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A2: Road Traffic

Answer

The Department produces annual estimates of the average daily flow of vehicles for each major road link, for every year in Great Britain. The Department does not produce estimates of the average flow of vehicles per year for each major road link. Traffic is counted at one point on the A2 between the Lydden traffic lights and the Whitfield roundabout at Count Point No. 6015.

The table below provides a breakdown of average daily flow of vehicles for Count Point No. 6015 for each year since 2010.

Average Daily Flow Estimates of Motor Vehicles at Count Point 6015 on the A2 – 2010 to 2017

Year	Average Daily Flow	Count Method1
2010	16,717	Estimated
2011	16,694	Counted
2012	16,652	Estimated
2013	16,629	Estimated
2014	17,010	Estimated
2015	17,732	Estimated
2016	18,334	Estimated
2017	16,454	Counted

¹DfT’s road link level traffic estimates are calculated using a variety of methods, with some methods likely to produce more accurate estimates than others. Figures having an estimation method of “Counted” are likely to be more accurate than those marked as “Estimated”.

Further detailed information on vehicle flows, including the local road network, can be accessed via the Department’s interactive map here:

https://roadtraffic.dft.gov.uk/manualcountpoints

Contextual information can be found on the data.gov.uk website here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/road-traffic-statistics

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

219396

Session

2017-19

Subjects

Kent Motor vehicles Road traffic A2 (England)

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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