The A12 Trunk Road (Lowestoft Eastern Relief Road) (Trunking and Detrunking) Order 1994

Made: 19th September 1994

Coming into force: 24th October 1994

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

1

This Order may be cited as the A12 Trunk Road (Lowestoft Eastern Relief Road) (Trunking and Detrunking) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 24th October 1994.

2

In this Order—

• (a) all measurements of distance are approximate only, and are measured along the route of the relevant highway;

• (b)

• (i) “the new road” means the new highway which the Suffolk County Council has constructed along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Order;

• (ii) “the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/2E/355 marked “The A12 Trunk Road (Lowestoft Eastern Relief Road) (Trunking and Detrunking) Order 1994.”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY; and

• (iii) “the trunk road” means the London-Great Yarmouth Trunk Road (A12).

3

From the date when this Order comes into force—

• (a) the new road shall become a trunk road, and

• (b) the length of the trunk road described in Schedule 2 to this Order, which is shown by broad black dashes on the plan, shall cease to be a trunk road.

4

The centre line of the new road is indicated by a black band on the plan.

SCHEDULE 1 — ROUTE OF THE NEW ROAD

The route of the new road is at Lowestoft in the County of Suffolk and is 0.27 kilometres in length, from a point on the northern boundary of the property at 184 London Road North, known as the Welcome Inn Public House, generally north-westwards to a point 13 metres northwest of the northwest corner of the property at 57 St Peter’s Street.

SCHEDULE 2 — LENGTH OF THE TRUNK ROAD CEASING TO BE A TRUNK ROAD

The length of the trunk road ceasing to be a trunk road is at Lowestoft in the County of Suffolk and is 0.22 kilometres in length measured from the southwest corner of the property at 108 High Street, known as the Wheatsheaf Public House, generally northwards to a point on the east side of St Peter’s Street, 18 metres from the exit from the St Peter’s Street/Jubilee Way roundabout.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

J. Turner — Government Regional Director, Eastern Region — 19th September 1994

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1980 c. 66.

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