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WALSALL WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Key Route Network Stourbridge to WEST BROMW CH North of Wolverhampton
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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
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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 West of Birmingham Route (A458) Route of Birmingham West (A4101) Route Halesowen to Kingswinford (A459) Route Halesowen to Wolverhampton (A4123) Route Wolverhampton Northfieldto (A41) Birmingham Route to Black Country (A454 [W]) Route Black Country (A4124) Route Brownhills to Wolverhampton • • • • • • • The Stourbridge to North of Wolverhampton Northto Wolverhampton of Stourbridge The other with connections has numerous also Route include: these KRN route, to connectivity provide routes These and Walsall. Country Birmingham, the Black The A449 section of this route begins at the begins at of this route A449 section The This is single the A491. junction with Heath Wall Half Wolverhampton and passes carriageway Airport, Green and Wombourne. Himley Penny it Wombourne through passes As the A449 this continues carriageway, a dual becomes Road Ring the Wolverhampton to through North The A449 continues beyond (A4150). the University passes it where the Ring Road is dual of road This section of Wolverhampton. until it meets the M54 throughout carriageway the i54 Business at junction 2 near motorway Zone. Enterprise Park in a North Eastern The A460 travels from Staffordshire Southern across direction of this The section City Centre. Wolverhampton to due is narrow, Wolverhampton within route in the areas refuge of pedestrian the placement stop. each bus near to of the carriageway centre carriageway a dual becomes the route However, countryside the Staffordshire through as it travels it meetsshortly the M54 at junction 1. before Road the Strategic to connects This route 1 and Network (SRN) at the M54 junctions the wider the M6 and to access 2, providing the M54 gives the west network. To motorway and, via the and Shrewsbury Telford to access Wales. on into A5, Stourbridge Kingswinford and Penn; Wolverhampton • • • • The Stourbridge to North of Wolverhampton Northto Wolverhampton of Stourbridge The of the West section is a 18 mile/29km Route that serves (KRN) Network Route Key Midlands of: the communities The route provides a key connection to to connection a key provides The route Staffordshire, City Centre, Wolverhampton 2. and the M54 Junction Worcestershire in sites employment to It enables access as settlements such for Wolverhampton A and Penn. Kingswinford Wombourne, is the i54 site particular employment strategic just off junction 2 of the M54. It also located stadium, and the Molineux to access provides Course. Race Wolverhampton (from of the A491 is formed The route A449 (from junction with A449), to Stourbridge 2), A4150 M54 junction to junction with A491 junction with A449 (from and A460 (Ring Road) M54 junction 1). to and the Worcestershire runsThe A491 through is a dual the A491 Hagley, Midlands. From West to branches off the A4036 Where carriageway. single becomes the A491 Merry Hill and Dudley, Ring It then joins the Stourbridge carriageway. A4101 A461, A458, and meets the A451, Road at its junction terminating before and B4175 with the A449.
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Route Length: 18 miles/29km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *261.27 million vehicle kilometres
Main Centres served: Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, and Kingswinford WALSALL Coordinating Highway Authority: WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Combined Authority
Responsible Local Highway Authority: City of Wolverhampton Council and Dudley WEST Metropolitan Borough Council BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 50
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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Figure 2 4 5 Direction Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Northbound Clockwise Clockwise Location Hagley Road, A4036 Ham Lane to Union Street Stourbridge Street Union Lane to Ham A4036 Road, Hagley to East Street Foster Road, Road/Hagley John’s St Hill, Stourbridge Glasshouse B4186 Bath Road/High Street, A458 Bridgnorth Road to to A458 Bridgnorth Road Street, Road/High Bath Stourbridge Road, Vicarage High Street, A461 Brettel Lane to Vicarage Road, Amblecote Road, Vicarage to Lane Brettel A461 High Street, High Street, Stamford Street to to Street Stamford High Street, Amblecote Road, A4102 Wollaston Audnam/Camp Hill, A461 Brettel Lane to Lane to Hill, A461 Brettel Audnam/Camp Wordsley road, Lawnswood Stream Road/High Street, Greenfields Road to to Road Greenfields Street, Road/High Stream Wordsley Hill Road, Brierley B4180 Stream Road/Market Street/Moss Grove, The Portway to to The Portway Grove, Street/Moss Road/Market Stream Kingswinford Road, Dudley B4175 Wolverhampton Road, A449 Holbeache Road to to A449 Holbeache Road Road, Wolverhampton Kingswinford A4101 High Street, Kidderminster Road/High Street/Holbeache Road, Road, Street/Holbeache Road/High Kidderminster Heath Wall Road, A461 Wolverhampton lane to Clover Penn Road, Pinfold Lane, Upper Penn, Penn, Upper Lane, Pinfold Road, Penn Goldthorn Park Road, B4161to Stubbs Ring Road St Marks, Penn Road Island Road Penn Marks, St Ring Road Ash Island, Wolverhampton Chapel to Ring Road St Andrews/Ring Road St Peters, Peters, St Road Andrews/Ring St Ring Road Street A449 Stafford to Road Bath Road A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A449 A449 A4150 A4150 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table The A491 between its between with junctions The A491 Lane and the A458 Ham the A4036 Street; Enville its between with junctions The A491 Lane; and Bromley Road Vicarage Wolverhampton The A449 between and its junction with City Centre and Road; Greenwood the A460 length of The entire Road. Cannock • • • • 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 vehicles, a maximum (AADF)flow of 15,200 AADF. of 25,700 with an average 39,900 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 Southbound Southbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Southbound Direction Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Location Hagley Road, A4036 Ham Lane to Union Street Stourbridge Street Union Lane to Ham A4036 Road, Hagley St John’s Road/Hagley Road, Foster Street East to B4186 B4186 to East Street Foster Road, Road/Hagley John’s St Hill, Stourbridge Glasshouse Old Wharfto Road, Avenue Greenfield Street, Road/High Bath Stourbridge Hill Brierley B4180 Street, Hill/Audnam/High High Street/Camp Stourbridge Road, John’s St to Wordsley, Road, Heath Wall Road, Dudley B4175 to Street Broad Street, Market A449 Holbeache Road, Street, Road/Market Wolverhampton Kingswinford High Street, A4101 Heath, to Wall Enville B4175 to Grove Brooklyn Street, Road/High Kidderminster Heath Wall Road, Location Cannock Road/Stafford Street, Cambridge Street Street Cambridge Street, Road/Stafford Cannock Wolverhampton Patricks, St Ring Road A4150 to Cannock Road, Lambert Road to Powell Street, Park Village Park Street, Powell Lambert to Road, Road Cannock Cannock Road, Mill Lane to Bushbury Road, Fallings Park Fallings Road, Bushbury to Mill Lane Road, Cannock Stafford Street, A460 Cannock Road to Dunstall Road Island to Dunstall Road Cannock A460 Street, Stafford Stafford Road, Mercury Drive to Bushbury Lane, Oxley Bushbury Lane, to MercuryRoad, Drive Stafford Stafford Road, Wobaston Road to Three Tuns Lane, Fordhouses Tuns Lane, to Three Road Wobaston Road, Stafford Road Road A460/A449 A460 A460 A449 A449 A449 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A491 A449 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak 2: PM Table Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: Peak AM 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 create is to impact of the congestion Junction Stourbridge to with access problems Hospital Hospital, Corbett Cross New Station, the where Fordhouses at Park and i54 Business just- on relies factory Engine Land Rover Jaguar factories the car and supplies deliveries in-time Congestion Bromwich. and Castle at Solihull Trading impacts on Pensnett also on this route and Wolverhampton Blakenhall and Estate and Bushbury Village Park areas, industrial on or rely supply may businesses where deliveries. just-in-time
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 Direction Southbound Southbound Southbound Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Clockwise Southbound Northbound Northbound and Southbound Northbound Northbound Location to Park Grove Street, Road/High Holbeache Heath Wall Road, Enville B4175 to Johns St A4150 Ring Road Road, Penn Goldthorn Hill A4039 Marks, St Ring Road A4150 to Road Lea Road, Penn Wolverhampton Island to Road Penn Marks, St Ring Road Island, Wolverhampton Ash Chapel Bilston Andrews, Peters/St Patricks/St Davids/St St Ring Road Island, Wolverhampton Ash Chapel Island to Street Davids, Bath Patricks/St Peters/St Andrews/St St Ring Road Wolverhampton Fields, A454 Horseley to Road Penn Island to Street Bilston Johns, Georges/St St Ring Road Island, Wolverhampton Road to A4150 Ring Street Cambridge Street, Road/Stafford Cannock Wolverhampton Patricks, St Road to Road Island Road, Dunstall Stafford Dunstall Island, Road Gorsebrook Road, Oxley Moor to Oxley Tuns Island Road, Three Stafford Island, Road Wobaston to Road Road, Newbury Stafford Fordhouses 1, to M54 Junction Access Road Road, Milldale Stafford Fordhouses Road A449 A449 A449 A4150 A4150 A4150 A4150 A460/A449 A449 A449 A449 A449 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: Table A449: Vicarage Road to Goldthorn Hill/ to Road A449: Vicarage Road Coalway Road Bushbury Lane to A460: Old Fallings A458 to Street A4102 Collis A491: Bridgnorth Road Road A4101 Dudley Lane to Bromley A491: A4036 Lane to B4187 Worcester A491: Lane Ham • • • • • The average speed for this route in the AM peak route this for speed The average its busiest 10-20is between throughout mph Stourbridge, approaching The areas sections. City Wolverhampton and Wordsley Audnam, particularly the peak are during slow Centre where performing sections periods. The worst as follows: 10 mph are below speeds are average Average Speeds Average
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 8 A4036 Ham Lane/A491 Hagley Road Road Hagley Lane/A491 Ham A4036 Road Road/New Hagley A491 Road John’s High Street/St A491 Hill Road Brierley High Street/B4180 A491 Road High Street/Lawnswood A491 High Street Street/A4101 Markets A491 Road Holbeache Road/A449 Wolverhampton A491 Johns St Ring Road Road/A4150 A449 Penn Patricks St Road Ring Road/A4150 A449 Stafford Lane Road/Bushbury A449 Stafford Road Road/Bushbury A460 Cannock • • • • • • • • • • • 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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