HC Deb 16 February 1982 vol 18 cc72-3W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the volume of heavy lorry traffic at three positions on the M1-M6 motorway, South, Midlands, and North for each of the last 49 months, each position being tabulated separately.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

The information is as follows:

MI between Junctions 9 and 10 M6 between Junctions 2 and 3 M6 between Junctions 31 and 34
Flow Date Flow Date Flow Date
1978
January 15,245 6 11,878 20 6,894 27
February 16,028 3 12,605 17 6,890 24
March 16,922 3 12,790 17 7,534 17
16,808 31
April — — 13,734 14 7,534 21
May 16,762 5 12,962 19 8,006 19
June 14,799 2 13,510 16 7,563 23
16,765 30
July 12,894 21 6,577 21
August 13,236 4 12,393 18 6,993 18
September 16,562 1 12,693 22 7,511 22
October 17,295 6 12,802 13 7,326 27
November 17,021 3 13,292 17 7,245 24
December 17,269 1 12,871 15 7,612 15
1979
January 13,748 5 10,626 19 5,522 26
February 17,143 2 14,366 16 7,111 23
March 18,332 2 13,944 23 7,773 23
April 18,238 6 14,419 27 7,899 27
May 18,559 11 13,832 18 8,294 18
June 15,585 1 14,245 22 7,928 22
July 16,985 6 12,967 20 6,390 27
August 13,288 3 12,753 17 7,424 17
16,786 31
September — — 12,986 21 7,729 21
October 17,249 5 12,914 19 7,804 26
November 17,547 2 14,266 16 7,867 23
18,136 30
December — — 14,574 14 8,186 14
1980
January 15,220 4 13,203 18 7,155 25
February 17,034 1 13,499 15 6,775 22
17,107 29
March — — 13,458 21 6,918 21
April 16,084 11 14,200 25 7,678 25
May 17,434 9 10,772 30 6,985 30
June 15,771 6 13,049 20 7,285 27
July 15,708 4 11,916 18 6,042 25
August 12,630 1 11,618 15 6,901 29
September 13,885 5 13,170 19 6,635 26
October 15,374 3 12,774 3 6,517 24
15,884 31
November — — 13,091 21 6,456 21
December 16,080 5 12,677 19 6,964 19
1981
January 14,738 9 12,187 23 6,575 30
February 15,518 6 12,900 20 7,209 27
March 15,620 6 12,798 20 7,156 27
April 17,275 8 13,241 23 6,996 27
May 17,232 13 12,241 28 — —
June 16,890 10 13,937 18 7,136 1
7,588 29
July 16,597 8 13,693 16 6,486 27
August 14,264 5 12,816 13 7,282 24
September 16,704 9 14,481 17 6,799 28
October 16,896 7 13,994 22 7,052 26
November 17,347 11 14,551 19 7,157 30

Those number of goods vehicles over 30 cwt unladen weight were observed during 16-hour traffic counts taken as part of the national traffic census.

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