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06 October 2005
Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG), today announced details of traffic use for:
- 407 ETR in Canada
- M6 Toll in United Kingdom
- Skyway in United States
- Dulles Greenway in United States
- Eastern Distributor (M1) in Australia
- M4 in Australia
- M5 in Australia
- Warnow Tunnel in Germany
- Vasco da Gama in Portugal (August)
- 25 th April Bridge in Portugal ( August )
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, Canada;
- 100% of the equity in Midland Expressway Limited, the owner of the concession for the M6 Toll in Birmingham, U.K.;
- 45% of the equity in Skyway Concession Company LLC, the owner of the concession for the Skyway in Chicago, U.S.;
- 100% economic interest* in TRIP II LP, the owner of the concession for the Dulles Greenway in Virginia, U.S.;
- 71.35% of the equity in the Airport Motorway Group, the owner of the concession for the Eastern Distributor (M1) in Sydney, Australia;
- 50.6% of the ordinary equity in Statewide Roads Limited, the owner of the concession for the M4 toll road in Sydney, Australia;
- 50% of the equity in Interlink Roads Pty Limited, the owner of the concession for the M5 toll road in Sydney, Australia;
- 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, September 2005 had the same number of workdays as September 2004.
407 International Inc - 407 ETR
Table 1: 407ETR
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Vehicle Kms Travelled (m)
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186.780
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186.016
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0.4%
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171.770
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161.838
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6.1%
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Average Workday Trips
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369,169
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360,527
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2.4%
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344,333
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326,230
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5.5%
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Average Daily Trips
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304,375
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299,846
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1.5%
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283,065
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269,327
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5.1%
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Midland Expressway Limited - M6 Toll
Table 2: M6 Toll
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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Ave. Daily Revenue (£)
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139,936
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136,046
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2.9%
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124,390
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88,803
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40.1%
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Traffic
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Workdays
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48,523
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53,604
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(9.5%)
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48,582
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47,682
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1.9%
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Weekends/ Public Hols
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39,076
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47,745
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(18.2%)
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36,701
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39,310
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(6.6%)
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All Days
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46,004
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52,041
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(11.6%)
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44,926
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45,116
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(0.4%)
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Non-cash Transactions (All Days)
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27%
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17%
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+10%
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Skyway Concession Company LLC – Skyway
Table 3: Skyway
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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Ave. Daily Revenue ($US)
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160,435
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121,620
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31.9%
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140,637
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114,409
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22.9%
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Traffic
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Workdays
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51,336
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49,491
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3.7%
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47,862
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48,518
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(1.4%)
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Weekends/ Public Hols
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53,442
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54,616
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(2.1%)
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49,512
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49,416
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0.2%
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All Days
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51,968
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51,029
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1.8%
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48,369
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48,796
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(0.9%)
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Non-cash Transactions
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32%
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NA
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NA
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TRIP II LP - Dulles Greenway
Table 4: Dulles Greenway
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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Ave. Daily Revenue ($US)
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124,973
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125,207
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(0.2%)
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125,631
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107,144
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17.3%
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Traffic
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Workdays
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72,224
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73,354
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(1.5%)
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71,723
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70,420
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1.8%
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Weekends/ Public Hols
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36,921
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38,600
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(4.4%)
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38,284
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37,187
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2.9%
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All Days
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61,633
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62,928
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(2.1%)
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61,679
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60,474
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2.0%
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Non-cash Transactions
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78%
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75%
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+3%
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Airport Motorway Group - M1
Table 5: Eastern Distributor (M1)
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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Ave. Daily Revenue 1 ($A)
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170,722
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159,608
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7.0%
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160,170
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152,493
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5.0%
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Traffic
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Workdays
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49,248
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45,980
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7.1%
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47,121
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44,850
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5.1%
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Weekends/ Public Hols
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34,812
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33,595
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3.6%
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32,657
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31,644
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3.2%
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All Days
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45,398
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42,677
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6.4%
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42,670
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40,801
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4.6%
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Non-cash Transactions
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68%
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59%
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+9%
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1. Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.
Statewide Roads – M4
Table 6: M4
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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Ave. Daily Revenue ($A)
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236,424
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229,092
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3.2%
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225,980
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217,328
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4.0%
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Traffic
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Workdays
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115,670
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113,118
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2.3%
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113,690
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109,483
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3.8%
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Weekends/ Public Hols
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84,823
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84,841
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(0.0%)
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82,420
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79,620
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3.5%
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All Days
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107,444
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105,578
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1.8%
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104,068
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100,328
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3.7%
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Non-cash Transactions
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66%
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61%
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+5%
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Interlink Roads - M5
Table 7: M5
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Revenue
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Ave. Daily Revenue ($A)
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355,116
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344,443
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3.1%
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341,653
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329,052
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3.8%
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Traffic
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Workdays
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115,511
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112,729
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2.5%
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113,925
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109,963
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3.6%
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Weekends/ Public Hols
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91,300
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91,212
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0.1%
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88,566
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85,748
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3.3%
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All Days
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109,055
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106,991
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1.9%
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106,122
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102,539
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3.5%
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Non-cash Transactions
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75%
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72%
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+3%
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Warnowquerung GMBH & Co - Warnow Tunnel
Table 8: Warnow Tunnel
| Category |
Sep 2005
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Sep 2004
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Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Sep 2005
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Jan-Sep 2004
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Jan-Sep 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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All Days
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9,623
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8,179
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17.7%
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8,763
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7,561
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15.9%
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Lusoponte - Vasco da Gama
Table 9: Vasco da Gama
| Category |
Aug 2005
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Aug 2004
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Aug 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Aug 2005
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Jan-Aug 2004
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Jan-Aug 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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All Days – Total Traffic
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63,742
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69,731
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(8.6%)
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65,983
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67,225
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(1.8%)
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All Days - Northbound 1
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29,996
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33,086
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(9.3%)
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31,633
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32,141
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(1.6%)
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1 Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic.
Lusoponte - 25th April Bridge
Table 10: 25th April Bridge
| Category |
Aug 2005
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Aug 2004
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Aug 2005 % change on pcp
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Jan-Aug 2005
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Jan-Aug 2004
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Jan-Aug 2005 % change on pcp
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Traffic
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All Days – Total Traffic
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167,231
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162,859
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2.7%
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158,393
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155,885
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1.6%
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All Days - Northbound 1
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85,506
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83,177
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2.8%
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80,099
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79,171
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1.2%
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1. Please note that tolls only apply to northbound traffic. Further, tolls are not collected in August.
* MIG's investment in Dulles Greenway consists of ownership of 13.3% of TRIP II, two subordinated loans against 86.7% of TRIP II LP, two long-dated call options to acquire an 86.7% interest in TRIP II LP and a 100% interest in the general partner (Shenandoah Greenway Corporation), which has day to day responsibility for the management and operation of the concession.
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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