§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the traffic flows recorded on the A53 in August 1968 and August 1973.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThis is a principal road for which the highway authority is Staffordshire County Council. My Department has no information for August 1968 or August 1973 but the following figures were recorded in 1969 and 1971 as part of the General Traffic Census.
Year Census point Vehicles/ 16-hour day (August) Location 1969 4,528 8,350 3 miles south-west of Leek 1971 4,529 7,361 6 miles south-west of Leek