St Thomas' is as far as the road will go. What was once the EDR is now simple Eastern Access improvements, the road will simply join Baswich Lane as it is, bridges, bends and all then join the Lichfield / Cannock roads at Weeping Cross.
True. Nobody thinks Baswich lane is particularly good. But what I tend to find is that when there's a bit of a queue at the crossroads by the crematorium quite a number of people turn left and head towards Tixall.
In my experience the two places that cause the most issues (ie. queuing) on the route is the first sharp corner and the double roundabouts. The canal bridge is a pain, but you don't seem to see that many cars waiting.