Transport written question – answered at on 18 January 2010.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent progress has been made against public service agreement targets relating to congestion at (a) the Dartford River Crossing and (b) roads leading to that crossing.
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The Dartford River Crossing lies within one of the routes monitored (M25 junction 30 to junction 7) for the PSA target. Table 1 shows the provisional figures for this route for the year ending October 2009.
Table 1: Average vehicle delay (minutes per 10 miles) on the slowest 10 per cent. of journeys on the PSA route incorporating the Dartford Crossing | ||||
Road number | Route start point | Route end point | Average vehicle delay year ending March 2008 | Average vehicle delay year ending October 2009 |
M25/A282 | J30 Dartford | J7 Redhill | 9.46 | 7.30 |
M25/A282 | J7 Redhill | J30 Dartford | 11.35 | 8.42 |
Table 2 shows the provisional figures for the year ending October 2009 for the PSA routes approaching the Dartford Crossing.
Table 2: Average vehicle delay (minutes per 10 miles) on the slowest 10 per cent. of journeys on the PSA routes approaching the Dartford Crossing | ||||
Road number | Route start point | Route end point | Average vehicle delay year ending March 2008 | Average vehicle delay year ending October 2009 |
A13/A1089 | A1089 Tilbury | A13 Aveley | 4.86 | 4.40 |
A2 | London | M2 (J1) | 8.42 | 3.60 |
A2 | M2 (J1) | London | 6.49 | 3.22 |
M25 | J23 Barnet | J30 Dartford | 10.63 | 9.11 |
This information can be also found on the Department for Transport website at:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/excel/173025/221412/221546/227050/227328/srnroutes.xls
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