L CHF ELD STAFFORDSH RE WALSALL WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Key Route Network Stourbridge to WEST BROMW CH North of Wolverhampton 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 Stourbridge to North of Wolverhampton The A449 section of this route begins at the The Stourbridge to North of Wolverhampton Route is a 18 mile/29km section of the West Wall Heath junction with the A491. This is single Route also has numerous connections with other Midlands Key Route Network (KRN) that serves carriageway and passes Wolverhampton Half KRN route, these include: the communities of: Penny Green Airport, Himley and Wombourne. As the A449 passes through Wombourne it • West of Birmingham Route (A458) • Stourbridge becomes a dual carriageway, this continues • Kingswinford to Halesowen Route (A4101) • Kingswinford through to the Wolverhampton Ring Road • Wolverhampton to Halesowen Route (A459) • Penn; and (A4150). The A449 continues North beyond • Northfield to Wolverhampton Route (A4123) • Wolverhampton the Ring Road where it passes the University • Black Country to Birmingham Route (A41) of Wolverhampton. This section of road is dual • Black Country Route (A454 [W]) The route provides a key connection to carriageway throughout until it meets the M54 • Wolverhampton to Brownhills Route (A4124) Wolverhampton City Centre, Staffordshire, motorway at junction 2 near the i54 Business Worcestershire and the M54 Junction 2. Park Enterprise Zone. These routes provide connectivity to It enables access to employment sites in Birmingham, the Black Country and Walsall. Wolverhampton for settlements such as The A460 travels in a North Eastern Wombourne, Kingswinford and Penn. A direction across Southern Staffordshire from particular strategic employment site is the i54 Wolverhampton City Centre. The section of this located just off junction 2 of the M54. It also route within Wolverhampton is narrow, due to provides access to the Molineux stadium, and the placement of pedestrian refuge areas in the Wolverhampton Race Course. centre of the carriageway near to each bus stop. However, the route becomes a dual carriageway The route is formed of the A491 (from as it travels through the Staffordshire countryside Stourbridge to junction with A449), A449 (from shortly before it meets the M54 at junction 1. junction with A491 to M54 junction 2), A4150 (Ring Road) and A460 (from junction with A449 This route connects to the Strategic Road to M54 junction 1). Network (SRN) at the M54 junctions 1 and 2, providing access to the M6 and the wider The A491 runs through Worcestershire and the motorway network. To the west the M54 gives West Midlands. From Hagley, the A491 is a dual access to Telford and Shrewsbury and, via the carriageway. Where the A4036 branches off to A5, on into Wales. Merry Hill and Dudley, the A491 becomes single carriageway. It then joins the Stourbridge Ring Road and meets the A451, A458, A461, A4101 and B4175 before terminating at its junction with the A449. 3 L CHF ELD Key Facts 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. 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 5% of the total length Road Location Direction of the West Midlands Key Route Network. According to the latest data available from 2016, A491 Hagley Road, A4036 Ham Lane to Union Street Stourbridge Northbound this route had a minimum annual average daily flow (AADF) of 15,200 vehicles, a maximum of A491 St John’s Road/Hagley Road, Foster Street East to Southbound 39,900 with an average of 25,700 AADF. B4186 Glasshouse Hill, Stourbridge A491 Bath Road/High Street, A458 Bridgnorth Road to Northbound The route experiences large volumes of traffic, Vicarage Road, Stourbridge particularly on: A491 High Street, A461 Brettel Lane to Vicarage Road, Amblecote Southbound • The A491 between its junctions with A491 High Street, Stamford Street to Northbound the A4036 Ham Lane and the A458 A4102 Wollaston Road, Amblecote Enville Street; • The A491 between its junctions with A491 Audnam/Camp Hill, A461 Brettel Lane to Northbound Vicarage Road and Bromley Lane; Lawnswood road, Wordsley • The A449 between Wolverhampton A491 Stream Road/High Street, Greenfields Road to Southbound City Centre and its junction with B4180 Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley Greenwood Road; and • The entire length of the A460 A491 Stream Road/Market Street/Moss Grove, The Portway to Northbound Cannock Road. B4175 Dudley Road, Kingswinford A491 Wolverhampton Road, A449 Holbeache Road to Southbound The locations of the most significant A4101 High Street, Kingswinford congestion-related delays (>60 sec/km) are set out in Tables 1 and 2: A449 Kidderminster Road/High Street/Holbeache Road, Northbound Clover lane to A461 Wolverhampton Road, Wall Heath A449 Penn Road, Pinfold Lane, Upper Penn, Northbound to B4161 Stubbs Road, Goldthorn Park A4150 Ring Road St Marks, Penn Road Island Clockwise to Chapel Ash Island, Wolverhampton A4150 Ring Road St Andrews/Ring Road St Peters, Clockwise Bath Road to A449 Stafford Street 5 ROUTE PERFORMANCE ROUTE Peak hour journey time on the sections of the Table 1: AM 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. A460/A449 Cannock Road/Stafford Street, Cambridge Street Southbound to A4150 Ring Road St Patricks, Wolverhampton A particular impact of the congestion is to create problems with access to Stourbridge Junction A460 Cannock Road, Lambert Road to Powell Street, Park Village Southbound Station, New Cross Hospital, Corbett Hospital A460 Cannock Road, Mill Lane to Bushbury Road, Fallings Park Southbound and i54 Business Park at Fordhouses where the Jaguar Land Rover Engine factory relies on just- A449 Stafford Street, A460 Cannock Road to Dunstall Road Island Northbound in-time deliveries and supplies the car factories at Solihull and Castle Bromwich. Congestion A449 Stafford Road, Mercury Drive to Bushbury Lane, Oxley Southbound on this route also impacts on Pensnett Trading Estate and Blakenhall and Wolverhampton A449 Stafford Road, Wobaston Road to Three Tuns Lane, Fordhouses Southbound industrial areas, Park Village and Bushbury where businesses may supply or rely on just-in-time deliveries. Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Road Location Direction A491 Hagley