Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Abnormal Loads
(asked on 23rd February 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times traffic has been stopped in each of the last 12 months at the Dartford Crossing northbound to allow crossing control vehicles to escort hazardous vehicles through the tunnels.
The table below contains average journeys time to cross the Dartford Crossing at peak times (06:00-10:00 & 16:00 -19:00) northbound and southbound in each of the last 13 months:
Avg. Journey time (Seconds) | AM Peak (06:00:00 - 09:59:59) | PM Peak (16:00:00 - 18:59:59) | ||
Date | Northbound | Southbound | Northbound | Southbound |
Jan-21 | 180 | 198 | 175 | 181 |
Feb-21 | 172 | 186 | 174 | 181 |
Mar-21 | 177 | 193 | 186 | 181 |
Apr-21 | 184 | 190 | 231 | 208 |
May-21 | 184 | 191 | 242 | 188 |
Jun-21 | 193 | 193 | 266 | 217 |
Jul-21 | 181 | 190 | 254 | 213 |
Aug-21 | 191 | 190 | 296 | 194 |
Sep-21 | 198 | 206 | 253 | 198 |
Oct-21 | 194 | 198 | 242 | 208 |
Nov-21 | 200 | 203 | 236 | 228 |
Dec-21 | 189 | 192 | 219 | 203 |
Jan-22 | 189 | 209 | 197 | 189 |
The northbound route is 1.95 miles (2.8km) and the southbound route is 2.4 miles (3.9km). The times shown are representative of the average time it takes to travel the length of this route.
The table below contains the number of times traffic has been stopped at the Dartford Crossing in each of the last twelve months due to an escort vehicle:
Year | Month | Times Traffic Stopped |
2021 | February | 1777 |
| March | 1965 |
| April | 2039 |
| May | 2051 |
| June | 1876 |
| July | 1946 |
| August | 1888 |
| September | 1826 |
| October | 1995 |
| November | 1974 |
| December | 1921 |
2022 | January | 1951 |