HL Deb 26 July 1976 vol 373 cc1166-7WA
Lord O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government:

To define "assingment procedure" and whether such procedure is included within "local need", which can be questioned at highway inquiries.

Baroness BIRK

The assignment procedure is the method adopted for allocating traffic to the roads in a network, and is part of the process of estimating traffic levels for new road schemes. The traffic assignments made for future years reflect local needs and conditions, and can be questioned at highway inquiries.