HC Deb 18 March 1981 vol 1 cc117-8W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in the Official Report data for 1970, 1975, 1978, 1979 and 1980 for the following categories of road: (a) trunk motorways and (b) trunk roads other than motorways in each of the following categories: (i) miles in use, (ii) total traffic carried, (iii) heavy goods vehicle traffic carried, (iv) the proportion of total trunk heavy goods traffic carried, (v) the amount spent on maintenance in November 1979 prices, and (vi) the proportion of the total trunk road maintenance budget.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Following is the information:

1970 1975 1978 1979
(i) Miles in use*
Trunk road motorways 635 1,201 1,434 1,470
All motorways† 657 1,259 1,501 1,544
All-purpose trunk roads 8,352 8,370 7,805 7,744
(ii) Total traffic carried (million vehicle-miles)
All motorways† 5,956 12,780 16,627 16,881
All-purpose trunk roads 24,431 26,798 28,625 28,703
(iii) Heavy goods vehicle traffic carried (million vehicle-miles)
All motorways† 1,329 2,476 3,003 3,133
All-purpose trunk roads 3,569 3,307 3,236 3,291
(iv) Percentage of heavy goods vehicle traffic carried
All motorways† 27.1 42.8 48.1 48.8
All-purpose trunk roads 72.9 57.2 51.9 51.2
All motorways and trunk roads 100 100 100 100
1970 1975 1978 1979
1970–71 1975–76 1978–79 1979–80
(v) Amount spent on maintenance at November 1979 prices (£ million)
Trunk road motorways 11.3 28.1 43.8 57.7
All-purpose trunk roads 52.7 59.2 63.2 54.8
(vi) Percentage of total trunk road maintenance budget
Trunk road motorways 17.7 32.2 40.9 51.3
All-purpose trunk roads 82.3 67.8 59.1 48.7
All motorways and trunk roads 100 100 100 100
* As at 1 April each year.
† Includes local authority/principal road motorways.

Figures for 1980 are not available.

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