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Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 2901

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

A63 Trunk Road (M1 Junction with A63 Selby Road to A1 Milford Lodge) (Detrunking) Order 2004

Made

4th November 2004

Coming into force

10th December 2004

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by sections 10 and 12 of the Highways Act 1980(1) and now vested in him(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf:—

1.  This Order may be cited as The A63 Trunk Road (M1 Junction with A63 Selby Road to Al Milford Lodge) (Detrunking) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 10th December 2004.

2.  In this Order—

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

(ii)“the plan” means the plan numbered HA10/TD/012, marked “The A63 Trunk Road (M1 Junction with A63 Selby Road to A1 Milford Lodge) (Detrunking) Order 2004”, signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport and deposited at ODPM-DfT, floor 13 (IMD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, TN37 7GA;

(iii)“principal road” as a classification for a highway, means that the highway is a principal road for the purposes of enactments and instruments which refer to highways classified as principal roads and is also classified for the purpose of every other enactment and instrument which refers to highways classified by the Secretary of State; and

(iv)“the trunk road” means the Liverpool to Hull Trunk Road (A63).

3.  The length of the trunk road described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to be a trunk road and shall be classified as a principal road from the date on which the Secretary of State notifies the Leeds City Council that the new trunk road is open for traffic.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

D Grunwell

A Divisional Director Highways Agency

4th November 2004

SCHEDULELENGTH OF THE TRUNK ROAD CEASING TO BE A TRUNK ROAD

The length of the trunk road ceasing to be trunk road are shown by broad black dashes on the plan.

The trunk road from a point at its junction with the eastern edge of the circulatory carriageway of the roundabout at M1 motorway junction 46 (marked `A' on the plan) to a point 270m west of the centre of the overbridge at Milford Lodge (marked `B' on the plan) a distance of approximately 6.5 kilometres.

(2)

S.I. 1981/238.