HL Deb 08 June 1998 vol 590 cc69-70WA
Lord Selkirk of Douglas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many vehicles passed over the Forth Road Bridge for each year since 1979 to date: and what was the percentage increase for each year. [HL1995]

Lord Sewel

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year Annual total number of vehicles1 (in thousands) Annual increase as a percentage of the previous year
1979 10,153 1.34
1980 10,774 6.12
1981 10,982 1.93
1982 11,444 4.21
1983 11,675 2.02
1984 12,001 2.79
1985 12,397 3.30
1986 12,719 2.60
1987 13.497 6.12
1988 14,705 8.95
1989 15,839 7.71
1990 16,585 4.71

Year Annual total number of vehicles1 (in thousands) Annual increase as a percentage of the previous year
1991 16,922 2.03
1992 17,802 5.20
1993 18,177 2.11
1994 18,994 4.49
1995 19,540 2.87
1996 20,374 4.27
19972 10,538 —

Source:

1 Annual Report by the General Manager of the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board.

2 The 1997 figure shows traffic flow for northbound traffic only. (One-way tolling was established on the bridge in September 1997).