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 |
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