1. This Scheme may be cited as The A1 Motorway (Scotch Corner to Barton Connecting Roads) Scheme 2014 and shall come into force on 15th September 2014.

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 plan” means the plan numbered HA 16/MP/032, marked “The A1 Motorway (Scotch Corner to Barton Connecting Roads) Scheme 2014.”, comprising a plan folio cover, a location plan and a site plan, 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

(iii) “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.

Article 2(2)(i)

THE SCHEDULE ROUTES OF THE CONNECTING ROADS

The routes of the connecting roads are routes in the District of Richmondshire, in the County of North Yorkshire as follows:

6. Junction at Scotch Corner

One route to connect the northbound carriageway of the A1 Motorway with a new roundabout (which the Secretary of State intends to construct) north of the existing Scotch Corner Junction (north facing slip roads), (the special road along this route to be given the reference number 1 on the Plan in the deposited plan) and one route to connect the southbound carriageway of the A1 Motorway with the existing roundabout at the Scotch Corner Junction (north facing slip roads), (the special road along this route to be given the reference number 2 on the Plan in the deposited plan).