Traffic on the a580

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Dear Transport for Greater Manchester,

TFGM says that traffic along the A580 has increased by over 3 per cent. Please can you tell me how this was worked out. Please include the actual data and calculations.

Does this increase take into account that less traffic has been using the route because of roadworks over the last few years?

Now that the roadworks have finished and bus lanes are in, has more traffic has been using the route compared to the period when roadworks were there?

Please can you provide the actual increase (numbers and per cent) in traffic along the section between Moorside Road and Worsley Road in the eastbound direction between 7am and 9am between 2011 and now?

Please can you provide the actual increase on traffic in the westbound direction between 4pm and 6pm between Worsley Road and Moorside Road between 2011 and now?

Yours faithfully,

Matt Smith

Craig Hallsworth, Transport for Greater Manchester

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Matt Smith

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Dear Mr. Smith

 

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I acknowledge with thanks your request for information held by TfGM which
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Information requested as set out below:

“TfGM says that traffic along the A580 has increased by over 3 percent.
Please can you tell me how this was worked out. Please include the actual
data and calculations.

Does this increase take into account that less traffic has been using the
route because of the roadworks over the past few years?

Now that the roadworks have finished and bus lanes are in, has more
traffic been using the route compared to when roadworks were there?

Please can you provide the actual increase (numbers and percent) in
traffic along the section between Moorside Road and Worsley Road in the
eastbound direction between 7am and 9am between 2011 and now?

Please can you provide the actual increase on traffic in the westbound
direction between 4pm and 6pm between Worsley Road and Moorside Road
between 2011 and now?”

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