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Nothing surprising about M25 traffic growth

John Whitelegg, Editor, World Transport Policy and Practice, Church Stretton SY6
19 February 2016
 

I am surprised that Highways England appears surprised by the increased traffic on the M25 following an increase in road capacity (‘Surprise as traffic jumps 10% in year on M25 all-lane running’ LTT 05 Feb).

You would have to try very hard indeed to be unaware of the huge literature and empirical evidence showing a very clear link between more road capacity and more traffic. If they really are unaware and surprised, they have fallen well below an acceptable professional level of...

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