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Mr. Fry
asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what estimate has been made of the number of vehicles that will divert to the A1-M1 link daily once it is completed;(2) what is his Department's current estimate of the number of heavy goods vehicles which will use the A1-M1 link daily when it is completed.
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Traffic flows on the M1-A1 link road are predicted to be in the following ranges:
| Vehicles per day (thousands) | ||
| All vehicles | Heavy goods vehicles | |
| Ml-M6 to Rothwell | 12–17 | 3–4 |
| Rothwell to Kettering | 27–32 | 4–5 |
| Kettering Southern Bypass | 20–25 | 3–5 |
| Kettering to Thrapston | 12–17 | 2–4 |
| Thrapston to A1 | 12–18 | 3–4 |
| A1 to A14 (A604) | 19–25 | 4–5 |
Mr. Fry
asked the Secretary of State for Transport on what date his Department originally announced the alternative routes for the A1-M1 link in Northamptonshire.
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Public comment was invited on four alternative route corridors in October 1974. The preferred route was announced in August 1975.