Written question asked by David Kidney (Labour) on Thursday, 14 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 October 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Thursday, 21 October 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the effects on time costs for motorists travelling (a) on the M42 between junctions 3 and 9, (b) on the M6 in Warwickshire between the M1 and the M6 toll road and (c) on the M6 in Staffordshire between junctions 11A and 13 as a result of the changes in traffic levels arising from the opening of the M6 toll road.

Answer: Mr. Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the effects on time costs for motorists travelling (a) on the M42 between junctions 3 and 9, (b) on the M6 in Warwickshire between the M1 and the M6 toll road and (c) on the M6 in Staffordshire between junctions 11A and 13 as a result of the changes in traffic levels arising from the opening of the M6 toll road. [192078] Mr. Jamieson: The Highways Agency's three month report identifying the impacts of M6 Toll indicates that the M6 Toll has removed a significant level of traffic from the existing M6 which has improved operating conditions and journey times. A full breakdown of time savings can be found in the Report (M6 Toll Traffic Monitoring Study--three month Traffic Impact Study Report) which is in the House of Commons Library and on the Highways Agency's website. However, these time savings have not been converted into `time costs'.

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