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Published Date: 11 February 2009
By ALASTAIR DALTON
TRAFFIC on the Forth Road Bridge has increased by 2 per cent since tolls were abolished a year ago, officials have said.
The figures compiled by the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (Feta) suggest some 40,000 extra vehicles a month have used the bridge since the charges were removed by the SNP Government last February.

This appears to allay fears that the scrapping of the tolls, which included £1 for cars, would generate a large increase in traffic.

However, officials have been able to make comparisons with the previous year for only four months because of roadworks and problems with traffic counting equipment.

The figures show the number of northbound vehicles – which were previously tolled – in March, June, August and December increased by a combined total of nearly 80,000 to almost 4.2 million compared to 2007.





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  • Last Updated: 11 February 2009 12:13 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Forth Bridges
 
1

gus1940,

Edinburgh 11/02/2009 08:12:02
So much for the traffic chaos forecast by Labour.
2

Dave From Barra,

Western Isles 11/02/2009 08:34:35
The watch word "suggest". They haven't counted the cars n lorries n buses at all.

It's made up, there is no evidence that they employed bean counters to physically count the cars by either CCTV or people on the ground plus the figures are skewed by the road works.

There is the additional spur now to Glasgow which will attract more people plus the new Kincardine bride is now open which will have an impact for the Glasgow travellers.
3

Mad Jock,

East Lothian 11/02/2009 10:28:10
Before anyone jumps onto a traffic monster bandwagon, condider the implications here. I don't suppose that drivers suddenly decided to cross the bridge for the hell of it. The increase in flow northwards would suggest that now that the bottleneck of the tolls has been removed, more traffic CAN flow across, rather than sit waiting in a queue.
4

D Napier,

11/02/2009 11:32:30
#2. Have you never heard of traffic counter loops in the carriageway?

#3. If you've travelled across the bridge northbound during the evening peak, since the tolls were removed, you'll know that the traffic still queues as there is more traffic trying to cross than the bridge has the capacity to accommodate.
5

JamesStir,

Stirling 05/03/2009 13:29:32
#4 with regards to "Have you never heard of traffic counter loops in the carriageway?" did you not read the post: "problems with traffic counting equipment"

 

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