Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 448

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

The M11 Motorway (Thremhall Avenue Connecting Roads) Scheme 2004

Made

20th February 2004

Coming into force

15th March 2004

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Scheme in exercise of powers conferred by sections 16, 17 and 19 of the Highways Act 1980( 1 ) and now vested in him( 2 ), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf:

1. This scheme may be cited as the M11 Motorway (Thremhall Avenue Connecting Roads) Scheme 2004 and shall come into force on 15th March 2004.

2. In this Scheme:

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

(2) (i) “connecting road” means a special road along a route described in the Schedule to this Scheme;

(ii) “the northbound slip road” and “the southbound slip road” means respectively the special roads numbered C and D described in the Schedule to The M11 Motorway (Junction 8) Connecting Roads Scheme 2001( 3 );

(iii) “the plan” means the plan numbered HA16/MP/006, marked “The M11 Motorway (Thremhall Avenue Connecting Roads) Scheme 2004”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at ODPM-DfT Records Management Branch, Floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7GA; and

(iv) “the special roads” means each connecting road.

3. The Secretary of State is authorised to provide the special roads for the exclusive use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980.

4. The centre line of each of the special roads is indicated by a heavy black line on the plan.

5. Each of the special roads shall become a trunk road on the date when this Scheme comes into force.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

P Wallwork

Divisional Director Highways Agency

20th February 2004

SCHEDULE

The routes of the connecting roads are:

A route to connect the eastbound carriageway of Thremhall Avenue to the northbound slip road, from a point 240 metres east of Priory Wood Roundabout for 1,025 metres in a north-westerly direction. The centre line of this connecting road is shown on the plan and is given the reference letter A.
A route to connect the westbound carriageway of Thremhall Avenue to the southbound slip road, from a point on Thremhall Avenue 240 metres east of Priory Wood Roundabout for 945 metres in a north-westerly direction. The centre line of this connecting road is shown on the plan and is given the reference letter B.
A route to connect road A described above to Priory Wood Roundabout, from Priory Wood Roundabout for 575 metres in a north-westerly direction. The centre line of this connecting road is shown on the plan and is given the reference letter C.
A route to connect Priory Wood Roundabout to road B described above, from Priory Wood Roundabout for 525 metres in a north-westerly direction. The centre line of this connecting road is shown on the plan and is given the reference letter D.

( 1 )

1980 c. 66 .

( 2 )

S.I. 1981/238 .

( 3 )

S.I. 2001/702 .