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

08 September 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 (July)
• Ausol II in Spain (July)
• Autema in Spain (July)
• Vasco da Gama in Portugal (July)
• 25th April Bridge in Portugal (July)

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;
• 34.0% indirectly of Ausol I on the Costa del Sol in Spain (through its holding in Spanish company, Cintra);
• 34.0% 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 there was one less workday in August 2004 compared to August 2003.

407 International Inc - 407ETR

Table 1: 407ETR

* Please note that VKT for August 2003 was affected by the August 14 North American blackout which negatively impacted both actual and recorded traffic on 14, 15 and 16 August 2003. Given the nature of the blackout, which caused the tolling systems to be shut for a period of time, interpretation was required for last years data. Average work day trips for August 2003 were adjusted to account for the blackout, however VKT is a total for the month and hence, was not adjusted.

Total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled on the 407ETR during August 2004 was 10.4% higher than August 2003.

The average number of workday trips on the 407ETR during August 2004 was 2.5% higher than August 2003.

The average daily trips on the 407ETR during August 2004 was 6.3% higher than August 2003.

Midland Expressway Limited - M6 Toll

Table 2: Average Daily Traffic - M6 Toll

Please note that there was one less work day and one more weekend day/public holiday in August 2004 compared to July 2004 in the UK.

Please also note that tolls for cars and vans using the mainline toll plazas increased on 16 August 2004.

Average daily toll revenue (net of VAT) for Midland Expressway in August 2004 was £122,958 - a 20.3% increase relative to July 2004. Average daily toll revenue before the 16 August toll increase was £103,561 and toll revenue following the increase was £141,144.

Average daily traffic on the M6 Toll for August 2004 was 55,362, an increase of 0.1% compared with the previous month. Average daily traffic before the toll increase was 56,564 and average daily traffic following the increase was 54,235.

Average workday traffic on the M6 Toll for August 2004 was 56,855, a decrease of 2.5% compared with the previous month.

Average weekend and public holiday traffic on the M6 Toll for August 2004 was 52,225, an increase of 9.0% compared with the previous month.

Traffic varied during the period from a low of 41,951 to a high of 69,350.

Airport Motorway Group - M1

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

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Airport Motorway in August 2004 was $155,151 - a 7.6% increase relative to August 2003.

Average daily traffic on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for August 2004 was 7.3% higher than August 2003.

Average workday traffic on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for August 2004 was 6.6% higher than August 2003.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the Eastern Distributor (M1) for August 2004 was 5.3% higher than August 2003.

Non-cash transactions on the Eastern Distributor (M1) consisted of 59% of average daily traffic in August 2004 (August 2003: 48%).

Statewide Roads – M4

Table 4: Average Daily Traffic - M4

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Statewide Roads in August 2004 was $216,706 - a 4.6% increase relative to August 2003.

Average daily traffic on the M4 for August 2004 was 4.8% higher than August 2003.

Average workday traffic on the M4 for August 2004 was 4.9% higher than August 2003.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the M4 for August 2004 was 1.1% higher than August 2003.

Non-cash transactions on the M4 in August 2004 consisted of 61% of average daily traffic (August 2003: 56%).

Interlink Roads - M5

Table 5: Average Daily Traffic - M5

Average daily toll revenue (net of GST) for Interlink Roads in August 2004 was $330,057 - a 6.9% increase relative to August 2003.

Average daily traffic on the M5 for August 2004 was 6.3% higher than August 2003.

Average workday traffic on the M5 for August 2004 was 5.6% higher than August 2003.

Average traffic on weekends and public holidays on the M5 for August 2004 was 5.6% higher than August 2003.

Non-cash transactions on the M5 in August 2004 consisted of 72% of average daily traffic (August 2003: 70%).

Warnowquerung GMBH & Co - Warnow Tunnel

Table 6: Average Daily Traffic - Warnow Tunnel

Average daily traffic on the Warnow Tunnel for August 2004 was 9,022, an increase of 9.7% compared with the previous month.

Please note that the tolls for cash payments were increased by 25% on 15 June on Warnow Tunnel.

Cintra - Ausol I

Table 7: Equivalent Average Daily Traffic - Ausol I

Equivalent average daily traffic on Ausol I for July 2004 was 4.3% higher than July 2003.

Cintra - Ausol II

Table 8: Equivalent Average Daily Traffic - Ausol II

Equivalent average daily traffic on Ausol II for July 2004 was 11.9% higher than July 2003.

Cintra - Autema

Table 9: Equivalent Average Daily Traffic - Autema

Equivalent average daily traffic on Autema for July 2004 was 9.6% higher than July 2003.

Lusoponte - Vasco da Gama

Table 10: Average Daily Traffic - Vasco da Gama

¹ Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.

Average daily total traffic on Vasco da Gama for July 2004 was 4.7% higher than July 2003.

Average daily northbound traffic on Vasco da Gama for July 2004 was 4.1% higher than July 2003.

Lusoponte - 25th April Bridge

Table 11: Average Daily Traffic - 25th April Bridge

¹ Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.

Average daily total traffic on 25th April Bridge for July 2004 was 1.7% higher than July 2003.

Average daily northbound traffic on 25th April Bridge for July 2004 was 0.3% higher than July 2003.

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