High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021

Traffic authority to consult Secretary of State before making traffic regulation order

1 (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) the traffic authority for a relevant road is a person other than the Secretary of State,

(b) the authority proposes to make a traffic regulation order in relation to the road, and

(c) it appears to the authority that provision made by the order could significantly interfere with the use of the road by heavy commercial vehicles for the purposes of the construction of the works authorised by this Act.

(2) Before making the order, the authority must consult the Secretary of State (in addition to any other person the authority is required to consult under or by virtue of Part 3 of Schedule 9 to RTRA 1984).

(3) In this paragraph—

• “heavy commercial vehicle” has the same meaning as in RTRA 1984 (see section 138 of that Act);

• “relevant road” means a road, other than a special road or trunk road, which falls within one or more of the following paragraphs—

  (a)

  a road which is part of a route identified in a deposited statement as a construction traffic route;

  (b)

  a road which is part of a route in relation to which approval has been given under paragraph 6 of Schedule 17 (routes for transportation by large goods vehicles);

  (c)

  where a request for approval under paragraph 6 of Schedule 17 has been made but not determined, a road which is part of a route to which the request for approval relates;

  (d)

  a road any part of which is within the Act limits.

(4) For the purposes of the definition of “relevant road”, “special road” and “trunk road” have the same meaning as in the Highways Act 1980.