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638: mi (0.40 km) in each case. The A459 used to meet the Ring Road at the junction of Dudley Road and Snow Hill but following the introduction of the A4123 gyratory system as part of the construction of the St. George's section of the Ring Road, it has terminated at Grove Street although some maps still show it as continuing to the Ring Road. The A459 also used to continue along Stafford Street (after passing through the city centre) to Five Ways Island along the former A460, B4158 and B4160 before the 492:. The circumference of the road is around 2.1 miles (3.4 km). Technically, the route is listed as an "Inner Ring Road", although only a tiny section of the "Outer Ring Road" was ever constructed with only one of the two designed carriageways built. A second carriageway was built in 2017 along a short stretch between Patshull Avenue and Stafford Road. The section of outer ring road is called Wobaston Road and locally classified by Wolverhampton City Council as U119. 251: 181: 235: 79: 358: 328: 456: 441: 38: 338: 318: 298: 348: 308: 760: 663:
of the junctions, which has never happened. As a result, most of the road has a very green appearance, except for Ring Road St Mark's which has a car park in the centre, reached by an underpass from the city centre. The St. George's Roundabout has a wishbone bridge running through it which carries
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When Ring Road St. David's was built, a bridge over the Ring Road provided the only road route to the railway station. As part of the rebuilding of Wolverhampton Railway Station, a new road access and taxi rank was built off Sun Street with the existing bridge now used by the Midland Metro
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The Ring Road was constructed in stages between 1960 and 1986. The St John's and St Mark's sections were the first to be built in the 1960s. The St David's section to was the final section to be completed, and passes under a bridge connecting the east of the city centre to
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immigrant known locally as "Fred the Tramp". He set up home in a tent on the ring road's central reservation soon after it opened in the 1960s, and lived there until his death in October 2007 at the age of 86.
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light rail line from the City Centre to Bilston Road. Ring Road St. David's has a contraflow bus lane allowing access to the rebuilt bus station which is part of the Interchange project.
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It is divided into seven sections, between seven junctions with nearly all of the main routes into the city. The seven sections are all named after
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The slip road off the southbound Ring Road St. Davids links to Horseley Fields which formed part of the original A454 route into the City Centre.
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was rerouted down Stafford Street instead of Waterloo Road which was then declassified.
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Three main roads into the city do not meet the Ring Road, these being the
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Clockwise from the south-west corner, the sections are as follows:
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respectively slightly further away from the Ring Road, but within
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extension as well as access for parking for station staff.
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Ring Road St Andrew's (between the A41 and Waterloo Road);
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with very wide central reservations to allow for future
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Ring Road St Peter's (between Waterloo Road and the
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 692:The southern section of the ring road was home to 597:Ring Road St John's (between the A4123 and A449). 616:Cannock Road from the north-east; they meet the 590:Ring Road St George's (between the A454/A41 and 733: 568:Ring Road St Patrick's (between the A449 and 8: 66:Learn how and when to remove these messages 740: 726: 718: 433: 217:Learn how and when to remove this message 163:Learn how and when to remove this message 676:It officially carries the designation 228: 7: 101:adding citations to reliable sources 1517:Roads in the West Midlands (county) 750:Great Britain road numbering scheme 684:, and not on the Ring Road itself. 474:A4150 Wolverhampton Inner Ring Road 575:Ring Road St David's (between the 480:that encircles the city centre of 25: 547:Ring Road St Mark's (between the 532:respectively) were included, but 47:This article has multiple issues. 758: 608:Compton Road from the west, the 454: 439: 356: 346: 336: 326: 316: 306: 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