Announcements

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL (THAMESDOWN DRIVE, CRICKLADE ROAD, LADY LANE – B4534) (40 MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2011

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL (TURNPIKE ROAD, KINGSDOWN LANE) (30MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2011

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL (HIGHWORTH ROAD –B4019, SWINDON) (30MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2011

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Swindon Borough Council proposes to make the above Orders under relevant sections of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be:

The introduction of 40 mph Speed Limit on the following length of roads:

Thamesdown Drive from the junction of Lady Lane/Cricklade Road to its junction of Purton Road
Cricklade Road from its junction with Thamesdown Drive / Lady lane to a point 250m south of its junction with Arkwright Road
Lady Lane (B4534) from its junction with Cricklade Road/Thamesdown Drive for a distance of 760m

The introduction of 30 mph Speed Limit on the following lengths of road:

Turnpike Road from a point of 14.9 metres north of the extended kerb line of the northern side of Kingsdown Lane to its south extremity where it becomes the access to Hyde Farm
Kingsdown Lane from its junction with Turnpike Road for a distance of approx 830m (this being the stretch of Kingsdown Lane that is classified as a public highway)
Highworth Road from its junction with Ermin Street/Turnpike Road Roundabout to (B4019) a point 158m north east of its junction with Sam’s Lane

The following lengths of road revert to restricted road status with a speed of 30mph:

Lady Lane Bridge for the full length of the bridge in a north easterly direction including the circulatory roundabout with the junctions of Highworth Road (B4019), Turnpike Road and Ermin Street
Ermin Street (formerly known as Blunsdon Hill A419) from the junction of the roundabout with Highworth Road, Turnpike Road and Lady Lane Bridge to the northern side of the junction of Widhill Lane

The following orders are to be revoked:

The Borough of Swindon (40mph Speed Limit Order) (NO 1) Order 1971 Amendment (No2) Order 2002
The Borough of Swindon (VARIOUS ROADS BLUNSDON ST ANDREW) (RESTRICTED ROADS) Order 2001
The Swindon Borough Council (Highworth Road, Blunsdon St Andrew)(30mph speed limit) Order 2006

A copy of the relevant documents for the Orders may be inspected at Customer Services, Wat Tyler House, Euclid Street, Swindon during normal office hours and online at www.swindon.gov.uk/highwayregulation

Objections to the proposed Orders stating and the grounds of the objection should be made in writing to reach the undersigned, quoting reference (LM/Blunsdon speed) by no later than 12th August 2011

Dave Potter
Director of Planning and Transport
Wat Tyler House West
Beckhampton Street
Swindon SN1 2JH

22nd July 2011

For further information regarding this Order please contact the Legal Orders Officer on 01793 466401