HC Deb 09 November 1987 vol 122 cc78-9W
53. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the most recent figures for the volume of traffic using the M25 since it was completed.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The latest figures available are for September. The table below shows the average weekday flow for each section of the road.

M25 Traffic flows
Section 16-hour weekday flow
1–2 181,400
2–3 165,500
3–4 59,000
4–5 63,000
5–6 82,000
6–7 90,000
7–8 101,000
8–9 91,000
9–10 95,000
10–11 114,000
11–12 126,000
12–13 1119,400
13–14 140,000
14–15 130,000
15–16 129,000
16–17 116,000
17–18 120,000
18–19 124,000
19–20 104,000
20–21 108,000
21–22 89,000
22–23 97,000
23–24 102,000
24–25 95,000
25–26 91,000
26–27 86,000
27–28 89,000
28–29 77,000
29–30/31 264,000
1 Manual counts taken on one day in April and May 1987.
2 August average weekday flow (the automatic counting loop was out of action in September).