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
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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
- Subjects
- Costs Closures Large goods vehicles Motorways Road traffic
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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