Written question asked by James Pawsey (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 December 1996. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Monday, 9 December 1996 on behalf of the Highways Agency.

Dept of Transport;Highways Agency

Question: What is the capacity of the M1 between each junction from junction 1 to Luton, assuming typical flow composition, traffic speeds and weather; and what the current flows are for the hours of (a) 7 am to 10 am and (b) 4 pm to 7pm as a percentage of that capacity between each junction; and what have been the accident rates in each of the past five years per mile of motorway (a) on the M1 between junction 1 and Luton and (b) on the motorway network as a whole. - Text of letter from Lawrie Haynes of Highways Agency. Inc tables.

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