§ Mr. Staintonasked the Minister of Transport what was the date on which the latest road traffic flow survey was carried out at points between Ipswich and Felixstowe; and whether she will publish the results, as adjusted to August flows, expressing these also in comparison with the calculated passenger car unit capacity of the road at the selected points.
§ Mr. SwinglerThe latest traffic count was taken at a point on the A45 near Nacton Heath on Thursday, 11th August, 1966. A flow of 11,323 passenger car units in 16 hours was recorded.
The previous count was in June, 1962 at a point near the junction with Sprites-hall Lane when the flow recorded, adjusted to August, 1965, was 15,400 passenger car units in 16 hours. The design capacity of the road at both points is approximately 11,000 passenger car units a day.