HC Deb 04 April 1979 vol 965 cc891-2W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicles used the M62 for the years 1976, 1977 and 1978; and what are his forecasts for 1980 and 1985; and how many vehicles used the M66 in 1977 and 1978.

Mr. Horam

I regret that information is not available in the form requested. The following table presents the available estimated yearly traffic flows between various pairs of junctions on the M62, for 1976, 1977 and 1978:

M62—ESTIMATED ANNUAL TRAFFIC FLOWS
Thousand vehicle
Flow between junction Year
1976 1977 1978
7–9 10,600 10,200 —
9–10 9,500 — —
10–11 11,000 11,400 —
12–13 29,600 — —
14–15 — 24,800 —
15–16 26,700 — —
17–18 — — 25,300
18–19 18,300 21,200 —
20–21 15,700 — —
21–22 14,400 14,300 —
23–24 10,200 — —
24–25 — 12,000 —
25–26 13,200 — —
26–27 12,400 — —
27–28 — 10,600 —
28–29 12,100 12,000 —
29–30 9,900 — —
30–31 — 9,100 —
32–33 7,300 — —
33–34 — 6,200 —
34–35 5,100 — —
35–36 — 6,900 —
36–37 6,200 — —
37–38 — 4,700 —

I regret that forecasts for traffic using the motorway in the years requested are not available.

The M66 motorway was not open, for the most part, until May 1978 and no traffic figures are available.