§ 18. Mr. MoateTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are his latest figures for peak traffic volumes on the Kingferry bridge, on the A429 to Sheerness.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyAverage weekday flows for the first nine months of this year were about 1,870 for both morning and evening peak hours.
§ Mr. MoateDoes my hon. Friend agree that the present traffic flows make it abundantly clear that a full dual carriageway is justified? Bearing in mind that this road is a single carriageway over a lifting bridge that rises thousands of times a year and leads to one of the largest ports of the United Kingdom, will he tell me when we may get our dual carriageway and second crossing?
§ Mr. BottomleyNo, but as soon as possible. I have been along the road and I think that it is appalling.