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05 July 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 (May)
- 25th April Bridge in Portugal (May)
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;
- 100% of the equity 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 the ordinary equity in Statewide Roads Limited, the owner of the concession for the M4 toll road in Sydney;
- 50% of the equity in 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 June 2005 had the same number of workdays as June 2004.
407 International Inc - 407 ETR
Table 1: 407ETR
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Category
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May
2004
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June
2004
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May
2005
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June
2005
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June 2005 % change on pcp
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Vehicle kms Travelled (m)
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160,964
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178.008
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178,772
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193,936
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8.9%
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Average Workday Trips
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337,444
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351,314
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357,957
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377,248
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7.4%
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Average Daily Trips
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267,290
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299,209
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290,272
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321,523
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7.5%
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Please not that 407 ETR achieved a record traffic day on Thursday 30 June 2005 of 413,687 trips.
Midland Expressway Limited - M6 Toll
Table 2: M6 Toll
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Category
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May
2004
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June
2004
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May
2005
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June
2005
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June 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave. Daily Revenue (£) |
77,206
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87,873
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116,699
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128,730
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46.5%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
46,921
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50,414
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50,365
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48,544
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(3.7%)
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
36,436
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41,311
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36,020
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36,474
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(11.1%)
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| All Days |
42,862
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47,986
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45,274
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45,325
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(5.5%)
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Please note that tolls on the M6 Toll were increased on 14 June 2005. Average daily traffic (all days) for two weeks prior to the toll increase (i.e. 31 May 2005 to 13 June 2005) was 45,928. Average daily traffic for the two weeks following the toll increase (i.e. 14 June 2005 to 27 June 2005) was 44,712.
Skyway Concession Company LLC – Skyway
Table 3: Skyway
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Category
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May
2004
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June
2004
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May
2005
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June
2005
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June 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
49,996
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52,411
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48,635
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51,854
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(1.1%)
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
49,798
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53,758
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51,883
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54,518
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1.4%
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| All Days |
49,926
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52,770
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49,682
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52,564
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(0.4%)
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| Non-cash Transactions |
NA
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NA
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NA
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12%
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NA
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Average daily revenue for June 2005 was not available at the time of this release due to the 4th of July holiday in the United States.
Please note that Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) was implemented at the Skyway toll plaza on 16 June 2005. Since implementation, 23% of all transactions have been via ETC.
Airport Motorway Group - M1
Table 4: Eastern Distributor (M1)
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Category
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May
2004
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June
2004
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May
2005
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June
2005
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June 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue1 (A$) |
152,799
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151,235
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160,375
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157,091
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3.9%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
44,637
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44,835
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46,769
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46,582
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3.9%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
32,741
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30,201
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33,181
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31,040
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2.8%
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| All Days |
40,799
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40,445
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42,761
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41,919
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3.6%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
57%
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58%
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63%
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64%
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+6%
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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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May
2004
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June
2004
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May
2005
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June
2005
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June 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue (A$) |
220,408
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214,750
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228,836
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223,868
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4.2%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
110,282
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108,543
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113,728
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113,157
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4.3%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
84,019
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77,113
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86,218
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80,823
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4.8%
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| All Days |
101,810
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99,114
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105,741
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103,457
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4.4%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
60%
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61%
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64%
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64%
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+3%
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Interlink Roads - M5
Table 6: M5
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Category
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May
2004
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June
2004
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May
2005
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June
2005
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June 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue (A$) |
333,187
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330,564
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344,831
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339,664
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2.8%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
110,755
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110,718
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113,867
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113,405
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2.4%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
88,987
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84,734
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90,862
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87,189
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2.9%
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| All Days |
103,733
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102,923
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107,188
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105,540
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2.5%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
71%
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72%
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74%
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74%
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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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May
2004
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June
2004
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May
2005
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June
2005
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June 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days |
7,870
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7,878
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9,017
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9,122
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15.8%
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Lusoponte - Vasco da Gama
Table 8: Vasco da Gama
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Category
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April
2004
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May
2004
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April
2005
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May
2005
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May 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days – Total traffic |
67,957
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67,392
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66,572
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67,555
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0.2%
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| All Days – Northbound1 |
32,439
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32,568
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32,097
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32,736
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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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April
2004
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May
2004
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April
2005
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May
2005
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May 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days – Total traffic |
155,036
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159,195
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157,002
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159,831
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0.4%
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| All Days – Northbound1 |
78,302
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80,363
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79,097
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80,757
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0.5%
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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
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Jane Rotsey
Public Affairs Manager
Mobile: (61) 401 997 160
Email: jane.rotsey@macquarie.com
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Bianca Francis
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 61 2 8232 5007
Email: bianca.francis@macquarie.com
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