Talk:M62 motorway/GA1

Good article candidate – on hold[edit]

I have copyedited the article. However there remains one sentence that needs further clarification: "The construction of this section required sixty-seven structures, including seven viaducts and eight junctions." This is at the end of the section titled "Construction in Greater Manchester". What is "a structure"? Axl 09:45, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed the sentence - I couldn't word it in without it being either ambiguous or out-of-place. Will ^{(We're flying the flag all over the world)} 10:54, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I've reinserted it. I think it means bridges and overpasses (that stretch of motorway being devoid of anything else) Will ^{(We're flying the flag all over the world)} 11:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, that looks better. Any idea how busy it is (i.e. how many vehicles)? Axl 13:16, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

From personal experience, it tends to be busy between Leeds and Manchester during rush hours. I'll try to source it. Will ^{(We're flying the flag all over the world)} 13:19, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done. The statistic is based on an assumption that the DfT are using a kilometer as the standard length - I know for sure that, for the "world's biggest carpark", the M25 doesn't get only 100,000 vehicles per day. Will ^{(We're flying the flag all over the world)} 14:18, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've edited this, as the DfT actually use "Average annual daily traffic" (AADT) figures - which is the average value of the number of vehicles passing a point (in both directions) per day. The 95,000 figure only refers to an average of parts of the motorway east of J22. West of J22 it's a bit lower. The M25 does only have ~170,000 vehicles per day on its busiest section - but given that there are only 86,400 seconds in a day, that's around than 1 vehicle per second on average day and night - weekday and weekend. Weekends and nights will be much quieter - so peak M25 flow is likely to be considerably higher than 170,000 vpd.Richard B 18:05, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, nice job. The article is nicely written, describing the purpose, course and construction of the motorway clearly. Suitable references are included. Congratulations to all editors, especially Spectre (Will). Axl 14:25, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]