M.5 (Tewkesbury and Ross Spur Traffic)

HC Deb 12 February 1963 vol 671 cc187-8W

Mr. Ridley

asked the Minister of Transport what percentage of the traffic using the M.5 motorway goes through Tewkesbury; and what percentage goes along the Ross Spur motorway.

Mr. Marples

These percentages are not readily available but recent counts indicate that the volume of traffic on the Ross Spur is about 57 per cent. of that on the M.5. Although it is not possible to distinguish the actual percentage of traffic on A.38 through Tewkesbury which originates from M.5, it is clear that it accounts for a considerable proportion of the total.