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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
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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 Lichfield to Wednesbury Route Route Wednesbury to Lichfield (A461/A4148) Birmingham Route to Black Country (A41) Route Black Country (A454 [W]/ A463/A4444) Route Brownhills to Wolverhampton (A4124) • • • • The route does not form any direct connection connection direct any form not does route The However, Network (SRN). Road Strategic the to the northwards beyond continues the A462 the M6 meet with boundary eventually to WMCA Staffordshire in South 11 near Shareshill junction has Wednesburyroute to The Wednesfield routes, KRN with other connections numerous include: these These routes provide connectivity to Walsall, Walsall, connectivity to provide routes These Brownhills. and Birmingham, Wolverhampton The A462 is a predominantly urban route that that route urban predominantly A462 is a The the North, from the Black Country heads into originates This route of Wolverhampton. East is a single lane and in Wednesbury at the A461 Darlaston, through that passes non-primary route to and then through it meets the A4038, where under the A454 Black it passes Willenhall, where continues carriageway This single Route. Country North junction and later A4124 passing the going before the M6/M54 junction over travels M6 junction 11. on to that runs across is an urban route The A4038 startsroute This the North of the Black Country. junction with the A41 and A4444 at Moxley City Wolverhampton into access (providing as a dual Darlaston to East and continues Centre) the until it meets the A462. Beyond carriageway Walsall into travels A462 junction, the A4038 before areas and residential industrial through junctions 9 and passing under the M6 (between at the A4148 Walsall terminates road This 10). Ring Road. Wednesfield Wednesbury Darlaston Moxley and Walsall; Willenhall • • • • • • The Wednesfield to Wednesbury route is an is Wednesburyroute to Wednesfield The Midlands of the West section 9 mile/14km the that serves Network (KRN) Route Key of: communities The route provides a direct connection from the from connection a direct provides The route to access providing North the Black Country to along this route Sites activity. and industrial retail Wednesbury Park, Hill Business Kings include: Park Retail and Kenway Estate Trading sites. (Willenhall) industrial amongst other of the A462 (connecting is formed The route and the A4038 and Wednesfield) Wednesbury two roads the and Walsall) Moxley (connecting at Darlaston. crossing
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Route Length: 9 miles/14km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *55.35 million vehicle kilometres
Main Centres served: Darlaston, Wednesbury and Walsall WALSALL Coordinating Highway Authority: WOLVERHAMPTON West Midlands Combined Authority
Responsible Local Highway Authority: Walsall Council and Sandwell WEST Metropolitan Borough Council BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 31
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Figure 2 4 5 Direction Southbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Eastbound Location Straight Road, Drancy Avenue to Bloxwich Road North, Road Short Bloxwich to Heath Avenue Drancy Road, Straight Short Lane, Heath Bentley to Street Haley High Street, to Island Drive Little Lane, Clarkes Willenhall Road, B4464 Wolverhampton to Darlaston, Bills Street, Road, Road/Darlaston Walsall Pleck Road, A4148 Old Pleck Essington Road/Cannock Road, Beacon Road to to Beacon Road Road, Road/Cannock Essington Invention New Lane, Coppice Road A462 A462 A462 A4038 A462 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table the A462 between the A4124 Lichfield the A4124 the A462 between and Way; and the A463 Armstrong Road the A462 Darlaston between the A4038 Road. and the A4148 Bescot Road • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length total 2% of the 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 7,400 (AADF)flow of AADF. of 11,600 an average with 17,200 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 Northbound Southbound Northbound Northbound Northbound Location Bilston Lane, Owen Road to Clarkes Lane, Willenhall Lane, Clarkes to Road Owen Lane, Bilston Clarkes Lane, Little Island Drive to B4464 Wolverhampton Road, Willenhall Road, B4464 Wolverhampton to Island Drive Little Lane, Clarkes Clarkes Lane, B4464 Walsall Road to Ashmore Lake Way, Willenhall Way, Lake Ashmore to Road Walsall B4464 Lane, Clarkes High Street, Haley Street to Bentley Lane, Short Lane, Heath Bentley to Street Haley High Street, Cannock Road, Coppice Lane to A4124 Lichfield Road, New Invention New Road, Lichfield A4124 Lane to Coppice Road, Cannock Road A462 A462 A462 A462 A462 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: Table A4038 Wednesbury Road/A4148 Bescot Road Bescot Road/A4148 Wednesbury A4038 Road Darlaston Road/A462 Walsall A4038 High Bullen Lane/A461 A462 Trouse Way Armstrong Road/A463 A462 Owen Road Lichfield Road/A4124 A462 Cannock A4038: St Lawrence Way to Avenue Road/Birmingham Street Road/Birmingham Avenue to Way Lawrence St A4038: Road B4464 Walsall to Street Lane: Birmingham A462 Bilston • • • • • • • 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 create is to impact of the congestion Hospital Cross New to with access problems Lake Ashmore Estate, Trading and Wednesbury may businesses where areas industrial and other deliveries. on just-in-time or rely supply There are currently five junctions along the route where the evidence suggest there there suggest evidence the where route along the junctions five currently are There are:- hours; these traffic in peak of flow the free restricting capacity issues are Junction Capacity Issues Capacity Junction The average speed for this route in the AM peak is between 10-20 mph throughout its busiest its busiest 10-20 in the AM peak is between mph throughout this route speed for The average particularlyduring are slow and Wednesfield Centre Town Walsall approaching The areas sections. as less than 10 mph. The particular be as low peaks and speed can sections the morning and evening as follows: 10 mph are below speeds are peak average where on this route Average Speeds Average
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