§ Mr. FaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate of future traffic flows has been made by his Department for the A350 between the M4 and Warminster in both directions. [41856]
§ Mr. WattsThis is an operational matter for the Highways Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. David Faber, dated 7 November 1995:
As you know, the Minister for Railways and Roads, Mr. John Watts, has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate of future traffic flows has been made by his Department for the A350 between the M4 and Warminster in both directions.The A350 is a principal road for which Wiltshire County Council is the highways authority. However, the Highways Agency have carried out limited traffic survey work on the A350 at West Aston to the east of Trowbridge, in connection with our trunk road proposals for the A36 East of Bath-Beckington Improvement scheme. The annual average two-way daily flow forecast for the year 2018 at West Aston is in the range 27,000–35,000 if there is no improvement to the A36, and in the 18,000–24,000 if the A36 East of Bath-Beckington Improvement scheme is built to dual carriageway standard on the preferred route.