Scots' road freight rises
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MORE FREIGHT went by road ir Scotland in 1982, but it was car, Heti on generally shorter jour. neys, according to recently released Scottish Office stabs. tics.
Scottish Transport Statistic.1 No 4 shows that an extra 500,00C tonnes of freight went by road ir 1982, taking the total to 137rr tonnes, but this compares with 167m tonnes in 1973.
The average length of haul fel by 10 per cent in the year, tc 66km.
Figures bear out the continuec swing towards the use ol heavier vehicles, with a 1973-8i increase of 80 per cent in the USE of lorries over 28 tonnes.
The road network has growr from 1973 to April 1983, by 2,400km to 50,40 Okm, a nc motorways by 80km to 280km.
From 1972 to 1982, all traffic on the three main toll bridges grew. On the Forth Bridge, this was from 7.5m vehicles to ovel 11.4m; on the Tay Bridge frorr 3.8m to 4.9m; and on the Erskine Bridge across the Clyde, i1 climbed from 1.9m to 3.8m.
Copies are available for £1, in eluding post, from the Scottish Office Library, Orders Section, Room 2/64, New St Andrew's House, Edinburgh, EH1 3SX.