AQW 13631/11-15


Mr Peter Weir
Democratic Unionist Party
North Down


Tabled Date: 05/07/2012
Answered On Date: 26/07/2012
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the average daily traffic volume on (i) the A2 Bangor to Belfast road; (ii) the Craigantlet Crossroads.


Answer:
My Department’s Roads Service has advised that it collects data from approximately 300 automatic traffic counting sites located throughout the Northern Ireland road network.
Details of the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) traffic flow information, recorded at various locations on the A2 Bangor to Belfast road and at Craigantlet Crossroads, are provided in the table below:
Census point
Location
AADT (7Day)
Year
209
A2 Sydenham Bypass at George Best City Airport
58,270
2009
501
Holywood Bypass, east of Belfast Road
45,100
2009
502
Belfast – Bangor, at Cultra, east of Folk Museum
36,660
2009
506
Bangor Ring Road at Clandeboye
19,260
2008
903
Belfast Road, Bangor, at Coach Hill Bend
15,180
2009
905
Belfast Road, Bangor, before Springhill junction
11,190
2009
907
Belfast Road, Bangor, Bangor side of Ballyrobert Road junction
14,503
2010
908
Belfast Road, Bangor, Belfast side of Ballyrobert Road junction
16,880
2009
910
Belfast Road Cultra, before Whinney Hill
18,627
2010
915
Bangor Road, west of Ballymoney Road at Devil’s Elbow
17,211
2010
Temporary Counter
Ballymiscaw Road, Craiganlet
9,775
Sept 2011
Temporary Counter
Dunlady Road, Craiganlet
5,971
Dec 2011
Temporary Counter
Holywood Road, Craiganlet
7,068
Oct 2011
Temporary Counter
Craiganlet Road, Craiganlet
9,155
Oct 2011
Temporary Counter
Whinney Hill Road, Holywood
7,627
Dec 2010