§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Transport if she will state in table form the estimated number of vehicles using the M1, M2, M4 and M6 roads, respectively, during each of the past three years and in each case during the final year and the estimated number for each month for each motorway, respectively.
§ Mr. Swingler
Year M1 M2 1964 10,666,400 4,708,000 1965 11,705,000 — 1966 12,780,200 —
Year M4 M6 1964 8,113,700 5,799,600 1965 11,312,500 7,069,500 1966 13,556,800 7,916,600 No records of traffic flow on M2 have been taken since 1964. M4. In 1966 additional check points were used and if the average of all these is taken then the average flow over the year would be 16,557,400. Table 1 figures being based on two check points only, viz., Slough and Maidenhead. (See Supplementary Table).
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SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE RECORDS OF TRAFFIC FLOW FROM WHICH TABLE I WAS DEVELOPED FOR M1 AND M6 M1 M4 Year Friars Wash Newport Pagnell Slough Maidenhead Chiswick Flyover Offley Lane Harlington Old Slade Road 1964 … … … … 12,153,700 9,179,100 7,728,024 8,499,381 — — — — Average 10,666,400 Average 8,113,700 1965 … … … … 13,200,800 10,209,300 11,385,087 11,239,913 — — — — Average 11,705,000 Average 11,312,500 1966 … … … … 14,313,500 11,246,850 14,252,855 12,860,588 19,565,133 18,891,900 18,935,270 14,838,700 Average 12,780,200 Average 13,556,700 Average 16,557,400
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TABLE II YEAR 1966—MONTHLY RECORDS M1 M6 M4 M2 Month Friars' Wash Newport Pagnell Average of 6 No Points Slough Maidenhead Chiswick Flyover Offley Lane Harlington Old Slade Lane January 980,000 746,000 434,000 954,000 886,000 1,427,000 1,303,000 1,325,000 1,046,000 Nil February 968,000 740,000 448,000 937,000 892,000 1,358,000 1,257,000 1,272,000 1,008,000 — March 1,160,000 857,000 554,000 1,113,000 1,073,000 1,610,000 1,541,000 1,541,000 1,206,000 — April 1,040,000 910,000 661,000 1,107,000 1,051,000 1,577,000 1,517,000 1,490,000 1,184,000 — May 1,279,000 998,000 730,000 1,229,000 1,171,000 1,721,000 1,660,000 1,648,000 1,279,000 — June 1,191,000 968,000 751,000 1,202,000 1,178,000 1,740,000 1,746,000 1,700,000 1,295,000 — July 1,310,000 1,091,000 918,000 1,337,000 1,194,000 1,783,000 1,773,000 1,771,000 1,354,000 — August 1,311,000 1,085,000 919,000 1,333,000 1,140,000 1,705,000 1,688,000 1,695,000 1,344,000 — September 1,312,000 1,100,000 831,000 1,330,000 1,129,000 1,752,000 1,704,000 1,717,000 1,342,000 — October 1,321,000 1,014,000 680,000 1,312,000 1,125,000 1,747,000 1,661,000 1,677,000 1,334,000 — November 1,151,000 882,000 510,000 1,205,000 1,025,000 1,580,000 1,516,000 1,532,000 1,221,000 — December 1,133,000 857,000 480,000 1,195,000 997,000 1,565,000 1,527,000 1,569,000 1,227,000 — These were available for 1966 only