HC Deb 12 May 1969 vol 783 cc161-2W
Mr. Blaker

asked the Minister of Transport what is his estimate of the average number of lorries and vans which pass daily along the present main road between Preston and Blackpool as compared with the average number of lorries and vans which travel daily on the M6 motorway at the point nearest to Broughton.

Mr. Bob Brown

The number of lorries and vans using the main road between Preston and Blackpool, A.583, vary from 1,179 to 1,759 and 2,894 to 2,104 respectively according to location of counting point. Comparable figures for the M.6 near Broughton vary between 2,894 and 3,009 for lorries and 783 and 1,593 for vans.

These figures are from the most recent traffic counts which were taken in August 1965.