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Macquarie Infrastructure Group 407ETR, M1, M4 and M5 Traffic July 2003

06 August 2003

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG), today announced details of traffic use for the 407ETR toll road in Toronto and the Eastern Distributor (M1), M4 and M5 toll roads in Sydney.

Due to restrictions imposed by a number of legal agreements dealing with the 407ETR, only monthly statistics on Average Workday Traffic and Total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled can be released.  More detailed statistics on the 407ETR are released quarterly.

MIG currently owns:

  • Both directly and indirectly (through its holding in Spanish company, Cintra) 43.0% of the equity in 407 International Inc, the owner of the concession for the 407ETR toll road in Toronto;
  • 71.35% of the equity in the Airport Motorway Group, the owner of the concession for the Eastern Distributor (M1) in Sydney;
  • 50.6% of Statewide Roads Limited, the owner of the concession for the M4 toll road in Sydney; and
  • 50% of Interlink Roads Pty Limited, the owner of the concession for the M5 toll road in Sydney.

407 International Inc - 407ETR

Table 1: 407ETR

Category
June
2002
July
2002
May
2003
June
2003
July
2003
Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (m)
161.434
171.030
153.184 
161.722 
174.540 
Average Workday Trips
330,341
320,273
317,245
325,608
326,426

 Total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled on the 407ETR during July 2003 was 2.1% higher than July 2002.

The average number of workday trips on the 407ETR during July 2003 was 1.9% higher than July 2002.

Airport Motorway Group - M1

Table 2: Average Daily Traffic - Eastern Distributor (M1)

Category
June
2002
July
2002
May
2003
June
2003
July
2003
Workdays
39,447
39,561
40,869
41,517
41,542
Weekends/
Public Holidays
27,169
28,923
29,061
28,497
30,302
All Days
34,945
36,816
37,441
37,177
38,641

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Airport Motorway in July 2003 was $143,937 - a 19.7% increase relative to July 2002.

Average daily tolled traffic on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for July 2003 was 5.0% higher than July 2002.

Average workday traffic on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for July 2003 was 5.0% higher than July 2002.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for July 2003 was 4.8% higher than July 2002.

Non-cash transactions on the Eastern Distributor (M1) consisted of 47% of average daily traffic in July 2003 (June 2003: 46%).

Interlink Roads - M5

Table 3: Average Daily Traffic - M5

Category
June
2002
July
2002
May
2003
June
2003
July
2003
Workdays
90,145
89,914
97,600
99,513
99,972
Weekends/
Public Holidays
70,282
75,556
78,070
77,070
81,491
All Days
82,862
86,208
91,930
92,032
95,203

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Interlink Roads in July 2003 was $303,717 - a 10.9% increase relative to July 2002.

Average daily traffic on the M5 for July 2003 was 10.4% higher than July 2002.

Average workday traffic on the M5 for July 2003 was 11.2% higher than July 2002.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the M5 for July 2003 was 7.9% higher than July 2002.

Non-cash transactions on the M5 in July 2003 consisted of 70% of average daily traffic (June 2003: 69%).

Statewide Roads - M4

Table 4: Average Daily Traffic - M4

Category
June
2002
July
2002
May
2003
June
2003
July
2003
Workdays
96,412
95,934
101,727
103,039
103,370
Weekends/
Public Holidays
69,846
73,381
78,751
75,238
78,324
All Days
86,671
90,114
95,056
93,772
96,906

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Statewide Roads in July 2003 was $209,411 - a 7.1% increase relative to July 2002.

Average daily traffic on the M4 for July 2003 was 7.5% higher than July 2002.

Average workday traffic on the M4 for July 2003 was 7.8% higher than July 2002.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the M4 for July 2003 was 6.7% higher than July 2002.

Non-cash transactions on the M4 in July 2003 consisted of 56% of average daily traffic (June 2003: 56%).

For further information contact:

Bianca Francis
Investor Relations Manager
Macquarie Infrastructure Group
Phone: 61 2 8232 5007
Mob: 61 413 279 523
E-mail: bianca.francis@macquarie.com

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