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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 West Midlands 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 A454(E), B4151, B4152 OXLEY A449 M6 A461 to A459, A4101 A38

WEDNESF ELD A34 to 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 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 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

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A4031 9 A4037 BROMW CH K NGSTAND NG Route A4031, A4041 A34 M6 SEDGLEY West of Birmingham A456, A458, B4124

A459 M5 A38 A461 ERD NGTON to Wednesbury A462, A4038 A41 PERRY BARR Wolverhampton to Brownhills A4124 1 A457 A4182 A452 6 5 A446 Wolverhampton to Halesowen A459, B4171 PENSNETT OLDBURY A4123 A38(M) M6 A5, A45, A46, A446, A452 Operated by Highways – 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

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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 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 . 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 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 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 to access . 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 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 , 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

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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 Road to to A458 Bridgnorth Road Street, Road/High Bath Stourbridge Road, Vicarage High Street, A461 Brettel Lane to Vicarage Road, 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 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, 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. • • • • 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 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 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 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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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 11 Killed: 1 (0.7% of all casualties, down by 1%) by down of all casualties, Killed: 1 (0.7% 1%) by down 23 (16% of all casualties, injured: Seriously The Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) ratio for this group is 30% with 27% of all serious all serious with 27% of is 30% this group ratio for (KSI) Injured and Seriously The Killed this group. to being attributed collisions Loss of control (6%) of control Loss (6%) turn or manoeuvre Poor o o o o o Total casualties: 148 casualties: Total 24 Injured: Killed and Seriously of 117) of 19 figure 2015 to compared no variance (16% of all casualties, o o 105 collisions, involving 188 vehicles involving 105 collisions, all collisions) of (19% (pedestrian) look properly to Failed factor: contributory Main o Pedestrians: 21 (a reduction of 0.4% compared to 2015) to compared of 0.4% 21 reduction (a Pedestrians: 2015) to of 6% compared reduction 13 (a wheel vehicles: Two Powered 2015) to compared of 4% reduction 10 (a cyclists: Pedal 2015) to compared of 10% increase 99 (an occupants: Car Slights: 124 (84% of all casualties) (84% Slights: 124 Main contributory factors contributory Main o o • • • • • • • • • • There are a number of KSI collision clusters on the A449 and A460 around Wolverhampton and on Wolverhampton on the A449 and A460 around clusters collision KSI of a number are There and residential. is a mix of commercial The environment near Stourbridge. the A491 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 this route: statistics on key following

ROUTE SAFETY 12 The A491 is severed which impacts cycling and and which impacts cycling is severed A491 The There Station. Junction Stourbridge to access walking at Summerhill along A449 provision is inadequate children school by used heavily is also This route Lane. and walking. cycling by School Summerhill accessing constricted is a heavily there Within Wolverhampton, junction A4039 at the Hill area junction at Goldthorn to choosing those that is particularly challenging for in this location. or walk either cycle side of on the eastern facilities used shared are There use of shared and a mixture Ring Road Wolverhampton north is limited i54. There up to along A449 footways side of the ring on the western cyclists for provision and the A460. road

CYCLING 13 Route No. Route 246 3 255 4 256 257 32/33 54 876/877/878 154 267 64 298/299 657 318 Frequency Every 8 mins Every 15 mins Every 30 mins Every 15 mins Every 30 mins Every 30 mins Every 10 mins Every mins 30 Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every mins 60 Every 120 mins Every A449 Wolverhampton - - A449 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton - Hill Spring – A449 Wombourne Oxley - A449 Wolverhampton and A449 Himley – Kingswinford – Stourbridge A491 Wolverhampton - Hill Spring – Wombourne Kingswinford - Stourbridge A491/A449 Dunstall - A449 Wolverhampton Wobaston - A449 Wolverhampton Coven - A449 Wolverhampton Wobaston - A449 Wolverhampton Wordsley - Stourbridge A491 Wolverhampton - A449 Penn Stourbridge - A491 Kingswinford - Stourbridge A491/A449 Stourbridge - Hagley A491 Road(s) Served Road(s) Audnam - Stourbridge A491 *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 Between Stourbridge and Wolverhampton, the Wolverhampton, and Between Stourbridge bus to end end half-hourly a benefits from route outskirts on the serviceadditional provision with North centres. of Wolverhampton of both of high a number by served is well the route services operating every bus frequency of Stourbridge South However, minutes. 15-30 services These provision. is only limited there City Centre, Wolverhampton to access provide facilities, retail Centre, Town Stourbridge Stadium Molineux including destinations leisure employment FC), Wanderers (Wolverhampton communities. and the surrounding sites

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 14 The average bus speed along this route is 13.6mph (data (data is 13.6mph route along this speed bus average The route). the 256 bus from taken is 25,980. trips of daily bus number total The average in the Bus Network Core in the is identified This route for Movement - Plan Transport Strategic Midlands West and Penn Wolverhampton between Growth. The section is and A54 / Brinsford and between Wolverhampton identified in which is also Sprint investment for identified Package. the HS2 Connectivity mainline is no there of Wolverhampton South the corridor but corridor, along this route railway and the stations at Wolverhampton connects to park stations have of these Junction. Both Stourbridge and ride facilities. Line Main Coast the West North of Wolverhampton, the only rail station the A449 but runs parallel to railway City Centre. is in Wolverhampton at this route which crosses The Midland Metro to Island and connects Street the A4150 Bilston to be extended is to George’s St Wolverhampton Station. Rail Wolverhampton / rail services of tram-train introduction The proposed an will include and Brownhills between Stourbridge the to connecting station at Wednesbury interchange traffic. Wolverhampton – Stourbridge for Midland Metro Strategic West Midlands is identified in the This scheme in the not Growth, but for Movement – Plan Transport Package. HS2 Connectivity

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 15 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 daily basis on a route using the Heavy Goods Vehicles traffic. all vehicular of 3% which represents 694, was A short part southernmost on the section route of the in Lane experiences and Pedmore between the A491 of the section The other per day. HGVs of 1,000 excess North is the section freight of high importance route for A449 between the Ring Road, of the Wolverhampton and M54 junction 2. the A454 junction part of the Black Country The i54 development, Local the Black Country led by Zone Enterprise to relevance of great (LEP), is Partnership Enterprise engine Land Rover the Jaguar and contains this route, which transports factory via the motorway the engines haulage road large several also are network. There route and this area Wolverhampton in the firms located the SRN. fleetsto access by be used to need would

FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS 16 Flooding Flooding on this route impacts overall impacts overall Floodingthis route on and affects the users road of safety performance, evidence The in the vicinity. living of those lives on two areas are that there indicates gathered located are flood risk. These that pose this route on the A449 North of Wolverhampton. Diversion Route Diversion This route does not form part of the Emergency part form of the Emergency not does This route England Highways by used Routes Diversion for utilised are A449 and A460 the both although North purpose such of the M54. Resilience including roads strategic has parallel The route in the North and A460 of the the A4036/A459 contained of resilience is a degree There route. network. highway Black Country within the certain cause can sections critical However, affect which could A449, as grid-lock such roads where particularly, M54 junction 2, and, and Wolverhampton approaching converge Stourbridge. network resilience is a lack of intermodal There transport the lack of rail based to the along due interchange need to would passengers Rail route. between travel to Bridge Galton at and Wolverhampton. Stourbridge in the constraints capacity existing the Given network, a restriction peaks in the Black Country considerable will have on any of the roads on the times journey for implications adverse routes. and surrounding of this route remainder

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 19 ), and the south ), and the south 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 some runs through route this of Stourbridge, South proportion a large where are areas of the population where communities and similarly in some 65, over care. unpaid 10 people provides than 1 in every more low have also areas deprived more of the Some North the area example for expectancies, healthy life between the the route to close of Wolverhampton that is lower expectancy A460 and A449 has a life of 83. than the national average The northern of the route sections and southern Zones within Air Quality Management situated are the North in Wolverhampton of the route (AQMAs); Oxide Nitrogen both for which is declared AQMA (PM10 Matter (NO2) and Particulate for which is declared AQMA in Dudley of the route NO2 only. 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

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 20 Structures route this identified across 42 structures are There on the 11 bridges, 3 culverts and 4 subways including A460, (A449, North to of Wolverhampton Stourbridge and inspected systematically which are route, A4150) is structures of these condition maintained. The overall good. very good to annex. in the technical be found details can Further The footway condition across the route varies in varies the route across condition The footway the past six Over poor condition. good to from condition been have works maintenance no major planned years out. carried Footway Condition Footway The carriageway condition across this route based based this route across condition The carriageway signs show to inspection is beginning on visual and a safe in it remains however of deterioration a number past six years the Over serviceable condition. out been carried have schemes maintenance capital works these to In addition on the A449 and A4150. inspection safety of highway programme regular our once dealt with are defects that any hazardous ensures of them. aware become we 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 21 Wolverhampton Business Park 3,300 jobs (2017–25) 3,300 Park Business Wolverhampton jobs (2017–25) 2400 Park Science Wolverhampton jobs (2020–25) 4000 Street Stafford jobs (2020–25) 5000 Westside jobs (2020–25) 5000 Parade George’s and St Southside Goodyear Site 280 dwellings (2017–20) dwellings 280 Site Goodyear (2017–20) 440 dwellings Brewery Springfield (2017–20) 165 dwelling Development Westside (2017–20) 162 dwellings Brewery Bass (2020–25) 229 dwellings Site Goodyear (2020–25) Hospital 120 dwellings Royal Former (2020–25) dwellings 95 Lane Stallings (2020–25) dwellings 240 Building/Bluebird Abloy Assa (2025–30) dwellings 190 Lane Stallings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Employment Development proposals directly affecting this route this affecting directly proposals Development Housing

REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 22 Springfield Campus Interchange Connectivity Interchange Campus Springfield Interchange Wolverhampton Springfield J2 to 1 M54 City Phase North Gateway A54 9000 jobs (2017-30) A54 9000 jobs (2017-20) 170 Road Dreadnought (2017-20) jobs 7000 Zone Hill Enterprise Brierley Former Northcote School 174 dwellings (2020-25) dwellings 174 Northcote School Former (2017-20) Lane 272 dwellings Stallings (2020-25) dwellings 75 Estate (2020-25) dwellings 300 Road Fields/Qualcast Horseley • • • • • • • • • • 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

REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 23 – 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 24 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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