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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
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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 A461 Birmingham Road/A4123 Birmingham Road/A4123 A461 Birmingham Road New Birmingham Road/A4123 A4037 Tipton Road New East Road Sedgley Port/A457 A461 Dudley Road Sedgley Road/A457 A4037 Dudley West Ring Road Road/A4150 A41 Bilston Ring Road Ash/A4150 A41 Chapel • • • • • • Northfield to Wolverhampton to Northfield Birmingham to Sedgley Birmingham Country to Black With the exception of sections around Dudley Dudley around of sections With the exception comprises largely the route Centre, Town In most cases roads. of single carriageway the carriageway back from properties set well are parking. with off-street A4036 Ham Lane/A491 Hagley Road Hagley Lane/A491 Ham A4036 Stourbridge Road/A458 Pedmore A4036 Road High Street MerryA4036 Hill/A4100 Way/A459 Edwards A461 Duncan Cinder Bank A4101 Road A461 Stourbridge Road Kingswinford Road B4171 Street/B4171 Trindle Hall Birmingham Road Road/A461 A4037 Tipton • • • • • • • West of Birmingham West Oldbury to Pensnett Halesowen to Kingswinford Halesowen to Wolverhampton Stourbridge of Wolverhampton North to The route does not connect to the Strategic Road Road Strategic the to connect not does route The crucial it does form (SRN). However, Network Route the Key on routes with seven connections locations:- at the following Network Stourbridge Hill Brierley Centre Town Dudley Tipton Wednesbury Wednesfield • • • • • • The Stourbridge to Wednesbury route is a route Wednesbury to Stourbridge The Midlands of the West section 14 mile/22km strategic providing Network (KRN), Route Key Midlands. the West cross connectivity regional the to links strategic provides The route and of Dudley areas suburban key following commuters, for essential which are Sandwell to access and attractions tourist regional freight, opportunities:-employment The route provides access to the Merry to Hill access provides The route Museum and the Black Country Centre Shopping importantwhich are destinations for leisure It also and the wider region. the Black Country Hospital Hall Russells to access enables direct in Dudley. A4037, A461, of the A4036, is formed The route communities and B4171A4098 that runs through Centre, Town Hill, Dudley within Brierley for essential which are and Wednesbury Tipton employment to and access freight, commuters, opportunities.
ROUTE DESCRIPTION L CHF ELD Key Facts Route Length: 14 miles/22km STAFFORDSH RE Volume of Traffic in 2016: *167.09 million vehicle kilometres Main Centres served: Stourbridge, Wednesbury, Dudley, Tipton and Brierley Hill WALSALL WOLVERHAMPTON Coordinating Highway Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority
Responsible Local Highway Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and WEST Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council BROMW CH Number of KSI collisions 2014-2016: 60
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 Direction Northbound Northbound Southbound Southbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Northbound Northbound Southbound Southbound Southbound Location Ham Lane, A491 Hagley Road Island to Island to Road Hagley A491 Lane, Ham Stourbridge Grange Road, B4186 Pedmore Road/Dudley Road/Thorns Road, Road/Thorns Road, Road/Dudley Pedmore Quarry Bank Street, High A4100 to Caledonia Merry Hill, The Boulevard to A4100 High Street, Quarry Bank A4100 High Street, to Merry The Boulevard Hill, Duncan Edwards Way, Flood Street Island to to Island Flood Street Way, Edwards Duncan Island, Dudley Cinder Bank Burnt Tree/Dudley Port, Birmingham Canal Bridge to to Bridge Canal Birmingham Port, Tree/Dudley Burnt Dudley Road, A4123 Birmingham New Dudley Port/Horseley Heath, Fisher Lane, Dudley to to Dudley Lane, Fisher Heath, Port/Horseley Dudley Tipton Road, Horseley Great Western Road/Horseley Heath/Dudley Port, A41 Black Port, Heath/Dudley Road/Horseley Western Great Tipton East, Road A457 Sedgley to Road New Country Tipton Road, Black Country Living Museum Access to to Access Living Museum Black Country Road, Tipton Dudley Road, A4123 Birmingham New Dudley Road, B4517 High Street, Tipton, to to Tipton, B4517 High Street, Road, Dudley Dudley Road, A4123 Birmingham New Bloomfield Road, William Barrows Way to Way Barrows Road, William Bloomfield Bloomfield Lane, B4163 Bradleys Wednesbury Oak Road, Wake Green Road to to Road Green Wake Oak Road, Wednesbury Wednesbury Road, Bilston A4098 Gospel Oak Road, Ocker Hill Road to Ocker Hill Roundabout Ocker to Hill Road Ocker Gospel Oak Road, Gospel Oak Road, Ocker Hill Roundabout to to Hill Roundabout Ocker Gospel Oak Road, Access Hill Academy Ocker Gospel Oak Road approach to A4098 Bilston Road, Wednesbury Road, Bilston A4098 to approach Gospel Oak Road Bilston Road, approach to A4037 Wednesbury A4037 to Wednesbury approach Road, Bilston Wednesbury Oak Road, Road A4036 A4036 A4036 A4036 A461 A461 A461 A461 A4037 A4037 A4037 A4037 A4037 A4037 A4037 A4098 Table 1: AM Peak Congestion Related Delays Related Congestion 1: AM Peak Table The A461 between Castle Gate Island Gate Castle The A461 between and Road; New the A41 Black Country Island Gate The A4037 Castle between the A4037 Gospel Oak Road. • • Congestion, Delay, Reliability Delay, Congestion, length of the total 4% 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 a maximum vehicles, 9,200 (AADF)flow of AADF. of 20,700 with an average 39,200 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 Southbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound Southbound Northbound and Southbound Location Merry Hill, Nottingham Way to A4100 High Street, Quarry Bank High Street, A4100 to Merry Way Hill, Nottingham Oakleigh Road, Road/Pedmore Road/Highgate Stourbridge Merry Hill Hurst Lane, to Dudley, Road), (Stourbridge Lodge School Community Woodside Road, Road/Stourbridge Highgate Dudley Island, Green Scotts to Island, Dudley Green Scotts to approach Way, Edwards Duncan A4123 to Bridge Canal Birmingham Port, Tree/Dudley Burnt Dudley Road, Birmingham New A457 Sedgley Way, Western Heath/Great Port/Horseley Dudley End Toll Road, New A41 Black Country to Tipton East, Road New Heath, A41 Black Country Road/Horseley Western Great Tipton Lane, Johns to Road Access Living Museum Black Country Road, Road/Dudley Tipton Tipton Road, A457to Sedgley to A4123 Road Barnfield Road/Hurst Lane, Bloomfield Tipton Road, Birmingham New Lane, Bradleys to B4163 Road Factory Road, Bloomfield Bloomfield to Access Tipton Asda Street, Oak Road/High Wednesbury End Princes Lane, Church Upper Leabrook Avenue, Lea to Roundabout Parkway Road, Leabrook Road A4036 A4036 A4036 A4036 A461 A461 A461 A461 A4037 A4037 A4037 A4037 A4037 Table 2: PM Peak Congestion-Related Delays Congestion-Related Peak PM 2: 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 on this impact of the congestion to with access problems create is to route General Sandwell Junction Station, Stourbridge Guest Hospital and Dudley Hall Hospital, Russells Business as Hurst such areas Hospital. Industrial Business Anchor Park, Grazebook Industrial Park, Industrial Coneygre areas, industrial Dudley Park, Bridge Great Estate, Trading Vaughan Estate, and the Tipton, areas, and Goldshill industrial where areas industrial and Wednesbury Bilston on just-in-time or rely supply may businesses affected. also are deliveries impact on access has adverse also Congestion as the Merry such Hill attractions major visitor to and the and Castle Zoo Dudley Centre, Shopping Museum. Living Black Country
ROUTE PERFORMANCE 7 A4036 Merry Hill/A4100 High Street High Street MerryA4036 Hill/A4100 Road Kingswinford Road/A4101 A461 Stourbridge Road Birmingham New A461 Birmingham Road/A4123 East Road Sedgley Port/A457 A461 Dudley Road New Black Country Way/A41 Western A461 Great Road Leabrook Road/A4037 New A41 Black Country Road New Birmingham Road/A4123 A4037 Tipton West Road Sedgley Road/A457 A4037 Tipton High Street Road/A41 Bridge Great A4098 A461 Duncan Edwards Way: B4177 Blower’s Green Road to Flood Street to Road Green B4177 Blower’s Way: Edwards A461 Duncan Birmingham Road New to Island Gate A461: Castle East Road Sedgley to Birmingham Road A461: New A457 to Living Museum Black Country A4037: • • • • • • • • • • • • • There are currently several junctions along the route where the evidence suggest there are capacity capacity are there suggest the evidence where junctions along the route several currently are There are:- hours; these traffic in peak of flow the free restricting issues Junction Capacity Issues Capacity Junction Average Speeds Average its busiest 10-20 between in the AM peak is mph throughout route this for speed The average peaks. particularly evening the morning and are during slow Tipton approaching The areas sections. 10 as follows: are mph below are speeds average where performing sections The worst
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