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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 With the exception of the sections of the route route of the the sections of the exception With the route and Oldbury, between dual The throughout. is single carriageway A457 the Dudley from are sections carriageway the A4034 Hill junction to Cape Road/A4092 junction Road Dudley Oldbury Ringway/A457 of the A4182 Kenrick and the whole length services, to access provide sections These Way. properties and residential businesses commercial and Oldbury. Bromwich in West A457 Sedgley Road East/A461 Dudley Port Port Dudley East/A461 Road A457 Sedgley West/A4037 Road A457 Sedgley Road Dudley West/A4123 Road A457 Sedgley Road Birmingham New A4030 City Road Road/A4040 A457 Dudley Road/A4040 A457 Dudley Handsworth Road Junction 1 Way/A41/M5 A4252 Kenrick Way Trinity Way/A4031 A4182 Kenrick A457 Oldbury Ringway/A4034 Churchbridge A457 Parade/A4400 Great Charles Charles Great A457 Parade/A4400 Queensway Hill Road/A4540 A457 Summer Middleway • • • • • • • • • • • Northfield to Wolverhampton to Northfield Birmingham Circle Outer Birmingham Country to Black Route Bromwich West Oldbury to Pensnett Stourbridge Wednesbury to Birmingham Cross CityBirmingham Cross It also forms crucial connections with seven with seven connections crucial forms It also are:- these Network, Route on the Key routes The Sedgley to Birmingham route is a is route Birmingham to Sedgley The Midlands of the West section 16 mile/25km strategic providing Network (KRN), Route Key Midlands. the West cross connectivity regional and links strategic provides The route key from connectivity to of northwest areas suburban around locations and Oldbury, Birmingham, Smethwick, commuters, for essential which are Sedgley opportunities. employment to and access freight supports this route Within the Black Country, attracting for and is essential growth economic opportunities business new It the area. to Birmingham City to access enables direct Hill. Hospital via Spring of is formed Birmingham route to The Sedgley A4030, of the A4034, the A457 with sections Hill Cape B4125, A4092, A4182, A4252, A4033 (unclassified) and B4135. the to connections has no direct The route to is linked Network (SRN) but Road Strategic at Junction 1 via the A4252 the and Junction 2 via the A4034 West Way Kenrick the movement facilitating thus Churchbridge, sites, employment of goods and services from network. the motorway to access requiring

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Figure 2 4 5 Westbound Eastbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Eastbound and and Eastbound Westbound Direction Dudley Road, Heath Street South to A4040 Iknield Port Road A4040 Iknield Port to South Heath Street Road, Dudley Cranford Street/Heath Street, A457 Grove Lane Lane A457 Grove Street, Street/Heath Cranford Road A457to Dudley Grove Lane/Dudley Road, B4135 Cranford Street, Smethwick, Smethwick, Street, B4135 Cranford Road, Lane/Dudley Grove Birmingham City Hospital Access to High Street, Firs Lane to Coopers Lane, Smethwick Lane, Coopers to Lane Firs High Street, Way/Tollhouse Way, Great Arthur Street to to Arthur Great Street Way, Way/Tollhouse Telford Smethwick Street, New Kenrick Way, Union Street to A4031 Spon Lane, Oldbury Lane, Spon A4031 to Street Union Way, Kenrick Road, A4182 Kelvin Way to Broadwell Road, Oldbury Road, Broadwell to Way A4182 Kelvin Road, Bromford Sedgley Road East/Tipton Road/Dudley Road East/Dudley Road, Road, East/Dudley Road East/Tipton Road/Dudley Road Sedgley at Oldbury; and Street A4034/Freeth to Port, Dudley Road, Cleton Sedgley Road East, Cleton Street to A461 Dudley Port A461 Dudley to Street Cleton East, Road Sedgley Sedgley Road East, Victoria Road to A461 Dudley Port A461 Dudley to Road Victoria East, Road Sedgley Location Sedgley Road West, A4123 Birmingham New Road to to Road A4123 New Birmingham West, Road Sedgley Tipton Street, B4517 Owen A457 B4135 A457 A4030 A4252/ A457 A4182 A4034 A457 A457 A457 Road A457 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table The A457 Tollhouse Way between its between Way The A457 Tollhouse and High Street A4030 junctions with the Way. the A4252 Telford East/Tipton Road/ Road The A457 Sedgley between Road East/Dudley Road Dudley and the A4034/ Port the A461 Dudley at Oldbury; and Street Freeth its between West Road The A457 Sedgley junctions with the A4123 Birmingham New at Tipton; Street and the B4517 Owen Road • • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length of the total 4% represents This route the to KRN. According Midlands of the West a had this route 2016, from data available latest (AADF) daily flow average of annual minimum with an 35,100 of a maximum vehicles, 12,100 AADF. of 19,100 average 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 Westbound Eastbound Westbound and Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Westbound Westbound Northbound Eastbound Westbound and Eastbound Westbound Westbound Eastbound Eastbound Westbound Eastbound Location Sedgley Road East, Victoria Road to A461 Dudley Port A461 Dudley to Road Victoria East, Road Sedgley Port A461 Dudley to Street Cleton East, Road Sedgley A4034, to Road A4033 East, Road Dudley Oldbury Kelvin A4182 to East Road A457 Dudley Road, Bromford Oldbury Way, Road, Broadwell to Way A4182 Kelvin Road, Bromford Oldbury Oldbury Lane, Spon A4031 to Street Union Way, Kenrick M5 Junction 1 to Way A4182 Telford Way, Kenrick New to Arthur Great Street Way, Way/Tollhouse Telford Smethwick Street, A4182 to B4125 High Street Way, High Street/Tollhouse Smethwick Way, Telford A4030 Lane to Hill, A457 Grove High Street/Cape Smethwick Bearwood Road, Lane A457 Grove to Street Winson Street, Cranford Road A457 Dudley to Street Winson Heath Street, to Smethwick, Lane, A457Grove Road, Dudley Birmingham City Hospital Access Hill Summer Road, Hill/Dudley Hill Road/Spring Summer Smethwick Lane, A457 Grove to Street A4400 to Hill Terrace Summer Pits/Parade, Sand Queensway Circus Paradise Sedgley Road West, B4517 Owen Street, Tipton to A4123to Tipton Street, B4517 Owen West, Road Sedgley Road New Birmingham A457 A457 A457 A4034 A4034 A4182 A4252 A4252/A457 A4030/A457 Hill B4125/Cape B4135 B4135 A457 A457 A457/B4135 Road A457 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: Table B4135: Grove Lane/Soho Way to A457 to Way Lane/Soho B4135: Grove Rd Western Lane to Grove A457: Way A457 Kenrick to Way: A4252 Telford • • • Average Speeds Average in the AM peak this route speed for The average its busiest is between 10-20 mph throughout Birmingham approaching The areas sections. City Hospital and Oldbury particularly are slow performing the peak periods. The worst during 10 mph below speeds are average where sections as follows: are 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 is to impact of the congestion the Birmingham to with access problems create Birmingham Hill Stations, and Snow Street New Hospital, Birmingham City Hospital, Children’s of Birmingham west located areas and industrial and Way Kenrick off in Smethwick, City Centre and Tipton Tividale, Oldbury, around Way, Kelvin may businesses where Estate Trading Vaughan deliveries. on just-in-time or rely supply

ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 A457 Sedgley Road West/ A4037 Hurst Lane West/ Road A457 Sedgley High Street West/B4517 Road A457 Sedgley Port Dudley East/A461 Road A457 Sedgley Birmingham Road New Road/A4123 Tividale A4033 Ringway Road/Oldbury A457 Dudley Way Road/Brandon Bromford A4034 Way Way/Trinity A4182 Kenrick Way A457 Oldbury Road/Telford High Street Way/A4030 A457 Tollhouse Street/Northbrook Street Road/Heath A457 Dudley Middleway Ladywood Hill/A4540 Spring A447 • • • • • • • • • • • 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 in peak hours;

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4a 1 2 3 3a M42 M40 M5 9 Killed: 2 (1% of all casualties, down by 0.2%) by down of all casualties, Killed: 2 (1% 3%) up by 25 (12% of all casualties, injured: Seriously The Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) ratio for this group is at 10% with 50% of all fatal fatal of all with 50% is at 10% this group ratio for (KSI) Injured and Seriously The Killed this group. to being attributed collisions Failed to look properly (driver) (9% of all collisions) (9% (driver) look properly to Failed of all collisions) (9% turn or manoeuvre Poor o o o o o Total casualties: 202 casualties: Total 27 Injured: Killed and Seriously 245) of 25 of figure 2015 to when compared 3% down of all casualties, (13% o o 150 collisions, involving 274 vehicles 274 involving 150 collisions, of all collisions) (20% (pedestrian) look properly to Failed factor: contributory Main o Pedestrians: 47 (an increase of 5% compared to 2015) to compared of 5% increase (an 47 Pedestrians: 2015) to of 6% compared reduction 15 (a wheel vehicles: Two Powered 2015) to compared of 3% reduction 8 (a cyclists: Pedal 2015) to compared of 4% increase (an 131 occupants: Car Slights: 175 (87% of all casualties) Slights: 175 Main contributory factors contributory Main o o • • • • • • • • • • There is a large cluster of KSI collisions on the A457/A4030 between Summer Hill Road and Hill Road Summer between on the A457/A4030 collisions of KSI cluster is a large There up area. is in a built of the route This section station. railway Street Rolfe Smethwick A457 Soho carriageway one on the dual collisions; with fatal clusters of KSI a couple also are There at the B4136 junction, and station and the railway Street Rolfe Smethwick between Way up area. which is in a built East Road vicinity in the of Dudley the other 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 current to regard will have Plan and Action a 40% achieve to Midlands forecasts West Injury and Serious in Fatalities reduction baseline. the 2015 from 2020, by casualties the noted we year, calendar During the 2016 this route: statistics on key following

ROUTE SAFETY 10 There are no provisions for cyclists along Tipton Road/ Tipton along cyclists for no provisions are There junction near the A457/A4123 The area Road. Sedgeley the over development housing in an increase will see greater even will cause and the junction years next few residents. for severance the Oldbury section around lanes narrow are There movement the safe for limitations causing of the route provides also Road In addition, Bromford of cyclists. Within Bromwich. West to cyclists for access key which will facilities limited are there Smethwick, developments housing challenges when new cause constructed. are cycling for A457In Birmingham, the has no provision distance. some runs parallel for towpath the but

CYCLING 11 87 82 89 229 Route No. Route Frequency 10 mins Every 10 mins Every 30 mins Every 30 mins Every B4125 Cape Hill - Birmingham - Hill B4125 Cape Birmingham - Hill B4125 Cape Port Dudley – A457 Sedgley Road(s) Served Road(s) - - Oldbury - Smethwick Tividale A457/A4030/B4125/A427 Birmingham *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) days 15 analysing by been obtained have All daily averages *Note- an proposes Franchise Rail Midlands The West between rail service frequency local improved via Wolverhampton Birmingham and and Telford. along Midland Metro no plans for are There of Midland Metro the extension but this route Hill will and Brierley between Wednesbury is That scheme Port. at Dudley the route cross Package. Connectivity identified in the HS2 Table 3: Main Bus Routes Bus Main 3: Table Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Tipton Port Dudley & Dudley Sandwell Bridge Galton Smethwick • • • • • • The A457 and BB4125 are well served by a by served A457The well BB4125 and are services operating bus of high frequency number services provide These minutes. 10-30 every Smethwick, City Birmingham Centre, to access Birmingham City and Dudley, Tipton Oldbury, leisure retail, for communities and other Hospital and ) Arena Barclaycard (including areas. and employment is 7.8mph speed along this route bus The average route). 87 bus the from taken (data trips of daily bus number total The average is 24,862. is Dudley Birmingham to from The route Network in Bus identified as partCore of the – Plan Transport Midlands Strategic the West for identified is not but Growth for Movement investment. Sprint runs parallel Line railway Main Coast The West Birmingham to Wolverhampton from this route to Dudley stations at Tipton, with intermediate Galton Smethwick and Dudley, Sandwell Port, providing Street, Rolfe and Smethwick Bridge Birmingham, to services giving access frequent and the regions. Wolverhampton, park and stations on this line have The following ride facilities:

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 12 A4252 between the M5 and the M5 A4252 between Bridge Galton Smethwick A467 Smethwick-Oldbury Way-Oldbury A4182 Trinity • • • 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 4% which represents 722, was following high, the are flows HGV where On this route per day: 1,000 of excess in flows have sections This high volume of HGVs is largely due to the route’s the route’s to due is largely of HGVs This high volume transport to utilised which is M5 Junction 1, link to the M6 to or links to the South-West, goods to transport the north. to freight Fleet on road data Midlands Connect for obtained was companies haulage (UKTI) and mapping and Investment UK Trade from proportion that a substantial of road illustrated these along dotted in the Midlands are companies haulage the M5. to of access ease for this route

FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS 13 A457 Soho Way A457 Soho Smethwick A4030 between the A4033 Road A457 Tipton Port. and Dudley • • • Flooding Flooding on this route impacts on overall impactsoverall on Floodingthis route on and affects users road of safety performance, The in the vicinity. living of those the lives are that there indicates gathered evidence route: along this flooding zones located some Diversion Route Diversion The section of the A457 Oldbury between The section and part as is used Bridge Galton of an Smethwick Highways (EDR) by Route Diversion Emergency or incidents on closures are when there England 1 and 2. junctions between the M5 motorway Resilience in routes parallel strategic contains The route roads has parallel strategic and sections some Birmingham, in Road as A41 such Wolverhampton Road/A4123 A456 of degree is a considerable There Road. the Black Country within contained resilience certain However, and Birmingham networks. grid-lock, particularly cause can sections critical City Birmingham into combine routes where as when such narrow routes where and Centre bridges. canal crossing resilience network intermodal is some There Line with Main Coast the parallel West through stations services, and local and local be more needs to There within the corridor. provide at stations to provided parking capacity network resilience. more in the constraints capacity existing the Given Country peaks in the Birmingham and Black on any of the network, a restriction highway implications adverse considerable will have roads of this route times on the remainder journey for routes. and surrounding

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PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT 16 There are 11 highway structures identified consisting of identified structures 11 highway are There Birmingham to 10 on the Sedgley bridges and 1 and inspected systematically which are route, structures of these condition maintained. The overall good. very to fair from varies further for details Annex the Technical to Refer condition. on asset Structures Footway Condition Footway Birmingham route to the Sedgley across The footways is no There condition. safe in a generally poor but are maintenance of capital planned programme systematic Any A4182, A4252 and B4135. on the A457, out carried out carried identified and are repairs footway defective basis. on a reactive The carriageway across this route is in a good and safe and safe is in a good this route across The carriageway has been a years there the past Over condition. maintenance of capital planned programme systematic A4252 and B4135. A4182, on the A457, out carried 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 17 Arena Central 4500 jobs (2017–30) jobs 4500 Central Arena jobs (2017–25) 4000 Circus Paradise 2020) – jobs (2017 2,000 Street Barr Great 2020) – jobs (2017 Quarter 4,000 2020) - jobs (2017 3,500 Locks Eastside jobs (2017–30) 10500 Centre Town Dudley jobs ( 2017–30) 11500 Bromwich West 2030) – jobs (2017 900 Oil Depot Gulf Former 2020) – jobs (2017 7,000 Zone Hill Enterprise Brierley jobs (2020–30) 7000 Wider Area (2020–25) Circus Square/Masshouse Exchange jobs (2025–30) 8,500 Circus Masshouse Wider Handsworth Area 3,000 jobs (2017–30) 3,000 Wider Handsworth Area jobs (2017–30) 3750 Wider Oldbury Area (2025–30) dwellings 670 Oldbury Road Icknield Port Loop 300 dwellings (2017–20) dwellings 300 Loop Icknield Port (2020–30) dwellings / City2050 Hospital Street Heath Loop/ Icknield Port 2025) – (2020 dwellings 760 Area Wider Smethwick • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 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 18 Birmingham Cycle Revolution (A34) Revolution Cycle Birmingham Hill Lines Snow enhancement) back local Turn Regis Rowley & Works and Signalling 4 Reinstatement (Platform • • Committed Transport Improvements Improvements Transport Committed Transport) Delivery for 2026 Plan - Growth for Movement in outlined (as

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 , (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, : 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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