The Bath—Lincoln Trunk Road A46 (Upper Swainswick to A420 Cold Ashton Roundabout) (Detrunking) Order 1987

Made: 14th September 1987

Coming into force: 6th November 1987

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 10 of the Highways Act 1980[^f00001], and now vested in him[^f00002], and of all other enabling powers:

1

The length of the Trunk Road described in the Schedule to this Order and shown by broad striped hatching on the deposited plan shall cease to be a trunk road as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Council of Avon (who will become the highway authority responsible for that length) that the new trunk road is open for through traffic.

2

In this Order:—

• (1) all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;

• (2)

• (i) “the deposited plan” means the plan in the plan folio marked “The Bath—Lincoln Trunk Road A46 (Upper Swainswick to A420 Cold Ashton Roundabout) (Detrunking) (Order) 1987” signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY;

• (ii) “the new trunk road” means the highway which is being constructed by the Secretary of State in pursuance of the Bath—Lincoln Trunk Road A46 (Upper Swainswick to A420 Cold Ashton Roundabout) Order 1987[^f00003].

• (iii) “the Trunk Road” means the Bath—Lincoln Trunk Road (A46).

3

This Order shall come into force on 6th November 1987 and may be cited as the Bath—Lincoln Trunk Road A46 (Upper Swainswick to A420 Cold Ashton Roundabout) (Detrunking) Order 1987.

SCHEDULE — LENGTH OF TRUNK ROAD CEASING TO BE A TRUNK ROAD

The length of the Trunk Road ceasing to be a trunk road starts from a point approximately 1160 metres north west of its junction with Tadwick Lane and extends in a generally north westerly direction to a point about 510 metres south east of its junction with the A420 Bristol to Chippenham road at Cold Ashton Roundabout, all in the Districts of Wansdyke and Northavon in the County of Avon.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

G. M. Wedd — Regional Director South West Region — Department of Transport — 14th September 1987

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1980 c. 66.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1981/238.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1987/1799.