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407ETR, M6 Toll, M1, M4, M5, Warnow Tunnel Traffic May 2004, Ausol I, Ausol II, Autema, Vasco Da Gama, 25TH April Bridge Traffic April 2004

08 June 2004

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG), today announced details of traffic use for:

  • 407ETR in Canada
  • M6 Toll in United Kingdom
  • Eastern Distributor (M1) in Australia
  • M4 in Australia
  • M5 in Australia
  • Warnow Tunnel in Germany
  • Ausol I in Spain (April)
  • Ausol II in Spain (April)
  • Autema in Spain (April)
  • Vasco da Gama in Portugal (April)
  • 25th April Bridge in Portugal (April)

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

Similarly, traffic data for Warnow Tunnel, Vasco da Gama and 25th April Bridge is restricted to Average Daily Traffic (ADT) for the month and traffic data for Ausol I, Ausol II and Autema is restricted to Equivalent Average Daily Traffic (EADT) for the month.

EADT is calculated by adjusting the Average Daily Traffic (ADT) data for the length of each trip (relative to the length of the entire road) and the tolling class of each vehicle (relative to the toll charged for a light vehicle).

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;
  • 75% of the equity (with options to move to 100% in 2005) in Midland Expressway Limited, the owner of the concession for the M6 Toll in Birmingham;
  • 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;
  • 50% of Interlink Roads Pty Limited, the owner of the concession for the M5 toll road in Sydney;
  • 70.0% of the equity in Warnowquerung GMBH & Co. KG, the owner of the concession for the Warnow River Crossing in Rostock, Germany;
  • 31.3% indirectly of Ausol I on the Costa del Sol in Spain (through its holding in Spanish company, Cintra);
  • 31.3% indirectly of Ausol II on the Costa del Sol in Spain (through its holding in Spanish company, Cintra);
  • 31.0% indirectly of Autema in north eastern Spain (through its holding in Spanish company, Cintra); and
  • 30.6% of the equity in Lusoponte, the owner of the concession for the Vasco da Gama & 25th April Bridges in Lisbon, Portugal.

Please note that there was one less workday in May 2004 compared to May 2003.

407 International Inc - 407ETR

Table 1: 407ETR

Category

April
2003

May
2003

March
2004

April
2004

May
2004

Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (m)

135.421

153.184

150.969

153.135

160.964

Average Workday Trips

292,679

317,245

300,449

322,602

337,444

Average Daily Trips
241,109
257,486
255,615
265,362
267,290

Total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled on the 407ETR during May 2004 was 5.1% higher than May 2003.

The average number of workday trips on the 407ETR during May 2004 was 6.4% higher than May 2003.

The average daily trips on the 407ETR during May 2004 was 3.8% higher than May 2003.

Midland Expressway Limited - M6 Toll

Table 2: Average Daily Traffic - M6 Toll

Category

March 2004

April 2004

May 2004

Workdays
41,880

47,247

46,924
Weekends/Public Hols
33,120

39,575

36,436
All Days
39,620

44,689

42,862

Please note that there was one less workday and two extra weekend days in May 2004 compared to April 2004 in the UK.

Average daily traffic on the M6 Toll for May 2004 was 42,862, a decrease of 4.1% compared with the previous month.

Average workday traffic on the M6 Toll for May 2004 was 46,921, a decrease of 0.7% compared with the previous month.

Average weekend and public holiday traffic on the M6 Toll for May 2004 was 36,436, a decrease of 7.9% compared with the previous month.

Traffic varied during the period from a low of 29,591 to a high of 66,295.

Road works on the northern section of the M6 commenced on 7 June, traffic on the M6 Toll for the first six days of June (i.e. before the start the start of the road works) was 48,699.

Airport Motorway Group - M1

Table 3: Average Daily Traffic - Eastern Distributor (M1)

Category

April
2003

May
2003

March
2004

April
2004

May
2004

Workdays
42,172
40,869
45,895
45,725
44,637
Weekends/Public Hols
26,879
29,061
32,488
29,514
32,741
All Days
36,565
37,441
42,435
39,781
40,799

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Airport Motorway in May 2004 was $152,799 - a 9.7% increase relative to May 2003.

Average daily traffic on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for May 2004 was 9.0% higher than May 2003.

Average workday traffic on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for May 2004 was 9.2% higher than May 2003.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for May 2004 was 12.7% higher than May 2003.

Non-cash transactions on the Eastern Distributor (M1) consisted of 57% of average daily traffic in May 2004 (April 2004: 54%).

Statewide Roads – M4

Table 4: Average Daily Traffic - M4

Category

April
2003

May
2003

March
2004

April
2004

May
2004

Workdays
102,825
101,727
109,070
109,610
108,231
Weekends/Public Hols
69,184
78,751
82,594
75,233
82,784
All Days
90,490
95,056
102,238
97,005
100,023

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Statewide Roads in May 2004 was $215,994 - a 5.7% increase relative to May 2003.

Average daily traffic on the M4 for May 2004 was 5.2% higher than May 2003.

Average workday traffic on the M4 for May 2004 was 6.4% higher than May 2003.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the M4 for May 2004 was 5.1% higher than May 2003.

Non-cash transactions on the M4 in May 2004 consisted of 60% of average daily traffic (April 2004: 57%).

Interlink Roads - M5

Table 5: Average Daily Traffic - M5

Category

April
2003

May
2003

March
2004

April
2004

May
2004

Workdays
98,033
97,600
108,136
108,745
108,295
Weekends/Public Hols
72,262
78,070
86,199
79,884
87,114
All Days
88,584
91,930
102,475
98,163
101,462

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Interlink Roads in May 2004 was $325,116 - an 11.0% increase relative to May 2003.

Average daily traffic on the M5 for May 2004 was 10.4% higher than May 2003.

Average workday traffic on the M5 for May 2004 was 11.0% higher than May 2003.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the M5 for May 2004 was 11.6% higher than May 2003.

Non-cash transactions on the M5 in May 2004 consisted of 71% of average daily traffic (April 2004: 69%).

Warnowquerung GMBH & Co - Warnow Tunnel

Table 6: Average Daily Traffic - Warnow Tunnel

 Category

March 2004

April 2004

May 2004

 All Days

6,907

7,956

7,870

 

 

Average daily traffic on the Warnow Tunnel for May 2004 was 7,870, a decrease of 1.1% compared with the previous month.

Cintra - Ausol I

Table 7: Equivalent Average Daily Traffic - Ausol I

 Category

March
2003

April
2003

February
2004

March
2004

April
2004

 All Days

15,960

18,320

17,358

18,447

19,569



 

Equivalent average daily traffic on Ausol I for April 2004 was 6.8% higher than April 2003.

Cintra - Ausol II

Table 8: Equivalent Average Daily Traffic - Ausol II

 Category

March
2003

April
2003

February
2004

March
2004

April
2004

 All Days

13,456

14,669

14,344

14,658

15,584



 

Equivalent average daily traffic on Ausol II for April 2004 was 6.2% higher than April 2003.

Cintra - Autema

Table 9: Equivalent Average Daily Traffic - Autema

 Category

March
2003

April
2003

February
2004

March
2004

April
2004

  All Days

18,028

16,797

19,095

19,231

18,292


 


Equivalent average daily traffic on Autema for April 2004 was 8.9% higher than April 2003.

Lusoponte - Vasco da Gama

Table 10: Average Daily Traffic - Vasco da Gama

 Category

March
2003

April
2003

February
2004

March
2004

April
2004

 All Days Total Traffic

60,732

63,734

62,775

65,897

67,957

All Days Northbound Traffic1
29,473
30,783
29,926
31,387
32,439


 

     

 

1 Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.

Average daily total traffic on Vasco da Gama for April 2004 was 6.6% higher than April 2003.

Average daily northbound traffic on Vasco da Gama for April 2004 was 5.4% higher than April 2003.

Lusoponte - 25th April Bridge

Table 11: Average Daily Traffic - 25th April Bridge

 Category

March
2003

April
2003

February
2004

March
2004

April
2004

 All Days Total Traffic

145,731

145,182

145,508

150,065

155,036

All Days Northbound Traffic1
75,120
74,602
74,069
76,367
78,302

 



 

1 Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.

Average daily total traffic on 25th April Bridge for April 2004 was 6.8% higher than April 2003.

Average daily northbound traffic on 25th April Bridge for April 2004 was 5.0% higher than April 2003.

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