Traffic Region: North West
Traffic Authority: Blackpool
Road Number: M55
Road Type: M or Class A Principal Motorway
OS Grid: SD350335
Location: Blackpool
Census Point ID: 70313
Census Point Coverage: M55 between A5230 and A583 mid-junc
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedal Cycles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motorcycles and Mopeds | 52 | 132 | 81 | 51 | 131 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 62 | 69 | 65 | 55 | 53 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 49 |
| Cars | 10,766 | 12,300 | 11,684 | 11,976 | 12,277 | 11,675 | 11,009 | 10,396 | 11,755 | 12,015 | 11,942 | 11,907 | 11,721 | 11,617 | 11,932 | 12,169 | 12,358 | 12,267 |
| Buses and Coaches | 122 | 138 | 154 | 156 | 151 | 131 | 118 | 79 | 134 | 133 | 150 | 142 | 155 | 162 | 156 | 168 | 156 | 145 |
| Light Goods Vehicles | 1,191 | 1,223 | 1,152 | 1,101 | 1,122 | 1,092 | 1,175 | 1,272 | 1,475 | 1,497 | 1,599 | 1,785 | 1,805 | 1,876 | 2,006 | 2,104 | 2,298 | 2,419 |
| Two-axle Rigid HGVs | 240 | 276 | 303 | 381 | 262 | 254 | 275 | 236 | 194 | 176 | 187 | 191 | 193 | 195 | 200 | 189 | 192 | 191 |
| Three-axle Rigid HGVs | 50 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| Four-axle Rigid HGVs | 89 | 36 | 22 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 73 | 88 | 84 | 74 | 84 | 96 | 109 | 119 | 113 | 128 | 131 |
| Three-axle Articulated HGVs | 55 | 73 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Five-axle Articulated HGVs | 62 | 52 | 37 | 52 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Six-axle Articulated HGVs | 22 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| All HGVs | 518 | 496 | 438 | 562 | 454 | 404 | 422 | 422 | 357 | 328 | 332 | 347 | 357 | 371 | 385 | 369 | 385 | 388 |
| All motor vehicles | 12,649 | 14,289 | 13,509 | 13,846 | 14,135 | 13,380 | 12,801 | 12,249 | 13,783 | 14,042 | 14,088 | 14,236 | 14,090 | 14,085 | 14,536 | 14,859 | 15,246 | 15,269 |
Figures are daily averages calculated from all traffic counts over the course of the year.
Values are rounded to the nearest whole number.
A value of zero for any entry means that there were either no recorded vehicles of that type or too few to register after rounding.
A blank value means that there were no counts made in that year.
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