A1 Belford Bypass

HC Deb 17 May 1989 vol 153 c201W

Mr. Beith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the most recently recorded traffic flows in each direction on the A1 Belford bypass.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The Department has no data on the A1 Belford bypass. The nearest point on the A1 for which a count has been made is at Ellingham south of Belford. The estimated 1987 annual average daily flow for combined directions at that point is 5,500. The AADF is not computed by direction. The count on which the AADF is based was carried out for 12 hours (7am to 7pm) on 5 October 1987 and recorded 2,569 vehicles northbound and 2,147 southbound. The records show that conditions were foggy on the day of the count, which may have affected traffic levels.