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SCOTTISH TRANSPORT STATISTICS No 20

Table 6.6 Average daily traffic flows, peak hourly flows and percentages of HGVs for selected key points: 19991

Location

Site No. in

Fig .2

Average Daily Flow

HGV (Year) Percentage

Peak Hourly Flows

7 Day

5 Day

AM

PM

Year

August

Year

August

7 Day

5 Day

7 Day

5 Day

7 Day

5 Day

A1 Border to Dunbar2

18

6,507

7,866

6,624

7,721

21%

25%

509

498

549

540

A1 Haddington to Edinburgh3

17

18,119

19,194

19,432

20,486

13%

16%

1,535

1,643

1,641

1,705

A68 Jedburgh

22

5,955

6,969

6,140

6,926

8%

10%

470

456

532

539

A68 Pathhead

19

8,967

10,782

9,169

10,713

8%

9%

698

686

803

803

A7 Border to Langholm

27

3,483

3,919

3,655

3,986

12%

15%

290

296

325

339

A720 City Bypass4

16

38,715

41,341

41,348

43,653

..

..

2,986

3,120

3,458

3,602

A75 Dumfries to Castle Douglas

25

7,268

8,809

7,585

8,927

17%

19%

572

580

634

640

A75 Gretna to Dumfries5

28

8,932

10,462

9,292

10,404

23%

27%

683

666

761

759

A75 Newton Stewart to Stranraer

24

3,652

4,612

3,903

4,786

..

..

263

282

330

336

A76 Mennock

21

3,165

3,616

3,372

3,703

20%

23%

247

255

275

285

A77 N of Stranraer

23

2,968

3,724

2,934

3,625

15%

18%

240

241

285

274

A78 Loans

20

17,343

18,001

18,793

19,309

6%

7%

1,645

1,903

1,609

1,727

A80 Castlecary

12

58,226

67,096

63,098

71,160

..

..

4,783

5,330

5,081

5,454

A82 Bridge of Orchy

6

3,047

5,040

2,718

4,519

8%

11%

281

245

305

263

A87 Kyle of Lochalsh to Skye Bridge

3

3,049

4,514

3,188

4,648

7%

8%

273

279

291

300

A9 Blackford

9

21,756

..

22,860

..

17%

19%

1,680

1,731

1,900

1,951

A9 Dunkeld

7

11,431

14,233

11,324

13,491

12%

15%

896

842

1,032

989

A9 Inverness to Wick6

1

1,580

2,332

1,662

2,375

15%

17%

144

151

140

146

A9 South of Inverness

4

7,228

9,760

7,484

9,754

14%

17%

561

570

636

642

A90 Forth Bridge7

15

51,539

54,528

54,852

57,226

7%

9%

4,482

4,974

4,799

5,138

A90 Stonehaven

5

18,999

20,501

20,399

21,631

14%

17%

1,538

1,683

1,658

1,775

A92 Tay Bridge

8

16,478

17,359

17,449

18,332

..

..

1,579

1,767

1,579

1,669

A96 Elgin

2

8,988

10,649

9,381

11,014

10%

12%

677

694

862

885

M6 S of Lockerbie

26

30,484

36,448

32,132

36,966

..

..

2,144

2,159

2,442

2,459

M8 Bishopton

10

23,956

24,654

25,973

26,268

7%

8%

2,131

2,476

2,227

2,416

M8 Harthill

13

49,185

48,559

54,450

53,467

12%

13%

4,222

4,885

4,205

4,669

M8 Kingston Bridge8

11

145,643

149,887

155,677

157,445

..

..

11,864

12,493

10,792

10,498

M9 Linlithgow

14

23,942

25,565

26,682

28,278

9%

11%

2,278

2,685

2,328

2,657

1. 7 day flows were calculated from Monday to Sunday inclusive, '5 day flows' were calculated from Monday to Friday inclusive
2. Lies close to Blackburn Rig.
3. Lies between Tranent and Macmerry
4. Lies close to a junction of the M8 and the A720.
5. Near Annan.
6. Lies just north of Helmsdale.
7. The data provided for this point came from a number of sites in the vicinity of the Forth Bridge.
8. The data provided for this point came from a number of sites in the vicinity of the Kingston Bridge.

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