A4148 Broadway to Rushall, Cartbridgeto Road, Lane Lichfield Rushall Lane, B4154 to Street Road, New Lichfield Rushall Lane, B4154 Daw End to Road Crosses Four Road, Lichfield Shelfield Road, Spring to Road Chester Road, A452 Lichfield Oak Shire Road, B4152 Salters Road A461 A461 A4148 A4148 A4148 A4148 A4148 A461 A461 A461 A461 A461 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table A461 between itsA461 between junction with B4152 Oak, and its junction Shire Road, Salters North at Walsall with the A4148 Broadway Arboretum; Road/Bescot Pleck Road/Old A4148 Pleck its junction with the A454 from Road A461 Bescot to Road Wolverhampton and Bescot: Road, Road/ Green Road/Wood A461 Bescot the A4148 and between Street Walsall Wednesbury. • • • 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 (AADF) of flow vehicles, a maximum of 12,500 AADF. of 22,000 with an average 34,700 of volumes significant experiences The route particularlytraffic, on the: The locations of the most significant congestion- of the most significant The locations in Tables out set are (>60 sec/km) delays related 1 and 2.

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 Direction Inbound to and outbound and outbound to Inbound Walsall from Outbound from Walsall from Outbound Anticlockwise Clockwise Outbound from Walsall from Outbound Inbound to Walsall to Inbound Outbound from Walsall from Outbound Outbound from Walsall from Outbound Location Wood Green Road, Myvod Road to to Road Myvod Road, Green Wood 9 M6 Junction Bescot Road, A4148 Wallows Lane to Lane to A4148 Wallows Road, Bescot Bescot M6 Junction 9, Bescot Road, A4038 Wednesbury Road to to Road Wednesbury A4038 Road, Bescot Road A461 Bescot Pleck Road/Blue Lane West/Littleton Street West, West, Street Lane West/Littleton Road/Blue Pleck Street A461 Lichfield Moat Lane to Lichfield Road, Redmires Close to Close Redmires Road, Lichfield Rushall Lane, B4154 Pelsall Lichfield Road, New Street Shelfield to Shelfield Street Road, New Lichfield Rushall Lane, B4154 Daw End Lichfield Road, Four Crosses Road to Road Crosses Four Road, Lichfield Shelfield Road, Spring Lichfield Road, Coppice Road, to Wood Walsall Road, Coppice Road, Lichfield Oak Shire Road, A452 Chester Road A461 A461 A4148 A4148 A461 A461 A461 A461 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: Table M6 J9 Roundabout Lane West Road/Blue Wolverhampton to Street Rollingmill Rd, Pleck Street A461 Lichfield to Road Pleck West, Street Lane West/Littleton A4148 Blue Road Delves to Road Bromwich A4031West A4148 Broadway, Road Spring Road/ to Mill Rd, B4154 A461 Lichfield • • • • • Average Speeds Average in the AM peak the route speed for The average most of the route. is less than 20mph throughout junction 9 are the M6 at approaching The areas particularly the morning peak period. during slow peak with an average of the route The sections as follows: speed of less than 10mph are Peak hour journey time on the route has been has been route on the time journey hour Peak time, flow free equivalent with the compared time journey on the average based which is 06:00. – 22:00 between in the AM Peak time journey the On this route time. flow higher than the free is mostly 50% the to Rushall from the section However Road Pleck West, Street Littleton along A4148, time a journey all show Road, Green and Wood times) the free 2½ higher than (i.e. that is 150% time. flow A particular create is to impact of the congestion Hospital, Manor Walsall to with access problems Walsall premises, industrial Wednesbury and Estate Industrial Maybrook Park, Enterprise businesses north where area industrial deliveries. on just-in-time or rely supply may

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 8 A461/A452 Chester Road junction Road Chester A461/A452 junction Road A461/B4152 Salters junction Mellish Road A461/A454 Avenue Road/Gillity North/Sutton A4148/B4151 Broadway junction Birmingham Road A4148/A34 junction Road Bromwich Street/West West/Weston Broadway A4148/A4031 junction Crescent West/Bescot A4148 Broadway East Road Road/Woden Green A461 Wood • • • • • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Issues Capacity Junction There are currently several junctions along the junctions several currently are There are there suggests the evidence where route traffic; of flow the free restricting issues capacity are:- these

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 10 Killed: 1 (0.5% of all casualties, down by 1.2%) by down of all casualties, Killed: 1 (0.5% 0.8%) by down (12% of all casualties, 24 injured: Seriously The Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) ratio for this group is 10% with 2 serious collisions. with 2 serious is 10% this group ratio for (KSI) Injured and Seriously The Killed Slippery road (due to weather) (7% weather) collisions) to serious 11% of all collisions, Slippery (due road (7% turn or manoeuvre of all collisions) Poor o o o o o Total casualties: 193 casualties: Total 25 Injured: Killed and Seriously 24 of 179) of figure 2015 to 2% when compared down of all casualties, (13% o o 143 collisions, involving 275 vehicles 275 involving 143 collisions, of all collisions) (15% (pedestrian) look properly to Failed factor: contributory Main o Pedestrians: 19 (a reduction of 8% compared to 2015) to compared of 8% reduction 19 (a Pedestrians: 2015) to of 6% compared reduction 19 (a wheel vehicles: Two Powered 2015) to % compared of 0.07 reduction 13 (a cyclists: Pedal 2015) to compared of 14% increase 141 (an occupants: Car Slights: 168 (87% of all casualties) Main contributory factors contributory Main o o • • • • • • • • • • There are a number of KSI clusters along the A4148 (accounting for 20 of the casualties) which passes which passes 20 of the casualties) for (accounting along the A4148 clusters KSI of a number are There Road Lane/Bescot vicinity in the of the Wallows clusters KSI are There up area. a mostly built through North. and Broadway Lane West Blue Road, and on Pleck junction and the A4148/B4151 junction, fatal separate Road with two on Lichfield clusters KSI are there of this route, On the A461 section locations. accident 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 statistics: key following

ROUTE SAFETY 11 In Sandwell, there is limited provision for cycling on cycling for provision is limited there In Sandwell, of the route section Road Green The Wood this route. at Junction The M6 children. school by used is heavily including travel to active barrier a significant 9 poses schools. accessing children is a there Road, along A4148 Pleck In Walsall, the A454. On to lane on approach bus use shared footway shared West Lane Road/Blue Wolverhampton up until it meets and walking cycling for facilities the A4148, along continues As the route Lane. Green until Street on Littleton footpath use is shared there sections some is also junction. There HathertonStreet and the Hatherton between use of shared Street junction. Arboretum safety significant Junction poses The Arboretum layout. current to due travel active for issues Road lane on the Lichfield bus is a shared There arm (Northbound). is further There provision limited the Crescent Junction and between Arboretum have does not ring road Junction. The remaining of the this section through Travel cycling. for provision tends Walsall in route rather than the centre through place be take to on the Ring Road. is limited there Along the A461 north of Walsall Cycle National the however cycling, for provision 5 runs rail parallel on the old Network (NCN) Route to NCN 5 needs upgrading and improvement The line. of trees. the overgrowth remove Network has identified Cycle Strategic The STDEP in the West cycling for Corridors’ ‘Priority several with that intersect two corridors are Midlands. There Ring Road. the Walsall cross as they this route

CYCLING 12 997 Nov-13 10/10A 89 937 3/3A 8 35/35A/35B 39 311/313 637 Route No. Route Frequency 20 mins Every 20 mins Every 10 mins Every 20 mins Every 30 mins Every 30 min Every 20 mins Every mins 30 Every mins 20 Every 10-20 mins Every mins 60 Every A4148/A461 Bescot - Wednesbury - Bescot A4148/A461 Wood Walsall - A461 Walsall Shelfield - A461 Walsall Wood Walsall - Oak A461 Shire Rushall - A461 Walsall Rushall - A461 Walsall Rushall - A461 Walsall Pleck - Hospital A4148 Manor Wednesbury - Walsall A4148/A461 Hospital Manor - Bescot - A4148 Palfrey Road(s) Served Road(s) Oak Shire - Wood and Walsall Rushall - A461 Walsall *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 The A461 within the West Midlands and the and Midlands the West A461 within The served well the A4148 are side of western services bus of high frequency a number by services These minutes. 10-30 every operating Walsall Centre, Town Walsall to access provide and other Hospital and Wednesbury Manor and employment. leisure retail, for communities served. well not side of the A4148 is The eastern is speed along this route bus The average route). bus the 10/10A from taken (data 12.1mph is trips of daily bus number total The average 41,249. Bus part are corridors The bus Core of the Midlands Strategic Network in the West are Growth but for Movement - Plan Transport investment. Sprint for identified not Station Walsall serves of rail, the route In terms and, Birmingham and to journeys for is Stadium Bescott of Walsall, the south to route The Midland Metro corridor. just off the where at Wednesbury the corridor crosses Parkway (Wednesbury stops Metro are there and the Street) Western Great and Wednesbury no plans to are there present At depot. Metro in the corridor. the Midland Metro extend - Plan Transport Midlands Strategic The West Wednesbury identifies the Growth for Movement tram-train for corridor Brownhills – Walsall – or rail as part the line between of re-opening partbut it is not and Lichfield, of the Stourbridge Package. HS2 Connectivity

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 13 A461 Sandhills to the B4154 junction at Rushall; to A461 Sandhills Ring Road of the Walsall North-western section and A454); to (A491 A41 lane junction to Road/Wallows A4148 Bescot Road. New Black Country • • • The AADF data for 2016 has been used to analyse HGV HGV analyse to used has been 2016 for AADF data The of number The average route. respective on each flows on a daily (HGV) route using the Heavy Goods Vehicles of all vehicular 5% which represents 1,024, basis was HGV for 25% top within the falls route The traffic. on routes the other to when compared movements, of the sections KRN. The following Midlands the West per day: flows HGV of 1,000 in excess have route The latter is where the route connects to the M6 at connects to the route is where The latter The M6 is of national importance; in total, junction 9. approx. in 2014, between the Midlands and North West data); transported (MDST of goods were tonnes 45.5m on the M6. travels of this amount a significant companies haulage of road number In addition, a large this close to due area in the Walsall located are a local both serves which again the M6, to proximity and national role. in close estates of industrial a number also are There Estate Trading as Westgate such this route to proximity of the West to Estate Industrial Brook and Anchor Green the A461 via Stubbers from accessible Aldridge, also. here is located landfill site A large Road.

FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS 14 The section of the A461 between Winterley Winterley of the A461 between The section Lane and The Parkway between Mellish Street Along Lichfield junction Island and the Arboretum Road The northern M6 Junction 9 to approach Road Green along Wood • • • 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 include: flood risk. These that pose this route Diversion Route Diversion In conjunction with the Birmingham to Stafford Stafford Birmingham to with the In conjunction the A4148 is of section the southern KRN route, (EDR) by Route Diversion as an Emergency used or closures are when there England Highways southbound major incidents on the whilst at the same 9 and 8, between junctions parttime the southern as an of the A461 is used to Country with the Black EDR in conjunction route. Birmingham KRN partThe southern as an used of the A461 is also or major incidents closures are EDR when there northboundon the M6 motorway between with this time in conjunction junctions 9 and 10, and Birmingham KRN route to the Black Country KRN routes. Route the Black Country and Route with the Black Country In conjunction the routes, Birmingham KRN to Black Country northern as an EDR of the A4148 is used section or major incidents on the closures are when there junctions 10 between southbound M6 motorway and 9. Resilience A4124 the roads, strategic has parallel The route north the are to There the south. to and A454 the To Ring Road. Walsall around two routes both A4031 and the A4038 of Walsall south on the north the former and parallel the A461, is a considerable There on the south. the latter within the Walsall contained of resilience degree certain sections critical networks. However, on the motorway including grid-lock, cause can network, particularly in the Wednesbury/Bescot and estate trading Way the Axletree where area on M6 junction 9. impact have IKEA store network resilience is a lack of intermodal There transport,the lack of rail based to but due - Plan Transport Midlands Strategic the West introducing plan proposes Growth for Movement line Brownhills – rail serviced on the Stourbridge with and Wolverhampton and between Walsall corridor. stations in the route in the constraints capacity existing the Given on network, a restriction peaks in the Walsall adverse considerable will have any of the roads times on the remainder journey for implications routes. and surrounding of this route

NETWORK RESILIENCE AND INTERACTIONS 12

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 16 ). 2 The West Midlands has significant 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 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 both where communities through passes The route in the are expectancies healthy life male and female and are area within the WMCA of areas 25% lowest of 83, the national average than lower considerably meetsthe M6 particularly this route where around at junction 9. Air and Walsall within the Sandwell falls The route for declared (AQMA) Areas Quality Management Oxide (NO Nitrogen

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 17 There is 1 highway structure, an underpass, identified structure, is 1 highway There which is Wednesburyroute, to on the Lichfield and maintained. The overall inspected systematically is good. of this structure condition further for Annex the Technical to Refer condition. details on asset Structures Footway Condition Footway to the Lichfield across condition The footway Over condition. and safe is in a fair route Wednesbury a from benefited have sections some the past six years maintenance of capital planned programme systematic and A4148. on the A461 out that has been carried The carriageway condition across the Lichfield to the Lichfield across condition The carriageway Over condition. and safe fair is in a route Wednesbury planned has been a systematic there the past six years on the out carried maintenance of capital programme A4148. A461, 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 Various Sites in Brownhills 300 jobs (2017-20) 300 in Brownhills Sites Various jobs (2017-30) 4800 area Wider Wednesbury Upgrade Signal Traffic A461 Corridor No significant proposals No significant Portway 375 dwellings (2020-25) dwellings 375 Portway proposals No significant • • • • • • 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 19 – 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 20 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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