The Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (Ashton-under-Lyne Extension) Order 1998

Article 40

SCHEDULE 9 TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDERS

PART I PROHIBITION OF WAITING AND LOADING/UNLOADING

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Area	Street affected	Length	Notes
City of Manchester	Sheffield Street	On the south side of the realigned Sheffield Street to a point 50 m either side of and including the level crossing.	Replaces existing traffic order.
		On the north side of the realigned Sheffield Street to a point 50 m either side of and including the level crossing including the junction of Baird Street for a distance of 17 m from its junction with the realigned Sheffield Street.	For the purposes of maintaining adequate visibility at the level crossing.
	Pollard Street access Road	On the east and west sides of the new access road from its junction with Pollard Street to and including the level crossing.	Replaces existing traffic regulation order.
	Pollard Street at Carruthers Street Junction	On the west side and from a point 60 m from the junction with Carruthers Street on both sides of Pollard Street.	Replaces existing traffic regulation order.
	Pollard Street at Carruthers Street	On the east side of the junction with Carruthers Street, both sides for a distance of 40 m.	Extends and replaces single yellow order on this section.
	Carruthers Street North	For a distance of 40 m from the junction with Pollard Street, both sides.	Extends and replaces single yellow order on this section.
City of Manchester	Carruthers Street South	For a distance of 40 m south of the junction with Pollard Street and Merrill Street.
	Merrill Street	From its junction with Pollard Street to its junction with Every Street and Ashton New Road, both sides for a distance of 210 m.	Replaces existing traffic regulation order.
	Realigned Frost Street	From its junction with Merrill Street both sides for a distance of 15 m.
	Ashton New Road at Holt Town Bridge	From the junction with Every Street, Merrill Street and the realigned Frost Avenue for a distance of 70 m both sides.	Extends existing traffic regulation order on Ashton New Road.
	Cavalier Street and extension	70 m both sides of level crossing.	To provide adequate visibility to the street tramway.
	Ashton New Road	35 m either side of the level crossing on both sides.	To extend existing order to cover the approaches to the level crossing.
	Clayton Street	From the junction with Ashton New Road for 70 m both sides.	To protect the level crossing.
	Ashton New Road	For a distance of 60m on both sides, to commence 70 m west of Clayton Hall Road.	To keep signalised crossing clear.
	Ashton New Road	At the junction with Canberra Street, on the north side 55 m west, and 10 m east and on the south side 55 m west and 120 m east.	To protect the street tramway operation.
	Ashton New Road	At the junction with Seymour Road, on the north side, 10 m to the west and 30 m to the east and including the junction itself.	To safeguard the operation of the junction.
		On the south side for a distance of 70 m west and 10 m east including the unnamed access to the retail park.	Replaces existing traffic order.
	Manchester Road	To the west of Edge Lane, on the north side for a distance of 60 m, on the south side for a distance of 110 m including the junction with Edge Lane.	To extend the existing double yellow order to protect the operation of the street tramway.
Borough of Tameside	Manchester Road	To the east of Edge Lane, on the north side for a distance of 70 m, on the south side for a distance of 55 m including the junction with Edge Lane.	To retain the existing traffic regulation order.
	Manor Road	To the east of Edge Lane, to the north side for a distance of 35 m and on the south side for a distance of 80 m.	To protect the operation of the street tramway.
	Manchester Road	At the junction with Cooper Street, on the north side for a distance of 20 m to the west and 18 m to the east including the junction with Cooper Street.	To protect the operation of the street tramway.
		On the south side, for a distance of 80 m to the west of Eastwood Avenue.
	Manchester Road	On the south side, in the parking bay to the east of Buxton Lane for a distance of 30 m.	To enable school traffic to set down and pick up only for daytime operation only.
	Manchester Road	At the junction with Sunnybank Road, on the north side for a distance of 85 m to the west and to the east for a distance of 210 m. On the south side for a distance of 110 m to the east of the junction with Beard Street.	To protect the operation of the street tramway.
	Manchester Road	At the junction with Cemetery Road and Clegg Street, on the north side 15 m west and 10 m east of the junction and on the south side, 25 m west and 15 m east of the junction.	To protect the operation of the street tramway.
	Manchester Road	On the north side from the junction with Water Lane to the junction with Market Street, on the south side from a point 30 m west of the junction with Mellor Street to the junction with Market Street.	To extend the existing traffic regulation order to protect the operation of the street tramway.
Borough of Tameside	Ashton Road	On the north side for a distance of 305 m from the junction with Market Street.	To protect the operation of the street tramway.
	Ashton Road	At the junction with Williamson Lane, on the south side to the west for a distance of 60 m and to the east for a distance of 80 m.	To protect the operation of the street tramway.
	Droylsden Road	On the north side from the junction with North Drive to a point 20 m east of the junction with Lumb Lane.	To protect operation of the street tramway.
		On the south side from the junction with Kingsley Grove to Lumb Lane, including the junction with Lumb Lane.
	Droylsden Road	On the north side from the junction with Assheton Avenue for a distance of 60 m eastwards.	To protect the operation of the street tramway.
	Manchester Road	70 m east of the junction with Gainsborough Road on the north side slip road.	To ensure the lane is not blocked.
	Gainsborough Road	On both sides for a distance of 40 m from the junction with Manchester Road.	To protect the level crossing.

PART II DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC

(1)	(2)	(3)
Area	Street affected	Direction
City of Manchester	Pollard Street	Closure to west bound traffic from Merrill Street.
	Carruthers Street	Closure to south bound traffic from the Pollard Street junction.
	Ronald Street	Closure to north bound traffic at the Ashton New Road junction.
Borough of Tameside	Cooper Street	Opening to two-way traffic from Manchester Road to Manor Road.

PART III PROHIBITION ON ACCESS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Area	Street affected	Description
City of Manchester	Carruthers Street	Banned right turn movement, BRS1, on exit from Carruthers Street at junction with Merrill Street.
	Merrill Street	Banned right turn movement, BRS2, on exit from Merrill Street at junction with Pollard Street.
	Merrill Street	Banned right turn movement, BRS3, on exit from Merrill Street at junction with Every Street.
Borough of Tameside	Manor Road	Banned left turn movement, BRS4A, into Windsor Road at junction with Manor Road.
	Manchester Road	Banned right turn movement, BRS5, into Eastwood Avenue at junction with Manchester Road.
	Manchester Road	Banned right turn movement, BRS6, into Mellor Street at junction with Manchester Road.
	Craven Street	Banned right turn movement, BRS7, on exit from Craven Street at junction with Manchester Road.
	Villemomble Square	Banned right turn movement, BRS8, on exit from Villemomble Square at junction with Market Street.
	Droylsden Road	Banned right turn movement, BRS9, into Kershaw Lane at junction with Droylsden Road.
	Droylsden Road	Banned right turn movement, BRS10, into North Drive at junction with Droylsden Road.
	Droylsden Road	Banned left turn movement, BRS11, into Lumb Lane at junction with Droylsden Road.
	Park Road	Banned right turn movement, BRS12, on exit from Park Road at junction with Manchester Road.
	Gainsborough Road	Banned right turn movement, BRS13, on exit from Gainsborough Road at junction with Manchester Road.