The A449 Trunk Road (A5 Gailey Roundabout to the A34 Queensway, Stafford) (Detrunking) Order 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 1215

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND

The A449 Trunk Road (A5 Gailey Roundabout to the A34 Queensway, Stafford) (Detrunking) Order 2002

Made

26th April 2002

Coming into force

17th May 2002

The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions 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 A449 Trunk Road (A5 Gailey Roundabout to the A34 Queensway, Stafford) (Detrunking) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 17th May 2002.

2.  In this Order—

(i) “the plan” means the plan folio numbered HA 10/OD/426 consisting of sheet 1 and marked “The A449 Trunk Road (A5 Gailey Roundabout to the A34 Queensway, Stafford) (Detrunking) Order 2002.” signed by authority of the Secretary of State for, Transport, Local Government and the Regions and deposited at DTLR Records Management Branch, Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, TN37 7GA.

(ii) “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

(iii) “the trunk road” means the A449 Trunk Road.

3.  The length of the trunk road route 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 Order comes into force.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions

Graham Bowskill

A Divisional Director Highways Agency

26th April 2002

THE SCHEDULE LENGTH OF TRUNK ROAD CEASING TO BE A TRUNK ROAD

The length of trunk road ceasing to be a trunk road starts from the northern boundary of the A5 Gailey roundabout, and does not include the circulatory carriageway (starting point marked “A” on the plan), and continues in a northerly direction, through the District of South Staffordshire in the County of Staffordshire, to a point on the southern boundary of the A449/M6 Junction 13 roundabout (marked “B” on the plan) and does not include the circulatory carriageway, and from a point on the northern boundary of the A449/M6 Junction 13 roundabout (marked “C” on the plan) in a northerly direction through the Districts of South Staffordshire and Stafford in the County of Staffordshire, finishing at a point on the southern boundary of the junction with the A34 Queensway, Stafford (marked “D” on the plan). It is shown by broad black dashes on the plan and is approximately 18.3 kilometres (11.40 miles) in length.

(1)

1980 c. 66.

(2)

S.I. 1981/238.