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50705

Details

AADF latest year 2025
Region Scotland
Local authority South Lanarkshire
Road name M74
Road type Major
Start junction road 7
End junction road 6
Link length 2.8 miles
Easting & Northing 273600,655600
Latitude & Longitude 55.77715,-4.01676

Location

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Annual Average Daily Flow

Year Count method All motor vehicles Cars & taxis LGVs HGVs Pedal cycles Motorcycles Buses & coaches
2025 Automatic counter 69,649 45,555 13,553 10,125 0 118 298
2024 Automatic counter 68,057 44,421 13,391 9,837 0 114 293
2023 Automatic counter 67,438 44,369 12,966 9,695 0 115 293
2022 Automatic counter 64,307 42,071 12,236 9,612 0 115 273
2021 Automatic counter 59,194 38,084 11,036 9,726 0 105 243
2020 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 45,087 28,896 8,191 7,699 0 89 211
2019 Automatic counter 63,610 44,726 9,869 8,461 0 161 392
2018 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 61,757 43,251 9,692 8,265 0 163 386
2017 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 61,715 43,623 9,395 8,150 0 164 384
2016 Manual count 60,731 43,670 8,665 7,826 0 177 393
2015 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 54,929 38,362 9,304 6,821 0 148 295
2014 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 54,359 38,443 8,698 6,776 0 134 309
2013 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 52,394 37,397 7,672 6,883 0 125 316
2012 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 51,659 37,422 7,079 6,717 0 126 315
2011 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 53,016 38,498 7,140 6,935 0 146 297
2010 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 53,503 38,808 7,007 7,273 0 152 263
2009 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 55,014 40,341 6,951 7,325 0 162 235
2008 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 56,039 40,914 6,835 7,921 0 160 209
2007 Manual count 56,486 41,495 6,573 8,097 0 164 157
2006 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 59,433 43,310 6,880 8,944 0 162 137
2005 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 59,090 43,528 6,509 8,780 0 127 146
2004 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 57,784 42,550 5,944 8,973 0 149 168
2003 Manual count 56,275 41,838 5,508 8,538 0 135 256
2002 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 51,128 37,007 6,298 7,388 0 114 321
2001 Manual count 49,615 35,894 5,964 7,345 0 116 296
2000 Estimated using AADF from previous year on this link 50,832 36,985 6,140 7,062 0 126 519

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Data disclaimer

Traffic figures at the regional and national level are robust, and are reported as accredited official statistics. However, DfT’s traffic estimates for individual road links and small areas are less robust, as they are not always based on up-to-date counts made at these locations. Where other more up-to-date sources of traffic data are available (e.g. from local highways authorities), this may provide a more accurate estimate of traffic at these locations.

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The data tables available to download here contain a column - estimation_method – showing the method used to estimate traffic for each location and year. Figures having an estimation method of “Counted” are likely to be more accurate than those marked as “Estimated”, and the latter should be used with caution.

Metadata

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Site details
Manual count point site 50705 details
Annual average daily flow
Number of vehicles that travel past the count point (in both directions) on an average day of the year.
Annual average daily flow by direction
Number of vehicles that travel past the count point on an average day of the year, by direction of travel.
Raw counts
Vehicle counts recorded at this count point.
Data Description Records Download
Site details Manual count point site 50705 details 1
Annual average daily flow Number of vehicles that travel past the count point (in both directions) on an average day of the year. 26
Annual average daily flow by direction Number of vehicles that travel past the count point on an average day of the year, by direction of travel. 52
Raw counts Vehicle counts recorded at this count point. 96

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