§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the growth in traffic on the A41 at Aston Clinton since the opening of the Berkhamsted-Kings Langley bypass; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KeyNone, but traffic counts indicate an additional 2,700 vehicles per day (average 16-hour weekday) an increase of 13.5 per cent. above figures taken before completion of Berkhamsted-Kings Langley bypass.
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§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will make a statement about the design standards proposed or applied to the various sections of the east-west route for which his Department has published proposals or which have already been opened to traffic;
(2) what plans he has to review his Department's traffic forecasts for the east-west route following the inclusion of the route in the trans-European road network; and if he will make a statement;
(3) whether he plans to upgrade the design standards of all or any part of the east-west route following its inclusion in the trans-European road network; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. KeyI refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave him on 24 November at column60. Inclusion in the TERN has no bearing on the standards or volume of traffic on the route.