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| Made | 18th March 2002 | ||
| Coming into force | 3rd April 2002 |
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions makes this Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 10 and section 41 of the Highways Act 1980[1] and now vested in him[2], and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf:
1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the A5 London to Holyhead Trunk Road (Sketchley Meadow Junction Improvement) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 3rd April 2002.
(2) In this Order, all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway.
2. The new highway which the Secretary of State will construct along the route described in the Schedule to this Order, shall become a trunk road from the date when this Order comes into force.
3. The centre line of the new trunk road is indicated by a heavy black line on the plan numbered HA 10/PS/249, marked "The A5 London to Holyhead Trunk Road (Sketchley Meadow Junction Improvement) Order 2002", signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and deposited at the DTLR Records Management Branch, Floor 13 (MD), Ashdown House, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex TN37 7GA.
4. The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highway which crosses the route of the new trunk road that -
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(a) where the highway is maintainable at the public expense by a local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained by that authority; and
(b) where the highway is not so maintainable and is not maintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty to maintain the part in question, until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the new trunk road is opened for traffic.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
N. Carter
A Divisional Director, Highways Agency
18th March 2002
The route of the new trunk road is about 0.20 kilometres (0.12 miles) in length from a point 120 metres east of Lime Kilns Bridge in the County of Leicestershire to a point 50 metres east of Sketchley Meadow.
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[1] 180 c. 66.back
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