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West Midlands Key RouteDUDLEY Network Birmingham Outer Circle
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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
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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 A4040 City Road / A457 Dudley Road / A457Dudley A4040 CityRoad / A457 A4040 Handsworth Road Road Dudley Road Soho / A41 Road A4040 Boulton Road A41 Soho / Road A4040 Rookery • • • • Sedgley to Birminghamto Sedgley Birmingham Country to Black The route mainly consists of single carriageway carriageway of single mainly consists The route along sections carriageway with dual roads Road and Stockfield Hollies Road, A4040 Fox passes Route Circle The Outer Lane. Bromford and communities residential sub-urban through to access and provides shopping centres local and communities. education employment, retail, the strategic to connections no direct are There but England Highways by network operated road the M5 via the A38, to links indirectly the route the M6 via the A34 and A47, to A456 and A41, A34, A435 and A441. the M42 via the A45, and to A4040 Aston Lane / A34 Birchfield Road Lane / A34 Birchfield A4040 Aston Road / A45 Coventry Road A4040 Yardley Road / A41 A4040 Stockfield Road Warwick Road / A41 Warwick Road B4146 Yardley / A34 Hollies Road A4040 Fox Road Stratford Road / A34 Stratford Road B4146 School / A435 Road B4146 Addison South Road Alcester / B4124 Road Park A4040 Harborne High Street / A456 Road A4040 Lordswood Road Hagley Road / A456 Hagley Road A4040 Barnsley A4040 Fordhouse Lane / A441 / A441 Lane Fordhouse A4040 Road Pershore / A441 Road A4040 Watford Road Pershore Road / A38 Bristol Lane Tree A4040 Oak • • • • • • • • • • • • • Birmingham Staffordto Birmingham to Coventry Birmingham to Solihull of Birmingham West A4040 Aston Lane / A453 Aldridge Road Lane / A453 Aldridge Road A4040 Aston / A5127 Gravely Road A4040 Reservoir Hill North Road Lane / A38 Tyburn A4040 Bromford Heartlands Lane / A47 A4040 Bromford Parkway / Fort Parkway • • • • Birmingham Cross CityBirmingham Cross The Birmingham Outer Circle route is a is route Circle Outer Birmingham The Key Midlands the West of section 27 mile/44km connectivity Network (KRN) providing Route the from routes radial the various between around locations key and joining City Centre Sandwell of Birmingham and areas suburban regional commuters, for essential which are employment to and access attractions tourist opportunities. of is formed route Circle The Birmingham Outer and B4146. A4030 the A4040, access provides this route Within Birmingham, World Cadbury and Club Football Villa Aston to importantwhich are for destinations leisure also The route Birmingham and the wider region. Elizabeth the Queen to access enables direct Hospital, Birmingham City Birmingham Hospital, the University North and City University Campus of Birmingham campus. with connections crucial forms also This route these Network, Route on the Key routes seven are:
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Route Length: 27 miles/44km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *201.67 million vehicle kilometres
Main Centres served: Birmingham
WALSALL Coordinating Highway Authority: WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Combined Authority
Responsible Local Highway Authority: Birmingham City Council and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council WEST BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 126
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 Anticlockwise Clockwise Both Clockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Direction Icknield Port Road to Five Ways Island Ways Five to Road Icknield Port Fordhouse Lane, Barn Close to A441 Pershore Road, Lifford Lifford Road, A441 Pershore to Close Barn Lane, Fordhouse Howard Road/Vicarage Road, Priory Road to A435 Alcester Road Road A435 Alcester to Road Priory Road, Road/Vicarage Howard Kings Heath South, Addison Road, Barn Lane to A435 Alcester Road South, Kings Heath South, Road A435 Alcester to Lane Barn Road, Addison Brook Lane, Yardley Wood Road to B4146 Coldbath Road, Billesley Road, B4146 Coldbath to Road Wood Yardley Lane, Brook Cole Bank Road, Sarehole Road to A34 Stratford Road, Springfield Road, A34 Stratford to Road Sarehole Road, Bank Cole Fox Hollies Road, York Road to A41 Warwick Road, Hall Green Hall Road, A41 Warwick to Road York Hollies Road, Fox Yardley Road, A41 Warwick Road to A4040 Stockfield Road, Tyseley Road, A4040 Stockfield to Road A41 Warwick Road, Yardley Stockfield Road, B4146 Wharfdale Road to A45 Coventry Road, Tyseley Road, Coventry to A45 Road Road, B4146 Wharfdale Stockfield Station Road, Blakesley Road to B4128 Bordesley Green East, East, Green B4128 Bordesley to Road Blakesley Road, Station Stetchford Bromford Lane, B4128 Bordesley Green East to Cotterills Lane, Lane, Cotterills to East Green B4128 Bordesley Lane, Bromford End Ward Bromford Lane, B4114 Washwood Heath Road to Cotterills Lane, Lane, Cotterills to Heath Road B4114 Washwood Lane, Bromford End Ward Bromford Lane, B4114 Washwood Heath Road to A47 Heartlands A47 to Heath Road B4114 Washwood Lane, Bromford Hodge Hill Parkway, Bromford Lane, A38 Tyburn Road to A47 Heartlands A47 to Parkway Road A38 Tyburn Lane, Bromford Marsh Hill/Reservoir Road, Bleak Hill Road to High Street, Erdington High Street, to Bleak Hill Road Road, Hill/Reservoir Marsh Witton Road/Brookvale Road, Witton Lane to George Road, Witton Road, George Lane to Witton Road, Road/Brookvale Witton Aston Lane, Wellhead Lane to Birchfield Road, PerryBarr Road, Birchfield Lane to Wellhead Lane, Aston Location A4540 A4040 A4040 B4146 A4040 B4146 A4040 B4146 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 Road A4040 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related 1: Peak AM Table The A4040 Reservoir Road between its Road The A4040 Reservoir and Fairholme Road junctions with Slade Road; B4114 Coleshill the the A4040 between junction; the Road and the Manor Road meets it where Lane from A4040 Stoney as its as far East Green with Bordesley Road; junction with A41 Warwick it meets where Road Bank the B4146 Cole and Road; Hollies with A4040 Fox Road the A457the A4040 between Dudley Road. and the A41 Soho • • • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length total 7% of the 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 of 30,200 a maximum vehicles, 9,000 AADF. of 16,600 average of traffic, volumes large experiences The route particularly on: 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 6 Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Both Both Both Both Clockwise Anticlockwise Both Clockwise City to Inbound Clockwise Anticlockwise Direction Location Lindon Road/Oak Tree Lane, Franklin Road to A38 Bristol Road, Road, Bristol A38 to Road Franklin Lane, Tree Lindon Road/Oak Oak Bourneville/Selly Bourneville Heath Road, to Road Willow Lindon Road, Webb A38 Aston to Lane B4129 Metchley Lane, Harborne Oak Selly Boulevard, Harborne High Street, B4124 to Court Oak Road Road, Lordswood West, Road A456 Hagley to Road Knightlow Road, Lordswood Bearwood West, Road A456 Hagley to Road B4182 Sandon Bearwood Road, Bearwood Bearwood Road, B4125 Portland to Road B4182 Sandon City Road, Edgbaston Road, A457 Dudley to Road Park Rotton City Road, Edgbaston Road, A457 Dudley to Road Lodge Road, Green Winson Green Winson Road, A41 Soho to Road Victoria Road, Boulton Handsworth A41 Holyhead Road, Albert to Road, Road Rookery Handsworth B4124 to Road Rookery Street, Oxhill Road/Church Handsworth Wood Road, Wood PerryBarr Road, Birchfield Lane to Wood Road, Wellington Stirchley Road, Kings Norton Park Selly Lane, to Masshouse Island Ways Five to Ryland Road Island Ways Five to Road Icknield Port Lindon Road, Franklin Road to A41 Pershore Road, Cotteridge Road, A41 Pershore to Road Franklin Lindon Road, A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4030 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A441 A4540 A4540 Road A4040 Peak hour journey time on the sections of the of the sections on the time journey hour Peak has been 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 on this impact of the congestion the to with access problems create is to route City Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Queen HeartlandsHospital, Birmingham Hospital and which Bromwich at Castle Land Rover Jaguar deliveries. on just-in-time relies
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 Direction Both Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Both Clockwise Anticlockwise Southbound Clockwise Location Aston Lane, Birchfield Road to B4140 Witton Road, PerryBarr Road, B4140 Witton to Road Birchfield Lane, Aston Brookvale Grove, Amberley Road to B4140 Witton Road, Perry Barr Perry Road, Witton B4140 to Road Amberley Grove, Brookvale Bromford Lane, A38 Tyburn Road to A47 Heartlands A47 to Parkway Road A38 Tyburn Lane, Bromford Bromford Lane, B4114 Washwood Heath Road to to Heath Road B4114 Washwood Lane, Bromford Hodge Hill HeartlandsA47 Parkway, Bromford Lane, B4114 Washwood Heath Road to to Heath Road B4114 Washwood Lane, Bromford End Ward Road, Flaxley Bromford Lane, B4128 Bordesley Green East to to East Green B4128 Bordesley Lane, Bromford End Ward Lane, Cotterills Station Road, Manor Road to B4128 Bordesley Green East, Stetchford East, Green B4128 to Bordesley Road Manor Road, Station Station Road, Blakesley Road to to Road Blakesley Road, Station Stetchford East, Green B4128 Bordesley Stoney Lane, Foliot Fields to Hob Moor Lane, South Yardley South Hob Moor Lane, to Fields Foliot Lane, Stoney Stoney Lane, Harvey Road to Hob Moor Road, South Yardley South Hob Moor Road, to Road Harvey Lane, Stoney Stockfield Road, B4146 Wharfdale Road to Road Road, B4146 Wharfdale Stockfield Tyseley Road, A45 Coventry Yardley Road, The Avenue to Douglas Road, Acocks Green Acocks Road, Douglas to The Avenue Road, Yardley Stockfield Road, B4146 Wharfdale Road to Road Road, B4146 Wharfdale Stockfield Tyseley Road, A41 Warwick Cole Bank Road, Sarehole Road to A34 Stratford Road, Springfield Road, A34 Stratford to Road Sarehole Road, Bank Cole Fox Hollies Road, Robin Hood Lane to Priory Road to Hood Lane Robin Hollies Road, Fox Addison Road, Barn Lane to A435 Alcester Road South, Kings Heath South, Road A435 Alcester to Lane Barn Road, Addison Road A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 B4146 A4040 B4146 A4040 B4146 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion - Related Delays Related - Congestion Peak PM 2: Table A4040 Witton- Stockland Green Stockland A4040 Witton- Park (Rotton B125/A457 A4040 between A4040/Knightlow Bearwood Road- A4030 (northbound only) Road Road A4040 Howard B4146-B4514 from Hollies Road A4040 Fox Bromford Station- Train A4040 Stechford and Goose) Lane (Fox Island, Erdington Ways A4040 Six • • • • • • • Average Speeds Average in the AM peak route this for speed The average its busiest 10-20mphis between throughout Ward Erdington, approaching The areas sections. Witton and Smethwick Mills, Sparkhill, Hay End, particularly the morning and are during slow as less be as low speed can peaks and evening speeds average where than 10 mph. The sections as follows: are 10 mph in the peak ours below are
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 8 Anticlockwise Clockwise Anticlockwise Anticlockwise Clockwise Clockwise Both Southbound Both Direction Vicarage Road, Priory Road to Howard Road, Kings Heath Road, Howard to Road Priory Road, Vicarage Norton Kings Road, A441 Pershore to The Worthings Lane, Fordhouse Kings Norton Road, A441 Pershore to Road Franklin Road, Watford Bourneville Lane, Bourneville lane to Oak Tree Linden road, Albert Harborne to Road, Road Peters St Street, Road/High Park Harborne Bearwood West, Road A456 Hagley to Road Knightlow Road, Lordswood Bearwood West, Road A456 Hagley to Road B4182 Sandon Bearwood Road, Bearwood Road, B4182 Sandon to Road Marlborough Bearwood Road, Edgbaston Road, A457 Dudley to Road Park Rotton City Road, Location Road A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4040 A4030 A4030 A4040
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 9 A4040 Bromford Lane and its junction with A47 Fort Parkway Fort its Lane and junction with A47 A4040 Bromford Road Yardley and itsRoad B4146 junction with A4040 Stockfield Road its and School junction with B4146 Road A34 Stratford Road and its with B4146 Addison junction Road A35 Alcester Lane and its junction with A4040 Fordhouse Road A441 Pershore Road Lane and its junction with A38 Bristol A4040 Oak Tree High Street and its junction with B4124 Road Park A4040 Harborne Road and its junction with A456 Hagley Bearwood Road A4030 Road Green and its junction with A4040 Winson Road A457 Dudley Road its and Soho junction with A41 Road A4040 Boulton Lane and its with Grove junction Road A41 Soho Road Lane and its junction with A34 Birchfield A4040 Aston Lane and its junction with B4137A4040 Aston Lane Witton Road Streetly Hill and its junction with B4531 A4040 Marsh • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Junction Capacity Issues Capacity Junction 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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