Humber Bridge Traffic Flows

HL Deb 08 July 1999 vol 603 cc115-6WA

Earl Attlee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What have been the changes in traffic flows over the Humber Bridge over the last five years for

1. (a) private cars;
2. (b) public service vehicles; and
3. (c) light goods vehicles. [HL3441]

Lord Whitty

The Humber Bridge Board have provided the following figures that do not separately distinguish cars from light vans or public service vehicles from heavy goods vehicles of 2 axles:

	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99
Cars and Light Vans under 3.5 tonnes	5,081,583	5,138,284	5,252,438	5,312,932	5,106,773
Cars and Light Vans with Trailers, Minibuses and Light Goods	186,959	191,620	190,670	194,184	179,980
Heavy Goods Vehicles with 2 axles and Large Buses	143,305	153,100	160,839	165,713	152,642