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Written question asked by Earl Attlee (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 November 2007.


Roads: Motorway Lanes Closures

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 24 October (WA 121), what hourly cost is attributed to a blocked lane of a motorway in the Defence Research Agency's report of heavy vehicle recovery practice.
Answer

The report by the Defence Research Agency used a computer model and estimated a range of delay costs for blocking one lane of a three-lane motorway for 65 minutes of £29 to £18,528. This range is for traffic flow rates of between 1,000 and 2,000 vehicles per lane per hour respectively.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
271; 696 c85WA
Session
2007-08
Related items
Roads: Recovery of Vehicles
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Costs Closures Large goods vehicles Motorways Road traffic
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk