Issue - decisions

(1) To AGREE that subject to consultation with affected local highway authorities, the police, the Highway Agency, Freight Transport Association and Road Haulage Association: 

i) A local experimental environmental 18 tonne weight restriction be made for a period not exceeding 18 months under Section 1 of Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the A36 Primary Route in the left hand turning lane on the A36 Bathwick Street approach to the A36 Beckford Road junction and in the central right turning lane on the A36 Beckford Road approach to the A36 Bathwick Street with an exemption for emergency services;

ii) An experimental ‘U’ turn prohibition be made for a period not exceeding 18 months under Section 1 of Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the A36 Primary Route on Darlington Street and Pulteney Road for a distance of ¼ mile in a southbound direction from the junction of Darlington Street with Sydney Place with an exemption for emergency services;

(2) To DELEGATE authority to the Group Manager Planning and Transport Policy to modify or suspend the operation of the order, or any part of it, in accordance with Section 10 Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Service Delivery.