Overpriced and underused: M6 toll road is going nowhere fast

The M6 Toll Road is Britain's first attempt at a pay-as-you-go motorway, and this 27-mile expressway north of Birmingham was originally known as the Birmingham Northern Relief Road. When it opened a decade ago, at a cost of £900 million, the relief road was expected to be used by 72,000 vehicle...

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Published in:Independent (London, England : 1986) England : 1986), 2013-05, p.21-21
Main Author: Calder, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The M6 Toll Road is Britain's first attempt at a pay-as-you-go motorway, and this 27-mile expressway north of Birmingham was originally known as the Birmingham Northern Relief Road. When it opened a decade ago, at a cost of £900 million, the relief road was expected to be used by 72,000 vehicles each day, but only half that number are using it, and 90% of trucks use the original motorway; the toll is £5.50 for private cars and £11 for trucks.
ISSN:0951-9467