§ Mr. CranTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the estimated current daily traffic flow on the M1; and what were the comparable figures(a) 10 years ago, and (b) expected when the motorway was built.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe table sets out estimated daily traffic flows, currently and 10 years ago, for those stretches of the M1 for which such information is available. Information on the traffic flows expected at the time of opening is not available except at disproportionate cost. The figures are annual average daily traffic flows unless otherwise stated.
Junctions 1978 1988 1–2 n/a 141,900 4–5 n/a 155,200 9–10 72,000 117,000 14–15 54,000 92,000 16–17 250,300 90–100,000 21–22 229,800 60,000 30–31 337,700 56,000 41–42 334,000 52,600 1 16 hour flows. 2 1975, average August flow. 31977.