HC Deb 19 December 1985 vol 89 c295W
Sir Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report a table of the number of heavy goods vehicles, other commercial vehicles and cars estimated to have travelled along the A45 between Felixstowe and the A11, A12 and A604 roads in the years 1970, 1980 and each of the years since then.

Mrs. Chalker

The Department cannot provide data for the years 1970 to 1982 inclusive. The data for 1983 to 1985 are as set out:

Thousand Vehicles per year
1983 1984 1985
A45, Between Felixstowe and Al2
Cars and Taxis 4,234 4,428 4,599
Heavy Goods Vehicles 1,022 805 840
Other Commercial Vehicles (Light Goods Vehicles) 292 256 256
A45, Between A12 and A11
Cars and Taxis 4,270 4,318 4,563
Heavy Goods Vehicles 1,132 1,244 1,278
Other Commercial Vehicles (Light Goods Vehicles) 438 403 438
A45, At the point where A11 and A45 are the same road
Cars and Taxis 6,205 6,222 6,570
Heavy Goods Vehicles 1,971 2,013 2,081
Other Commercial Vehicles (Light Goods Vehicles) 548 549 584
A45, Between A11 and A604
Cars and Taxis 4,818 4,721 4,891
Heavy Goods Vehicles 1,314 1,391 1,460
Other Commercial Vehicles (Light Goods Vehicles) 365 330 365