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81389

Details

AADF latest year 2025
Region North West
Local authority Bolton
Road name M61
Road type Major
Start junction road 2
End junction road 3
Link length 1.1 miles
Easting & Northing 374400,404125
Latitude & Longitude 53.53317,-2.38769

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 Estimated from nearby links 153,012 110,924 27,204 14,149 0 366 369
2024 Automatic counter 151,629 106,202 28,892 15,839 0 351 344
2023 Estimated from nearby links 162,730 114,798 30,275 16,902 0 382 372
2022 Estimated from nearby links 155,768 108,702 29,257 17,106 0 381 322
2021 Estimated from nearby links 136,198 92,295 26,353 17,018 0 307 224
2020 Estimated from nearby links 128,229 86,323 24,431 16,937 0 306 232
2019 Estimated from nearby links 150,331 110,410 23,239 15,754 0 457 470
2018 Estimated from nearby links 151,628 111,287 23,341 16,026 0 490 485
2017 Estimated from nearby links 151,801 112,977 22,627 15,232 0 503 463
2016 Estimated from nearby links 141,824 105,540 20,833 14,499 0 496 456
2015 Estimated from nearby links 159,033 119,441 22,600 15,986 0 491 515
2014 Estimated from nearby links 155,567 117,422 21,852 15,199 0 503 592
2013 Estimated from nearby links 146,292 110,889 20,173 14,115 0 512 603
2012 Estimated from nearby links 147,618 112,391 19,681 14,443 0 505 597
2011 Estimated from nearby links 145,215 112,364 20,350 11,670 0 504 327

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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 81389 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 81389 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. 15
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. 16
Raw counts Vehicle counts recorded at this count point. 0

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