1. This Instrument may be cited as The Highways England Company Limited (M49 Avonmouth Junction) (Slip Roads, Special Roads) Scheme 2017 Confirmation Instrument 2017 and shall come into force on the date on which notice that it has been confirmed is first published in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Highways Act 1980.

2. The Highways England Company Limited (M49 Avonmouth Junction) (Slip Roads, Special Roads) Scheme 2017 (“the Scheme”) is hereby confirmed without modifications.

3. The Scheme as confirmed is set out in the Schedule hereto and copies of the Scheme with its accompanying plan are deposited at the offices of the Department for Transport, Room F13, Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, TN37 7GA and at the offices of Highways England Company Limited, Lateral, 8 City Walk, Leeds LA11 9AT.

Regulation 3

THE SCHEDULE HIGHWAYS ACT 1980

THE HIGHWAYS ENGLAND COMPANY LIMITED (M49 AVONMOUTH JUNCTION) (SLIP ROADS, SPECIAL ROADS) SCHEME 2017

Highways England Company Limited make this Scheme in exercise of its powers under Section 16, 17 and 19 of the Highways Act 1980 –

1. Highways England Company Limited are authorised to provide for the use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980, special roads along the routes described in the schedule to this Scheme for the purpose of connecting the M49 Motorway with another highway at the place stated in that Schedule.

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

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

4. In this Scheme –

5. This Scheme may be cited as “The Highways England Company Limited (M49 Avonmouth Junction) (Slip Roads, Special Roads) Scheme 2017”.

Regulation 3

THE SCHEDULE TO THE SCHEME THE ROUTES OF THE SPECIAL ROADS

Junction with the new roundabout, at the location of the existing Farm Lane bridge crossing over the M49 Motorway, in the Parishes Almondsbury, and Pilning and Severn Beach, in the Unitary Authority area of South Gloucestershire.

1. A route (given the reference number 1 on the deposited plan) from the northbound carriageway of the M49 Motorway to the new roundabout.

2. A route (given the reference number 2 on the deposited plan) from the new roundabout to the southbound carriageway of the M49 Motorway.

3. A route (given the reference number 3 on the deposited plan) from the new roundabout to the northbound carriageway of the M49 Motorway.

4. A route (given the reference number 4 on the deposited plan) from the southbound carriageway of the M49 Motorway to the new roundabout.