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07 September 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 (July)
- 25th April Bridge in Portugal (July)
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 25 th 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 in all MIG locations other than Portugal, August 2005 had one more workday than August 2004.
407 International Inc - 407 ETR
Table 1: 407ETR
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Category
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July
2004
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August
2004
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July
2005
|
August
2005
|
August 2005 % change on pcp
|
|
Vehicle kms Travelled (m)
|
175.797
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183.396
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183.836
|
197.948
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7.9%
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Average Workday Trips
|
333,264
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339,660
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354,214
|
357,261
|
5.2%
|
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Average Daily Trips
|
275,687
|
281,031
|
283,105
|
301,000
|
7.1%
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Midland Expressway Limited - M6 Toll
Table 2: M6 Toll
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Category
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July
2004
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August
2004
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July
2005
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August
2005
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August 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave. Daily Revenue (£) |
102,195
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122,958
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142,656
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142,323
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15.7%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
58,340
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56,855
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50,279
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48,872
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(14.0%)
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
47,896
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52,225
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39,719
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41,816
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(19.9%)
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| All Days |
55,308
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55,362
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46,873
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46,824
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(15.4%)
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| Non-cash Transactions |
13%
|
14%
|
29%
|
27%
|
+13%
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Skyway Concession Company LLC – Skyway
Table 3: Skyway
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Category
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July
2004
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August
2004
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July
2005
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August
2005
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August 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue (US$) |
132,589
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130,008
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173,475
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174,334
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34.1%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
56,048
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53,353
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58,310
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56,028
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5.0%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
58,431
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59,104
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62,583
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61,881
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4.7%
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| All Days |
56,817
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55,023
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59,827
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57,538
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4.6%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
N/A
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N/A
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26%
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30%
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NA
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Airport Motorway Group - M1
Table 4: Eastern Distributor (M1)
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Category
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July
2004
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August
2004
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July
2005
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August
2005
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August 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue1 (A$) |
154,932
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155,151
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159,714
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164,884
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6.3%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
45,266
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45,098
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46,940
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47,395
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5.1%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
32,263
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32,865
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33,132
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34,032
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3.6%
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| All Days |
41,491
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41,546
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42,486
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43,947
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5.8%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
58%
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59%
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65%
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67%
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+8%
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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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July
2004
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August
2004
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July
2005
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August
2005
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August 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue (A$) |
219,446
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221,073
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227,597
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234,618
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6.1%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
110,083
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110,605
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114,367
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114,474
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3.5%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
80,295
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81,790
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86,155
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85,915
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5.0%
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| All Days |
101,435
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102,239
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105,266
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107,104
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4.8%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
60%
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61%
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64%
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66%
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+5%
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Note that the heavy vehicle toll (inclusive of GST) increased from $5.50 to $6.00 on 13 August 2005.
Interlink Roads - M5
Table 6: M5
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Category
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July
2004
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August
2004
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July
2005
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August
2005
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August 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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| Ave Daily Revenue (A$) |
334,644
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37,373
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343,909
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355,953
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5.5%
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Traffic
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| Workdays |
111,089
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111,729
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114,585
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116,288
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4.1%
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| Weekends/ Public Hols |
87,519
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89,070
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91,258
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92,828
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4.2%
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| All Days |
104,246
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105,150
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107,060
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110,234
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4.8%
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| Non-cash Transactions |
71%
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72%
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73%
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75%
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3%
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Note that the heavy vehicle toll (inclusive of GST) increased from $7.10 to $7.70 on 28 August 2005.
Warnowquerung GMBH & Co - Warnow Tunnel
Table 7: Warnow Tunnel
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Category
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July
2004
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August
2004
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July
2005
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August
2005
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August 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days |
8,224
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9,022
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9,278
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10,344
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14.7%
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Lusoponte - Vasco da Gama
Table 8: Vasco da Gama
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Category
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June
2004
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July
2004
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June
2005
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July
2005
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July 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days – Total traffic |
70,076
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72,887
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68,291
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71,240
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(2.3%)
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| All Days – Northbound1 |
33,854
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34,370
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32,723
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33,950
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(1.2%)
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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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June
2004
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July
2004
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June
2005
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July
2005
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July 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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| All Days – Total traffic |
164,820
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166,041
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164,436
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171,166
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3.1%
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| All Days – Northbound1 |
83,102
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84,918
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83,158
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86,205
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1.5%
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1 Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.
These materials do not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States, and the securities referred to in these materials have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration.
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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