Traffic Flow (Marks Tey) (Hansard, 21 February 1996)

§ Mr. Watts

I have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency to write to my hon. Friend.

Letter from Laurie Haynes to Mr. Bernard Jenkin, dated 21 February 1996: The Secretary of State for Transport has asked me to reply to your recent questions about traffic flows, accident statistics and measures to keep traffic flowing freely and maintain safety standards on the A12 and A120. 130W The 1994 Annual Average Daily Traffic flow (AADT) for the A 12 between Hatfield Peverel and Marks Tey was about 67,400 vehicles north of Chelmsford and 54,600 vehicles south of Colchester. On the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey the 1994 AADT was about 15,000 vehicles. The latest accident statistics for the twelve months from January 1995 to December 1995 on the A 12 between Hatfield Peverel and Marks Tey are:

Fatal: 0
Seriously Injured: 19
Slightly Injured: 52
Total: 71 and on the Al20 between Braintree and Marks Tey are:
Fatal: 0
Seriously Injured: 7
Slightly Injured: 25
Total: 32

Responsibility for maintaining the free flow of traffic and safety standard on the present A12 and A120 lies with the Highways Agency's Network Management and Maintenance Directorate. They monitor traffic and accidents and where appropriate promote small Network Enhancement Projects to address particular congestion or accident problems. In the current financial year, three such schemes to address accident problems have been promoted on the A12: one was completed in December and the other two are expected to start next month. Any other improvements that are identified will be taken forward when funds become available.