Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2000 No. 283

ROADS

Waterside, Coleraine Cycle/Pedestrian Bridge Order (Northern Ireland) 2000

Made

26th September 2000

Coming into operation

9th November 2000

WHEREAS the Department for Regional Development(1) in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993(2) proposes by order to provide for the construction of a bridge over the navigable waters of the River Bann in the County of Londonderry;

AND WHEREAS the Department has taken into consideration the reasonable requirements of navigation over the waters affected by the order in accordance with Article 4(3) of that Order;

AND WHEREAS notice has been published and served in compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 to that Order;

AND WHEREAS one objection was received and subsequently withdrawn;

NOW THEREFORE the Department, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4(1) and (2) of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 and now exercisable by it(3) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Waterside, Coleraine Cycle/Pedestrian Bridge Order (Northern Ireland) 2000 and shall come into operation on 9th November 2000.

(2) In this Order “the map” means the drawing numbered C9915/GA/02 marked “Waterside, Coleraine Cycle/Pedestrian Bridge Order (Northern Ireland) 2000” copies of which have been deposited at the Department’s Roads Service offices, Headquarters, Room 2-31, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast; Northern Division, County Hall, Castlerock Road, Coleraine; and at the offices of Coleraine Borough Council, Cloonavin, 41 Portstewart Road, Coleraine.

Construction of bridge

2. The Department shall construct the bridge in the position and with the minimum dimensions both specified in the Schedule.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 26th September 2000.

L.S.

J. Carlisle

A senior officer of the

Department for Regional Development

SCHEDULE

Position

The centre line of the bridge shall extend from a point on the west bank of the River Bann approximately 7 metres north of the Bann Bridge (Ordnance Survey map co-ordinates 284527 and 432435) to a point on the east bank approximately 7 metres north of the Bann Bridge (Ordnance Survey map co-ordinates 284603 and 432426) in the town of Coleraine, more particularly delineated and coloured green on the map.

Minimum dimensions

Minimum span	– 21.2 metres clear span between the abutment and pier.
Minimum headway	end spans: 2.7 metres above mean high water spring tide level of 0.95 metres above ordnance datum over a width of 7 metres. centre span: 3 metres above mean high water spring tide level of 0.95 metres above ordnance datum over a width of 7 metres. at all sections the soffit of the bridge will be above the soffit of the adjacent road bridge.
Minimum waterway	– 21.2 metres clear waterway between abutment and pier.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order provides for the construction of a cycle/pedestrian bridge over the navigable waters of the River Bann from a point on the west bank approximately 7 metres north of the Bann Bridge (Ordnance Survey map co-ordinates 284527 and 432435) to a point on the east bank approximately 7 metres north of the Bann Bridge (Ordnance Survey map co-ordinates 284603 and 432426) in the town of Coleraine, County of Londonderry.

The proposed bridge is delineated on the map marked C9915/GA/02 copies of which have been deposited for inspection at the Department’s Roads Service offices, Headquarters, Room 2-31, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast; Northern Division, County Hall, Castlerock Road, Coleraine; and at the offices of Coleraine Borough Council, Cloonavin, 41 Portstewart Road, Coleraine.

(1)

S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(1)

(2)

S.I. 1993/3160 (N.I. 15)

(3)

S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6(d) and Schedule 4 Part IV