The Borough of Trafford (A5063 Trafford Road/White City Gyratory System Canal Bridges) Scheme 1993 Confirmation Instrument 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 38

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Borough of Trafford (A5063 Trafford Road/White City Gyratory System Canal Bridges) Scheme 1993 Confirmation Instrument 1995

Made

9th January 1995

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Instrument in exercise of powers conferred by sections 106(3) and 108 of the Highways Act 1980(1), and now vested in him(2), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf:—

1.  The Borough of Trafford (A5063 Trafford Road/White City Gyratory System Canal Bridges) Scheme 1993 is hereby confirmed.

2.  The said scheme as confirmed (hereinafter referred to as “the Scheme”) is set out in the Schedule hereto, and copies of the scheme with its accompanying plans are deposited at the offices of the Department of Transport, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P3PY and at the offices of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Greater Manchester M32 0YT.

3.  The Scheme will become operative 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.

4.  This Instrument may be cited as Borough of Trafford (A5063 Trafford Road/White City Gyratory System Canal Bridges) Scheme 1993 Confirmation Instrument 1995.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Pamela Denham

Regional Director Northern Region

Department of Transport

9th January 1995

SCHEDULE TO THE ORDER THE BOROUGH OF TRAFFORD (A5063 TRAFFORD ROAD/WHITE CITY GYRATORY SYSTEM CANAL BRIDGES) SCHEME 1993

Trafford Borough Council (hereinafter referred to as “The Council”) make this Scheme in exercise of their powers under Section 106(3) and 108 of the Highways Act 1980 and of all other enabling powers:—

1.  The Council are authorised to construct over the navigable waters of the Bridgewater Canal the bridges specified in the Schedules to this Scheme as part of the highways which they are proposing to construct at the A5063 Trafford Road/White City Gyratory System in the area of Stretford and Old Trafford in the said Borough of Trafford.

2.  The Council are also authorised in connection with the construction of the said bridges to divert by reduction of the width that part of the navigable watercourse specified in the said Schedules in the manner specified in these Schedules.

3.  This Scheme may be cited as “The Borough of Trafford (A5063 Trafford Road/White City Gyratory System Canal Bridges) Scheme 1993”.

SCHEDULE 1 WEST CANAL BRIDGE-OVER BRIDGEWATER CANAL WITH KEY PLAN (PLAN “A”) SITE PLAN (PLAN “B”) AND SECTION (PLAN “C”) ATTACHED

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WEST BRIDGE CROSSING THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL AT THE A5063 TRAFFORD ROAD/WHITE CITY GYRATORY SYSTEM.

POINTS OF COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION (See Plan “B”)

From a point north of the centre-line of the Bridgewater Canal in the Borough of Trafford, 16 metres east of the south eastern corner of the Liverpool Warehouse and 38 metres west southwest of the north western corner of the White City Newsagency. To a point south of the centre-line of the Bridgewater Canal 20 metres south east of the south eastern corner of the Liverpool Warehouse and 44 metres south west of the north western corner of the White City Newsagency.

CONSTRUCTION

Precast, prestressed concrete beams on masonry faced abutments.

SPAN

14.8 metres (approximately) clear span square to the centre-line of the Bridgewater Canal, 15.0 metres (approximately) skew length between abutments.

WIDTH

Overall width of 20.7 metres (approximately), comprising 7.0 metres carriageway (2 × 3.5 metre lanes) and 2 × footways/verges with minimum width of 2.5 metres each.

HEADROOM

4.15 metres minimum headroom above Bridgewater Canal water level.

WATERWAY

The existing north canal bank and towpath will be retained. A new southern canal bank retaining wall is proposed to be constructed in front of the existing canal bank over a length of 148 metres and will link the West Canal Bridge with the East Canal Bridge.This would have the effect of reducing the minimum waterway width from 12.5 metres to 9.5 metres.

SCHEDULE 2 EAST CANAL BRIDGE-OVER BRIDGEWATER CANAL WITH KEY PLAN (PLAN “A”) SITE PLAN (PLAN “D”) AND SECTION (PLAN “E”) ATTACHED

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE EAST CANAL BRIDGE CROSSING THE BRIDGE— WATER CANAL AT THE PROPOSED A5063 TRAFFORD ROAD/WHITE CITY GYRATORY SYSTEM.

POINTS OF COMMENCEMENT AND TERMINATION (See Plan “D”)

From a point north of the centre-line of the Bridgewater Canal in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford 18 metres south of the access to the National Westminster Bank car park and 53 metres west northwest of the southern abutment to the footbridge over the Bridgewater Canal.To a point south of the centre-line of the Bridgewater Canal, 32 metres south east of the access to the National Westminster car park, 43 metres west of the southern abutment to the footbridge over the Bridgewater Canal.

CONSTRUCTION

Precast, prestressed concrete beams on the masonry faced abutments.

SPAN

14.8 metres (approximately) clear span square to the centre-line of the Bridgewater Canal, 17.6 metres (approximately) skew length between abutments.

WIDTH

Overall width of 21.8 metres (approximately), comprising 14.0 metres carriageway (4 × 3.5 metre lanes) and 2 × footways/verges with minimum width of 2.5 metres each.

HEADROOM

4.35 metres minimum headroom above the Bridgewater Canal water level.

WATERWAY

The existing north canal bank and towpath will be retained.A new southern canal bank retaining wall is proposed to be constructed in front of the existing canal bank over a length of 148 metres and will link the West Canal Bridge with the East Canal Bridge.This would have the effect of reducing the minimum waterway width from 12.5 metres to 9.5 metres.

GIVEN under the Common Seal of the Council this 18th day of January 1993.

THE COMMON SEAL of TRAFFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL was hereunto affixed in the presence of:—

L.S.

J. M. Butterworth

Director of Legal Services

(1)

1980 c. 66.

(2)

S.I. 1981/238.