HC Deb 04 November 1993 vol 231 c343W
Mr. Sumberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of vehicles on the M62 motorway at junction 17 have an origin or destination within the Greater Manchester area.

Mr. Key

In 1992 the annual average daily traffic flow on the section of M62 between junctions 15 and 17 was 123,400 vehicles, of which 77 per cent. had either an origin or destination within the Greater Manchester area. This figure includes traffic travelling within the Greater Manchester conurbation, including Bolton, Bury, Stockport, Oldham and Rochdale, and traffic between the Greater Manchester area and the wider road network giving access to areas outside the conurbation.

Mr. Sumberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of vehicles on the M62 motorway at junction 17 are travelling between Merseyside and Yorkshire.

Mr. Key

Seven per cent. of vehicles travel between Merseyside and Yorkshire—including Humberside. This is just one of a series of long-distance strategic trips which are made using the M62. Others include trips between Cheshire, south-west, Wales and Shropshire to Yorkshire.

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