§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the date of the most recent traffic census on the A92 road north of Stonehaven and on the A92 and A94 roads south of Stone-haven; what was the result of the census; what proportion of traffic in each direction originated, or terminated, or broke their journey in Stonehaven; what growth of traffic the census indicated compared with earlier censuses over the past 10 years; and, on the basis of this census and of other information available to him, what estimate he has made of future traffic growth over five, 10, 15 and 20 year periods, respectively.
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§ Mr. McElhoneThe figures are set out below. Figures of traffic originating, ter
TRUNK ROAD A92 AND A94 STONEHAVEN (A) LATEST AVAILABLE TRAFFIC CENSUS FIGURES: AUGUST 1977 Road Census Point Vehicles (per 16 hour day) A92 … … … 7527 7 kilometres North of Stonehaven … … 11,305 A92 … … … 7526 6 kilometres South of Stonehaven … … 4,233 A94 … … … 7533 9.5 kilometres South of Stonehaven … … 5,669
(B) (i) TRAFFIC FIGURES: AUGUST 1963–1977 Road Census Point 1963 1965 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Vehicles per 16 hour day A92 7527 n/c 6,366 8,438 n/c n/c 9,397 10,904 n/c 10,267 n/c 11,305 A92 7526 n/c 2,125 n/c n/c 3,642 n/c n/c n/c 4,101 n/c 4,233 A94 7533 3,393 n/c n/c n/c n/c 5,009 n/c 5,174 n/c n/c 5,665 n/c=Not counted.
(B) (ii) TRAFFIC GROWTH RATE 1963–1977 Road Census Point Years Growth Compound per annum A92 7527 1965–77 4.9 per cent. A92 7526 1965–77 6.0 per cent. A94 7533 1963–77 3.7 per cent.
(c) RANGES OF FUTURE TRAFFIC FIGURES Road Census Point 1982 1987 1992 1997 A92 7527 Low … 12,500 13,700 14,500 15,100 High … 13,600 15,600 17,400 18,700 A92 7526 Low … 4,700 5,100 5,400 5,700 High … 5,100 5,800 6,500 7,000 A94 7533 Low … 6,300 6,200 7,200 7,600 High … 6,800 7,800 8,700 9,400