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06 April 2005
Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG), today announced details of traffic use for:
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407 ETR in Canada
- M6 Toll in United Kingdom
- Skyway in United States
- Eastern Distributor (M1) in Australia
- M4 in Australia
- M5 in Australia
- Warnow Tunnel in Germany
- Vasco da Gama in Portugal (February)
- 25th April Bridge in Portugal (February)
Due to restrictions imposed by a number of legal agreements dealing with the 407 ETR, only monthly statistics on Average Workday Traffic, Average Daily Traffic and Total Vehicle Kilometres Travelled can be released. More detailed statistics on the 407 ETR 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.
MIG currently owns:
- 30% of the equity in 407 International Inc, the owner of the concession for the 407 ETR 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;
- 45% of the equity in Skyway Concession Company LLC, the owner of the concession for the Skyway in Chicago, Illinois;
- 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% of the equity in Warnowquerung GMBH & Co. KG, the owner of the concession for the Warnow River Crossing in Rostock, Germany; 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 March 2005 had two less workdays than March 2004 due to the timing of the Easter break. Easter fell during March in 2005 and in April in 2004. Easter generally results in lower traffic on MIG roads, with the exception of the M6 Toll and Skyway which experience stronger traffic surrounding holiday periods. A reverse impact should be seen in the traffic for April 2005.
Please also note that Good Friday and Easter Monday are not official public holidays in all countries in which MIG operates.
407 International Inc - 407 ETR
Table 1: 407ETR
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Category
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February
2004
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March
2004
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February
2005
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March
2005
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March 2005% change on pcp
|
|
Vehicle kms Travelled (m)
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131.510
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150.969
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142.380
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155.851
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3.2%
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Average Workday Trips
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300,689
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300,449
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319,220
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313,964
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4.5%
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| Average Daily Trips |
245,711
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255,615
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266,845
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259,991
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1.7%
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Midland Expressway Limited - M6 Toll
Table 2: M6 Toll
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Category
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February
2004
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March
2004
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February
2005
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March
2005
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March 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave. Daily Revenue (£) |
66,718
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71,453
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110,324
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118,899
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66.4%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
40,304
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41,880
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46,571
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49,626
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18.5%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
30,648
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33,120
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33,780
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38,266
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15.5%
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| All Days |
37,308
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39,620
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42,917
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45,961
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16.0%
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Skyway Concession Company LLC – Skyway
Table 3: Skyway
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Category
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February 2005
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March 2005
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% change on prior month
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Revenue
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| Ave. Daily Revenue (US$) |
$111,522
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$125,031
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12.1%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
39,084
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41,623
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6.5%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
38,859
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43,652
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12.3%
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| All Days |
39,012
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42,212
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8.2%
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Airport Motorway Group - M1
Table 4: Eastern Distributor (M1)
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Category
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February
2004
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March
2004
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February
2005
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March
2005
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March 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue1 (A$) |
156,188
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158,242
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168,197
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160,951
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1.7%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
45,508
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45,895
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48,348
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48,221
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5.1%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
33,401
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32,488
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35,231
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31,992
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(1.5%)
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| All Days |
41,751
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42,435
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44,601
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42,986
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1.3%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
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54%
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61%
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61%
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+7%
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1. Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.
Statewide Roads – M4
Table 5: M4
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Category
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February
2004
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March
2004
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February
2005
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March
2005
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March 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue (A$) |
217,283
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225,893
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231,141
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225,300
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(0.3%)
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
109,441
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111,274
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115,327
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115,874
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4.1%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
81,027
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83,847
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85,617
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80,427
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(4.1%)
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| All Days |
100,623
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104,196
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106,838
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104,440
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0.2%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
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59%
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62%
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62%
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+3%
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Interlink Roads - M5
Table 6: M5
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Category
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February
2004
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March
2004
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February
2005
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March
2005
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March 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue (A$) |
327,696
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337,780
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349,511
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342,463
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1.4%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
109,164
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110,976
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115,267
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116,104
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4.6%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
86,924
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88,190
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92,090
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87,104
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(1.2%)
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| All Days |
102,262
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105,096
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108,645
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106,749
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1.6%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
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70%
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72%
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72%
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+2%
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Warnowquerung GMBH & Co - Warnow Tunnel
Table 7: Warnow Tunnel
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Category
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February
2004
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March
2004
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February
2005
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March
2004
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March 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days |
6,292
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6,907
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7,397
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7,888
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14.2%
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Lusoponte - Vasco da Gama
Table 8: Vasco da Gama
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Category
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January 2004
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February
2004
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January 2005
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February
2005
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February 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days – Total traffic |
60,914
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62,775
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62,661
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62,441
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(0.5%)
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| All Days – Northbound1 |
29,417
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29,926
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30,482
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29,772
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(0.5%)
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1. Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.
Lusoponte - 25th April Bridge
Table 9: 25th April Bridge
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Category
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January 2004
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February 2004
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January 2005
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February 2005
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February 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days – Total traffic |
143,144
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145,508
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146,815
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149,404
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2.7%
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| All Days – Northbound1 |
72,836
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74,069
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74,316
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75,518
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2.0%
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1. Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.
For further information contact:
Investor Enquiries
Peter Johnston
Head of Investor Relations
Mobile: (61) 413 994055
Email: peter.johnston@macquarie.com
Media Enquiries
Jane Rotsey
Public Affairs Manager
Mobile: (61) 401 997 160
Email: jane.rotsey@macquarie.com
Investor Enquiries
Bianca Francis
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 61 2 8232 5007
Email: bianca.francis@macquarie.com
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