The A435 Trunk Road (Alcester to Gorcott Hill) De-Trunking Order 1993

Made: 15th January 1993

Coming into force: 29th January 1993

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 of the Highways Act 1980[^f00001], and now vested in him[^f00002], and of all other enabling powers:—

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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 and shall be classified as a classified road as from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the County Council of Warwickshire that the main new trunk road is open for through traffic.

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In this Order—

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

• (i) “classified road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is not a principal road for the purpose of enactments or instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads but is a classified road for the purpose of every enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State and which does not specifically refer to their classification as principal roads;

• (ii) “the deposited plan” means the plan (one sheet) contained in the folio numbered HA10/2WMROLVIII marked “The A435 Trunk Road (Alcester to Gorcott Hill) De-Trunking Order 1993” signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY;

• (iii) “the main new trunk road” means the new main trunk road as defined in article 1(a) of the A435 Trunk Road (Studley Bypass and Slip Roads) Order 1993.

• (iv) “the trunk road” means the Bath/Lincoln (TR44) Trunk Road (A435)

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This Order shall come into force on 29th January 1993 and may be cited as the A435 Trunk Road (Alcester to Gorcott Hill) De-Trunking Order 1993.

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

The length of the trunk road ceasing to be a trunk road is that length of the A435 trunk road which extends for a distance of 10.15km from a point 300 metres south west of its junction with the B4090 near Alcester northwards to a point near Gorcott Hill west of Redditch approximately 750 metres north of its junction with the (B4095).

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

D. R. Ritchie — Regional Director West Midlands Region — 15th January 1992

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1980 c. 66.

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