§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what has been the average daily flow of traffic on the A43 through Silverstone over each of the last 10 years; what proportion of this flow is represented by heavy goods vehicles; and if he will make a statement. [12262]
§ Ms Glenda JacksonResponsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Highways Agency under its chief executive, Mr. Lawrie Haynes. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Tim Boswell, dated 27 October 1997:
The Minister for Transport in London has asked me to reply to your recent question about traffic on the A43 through Silverstone over the past ten years.The annual average daily flow at Silverstone in 1996 was 20,500 vehicles with 17 per cent. commercial vehicles including buses. Traffic is regularly monitored on A43 between Wood Burcote turn and the A413 (Annex A). Figures for that site are shown at Annex B.A comparison of the 1996 figures show that the flow at the monitoring site is some 17 per cent. higher than the flow through Silverstone.
align="center">Ten year average daily traffic flow figures. A43 through Silverstone Year AADF Per cent. commercial AADF 1987 17,400 18 1988 19,200 — 1989 19,700 — 1990 21,100 16 1991 18,400 15 1992 23,400 — 1993 22,700 16 1994 22,200 — 1995 22,300 — 1996 24,100 15