Written question asked by Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone (Conservative) on Wednesday, 15 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the traffic volumes on the A3 at Hindhead were in (a) 1984 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will estimate volumes in 10 years time. - Inc figures.

Answer: Virginia Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the traffic volumes on the A3 at Hindhead were in (a) 1984 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will estimate volumes in 10 years time. [206142] Mr. Jamieson: The forecast traffic flows for the A3 Punchbowl Bend at Hindhead, without the tunnel scheme in place, nearest to the periods requested are: (a) 12800 AADT (1983 estimated flow) (b) 27000 AADT (2002) (c) There are no forecasts calculated for 10 years time. However, forecasts for the A3 without the tunnel scheme in 2009 and 2024 are 31000 AADT and 38000 AADT respectively

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