The A7 Trunk Road (Langholm) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Unloading) Order 20[]

The Scottish Ministers give notice that they propose to make the above Order under sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2), 124(1)(d) and paragraph 27 of schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which will impose the following restrictions:

No waiting at any time

At various locations on that length of the A6091/A7 Melrose – Galashiels – Carlisle Trunk Road from a point 25 metres or thereby southeast of the centre line of the road known as Townfoot, at its junction with High Street, to a point 100 metres or thereby north of the centre line of Thomas Telford Road, at its junction with the High Street a distance of 500 metres or thereby.

No waiting and loading and unloading at any time

At various locations on that length of the A6091/A7 Melrose – Galashiels – Carlisle Trunk Road form the junction with the High Street and the extended southeast kerbline of Market Place to  a point 79 metres or thereby southeast of the centreline of Drove Road at its junction with the High street a distance of 200 metres or thereby

No waiting between the hours of 9am and 6pm Monday to Friday inclusive

On that length of the A6091/A7 Melrose – Galashiels – Carlisle Trunk Road being the southwest side of the High Street from a point 20 metres or thereby northwest of the centreline of the road known as Townfoot, and its junction with the High Street, to a point 47 metres or thereby northwest of that junction, a distance of 27 metres or thereby.

No waiting between the hours of 9am and 6pm Monday to Saturday inclusive for periods longer than 60 minutes and no return within 60 minutes

At various locations on that length of the A6091/A7 Melrose – Galashiels – Carlisle Trunk Road from Market Place to a point 30 metres northwest of the extended northwest kerbline of John Street, at its junction with the High Street, a distance of 100 metres or thereby

The following orders will be revoked by this order:

• The Trunk Roads (Langholm) (Restriction of Waiting and Loading) Order 1974
• The Trunk Roads (Langholm) (Restriction of Waiting and Loading) (Variation) Order 1996
• The Trunk Roads (Langholm) (Restriction of Waiting and Loading) (Variation) Order 1998
• The Trunk Roads (Langholm) (Restriction of Waiting and Loading) (Variation) Order 1999

The following orders will be varied by this order:

• Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council (A7, U723A Townfoot and U710A Glenesk Road, Langholm) (Waiting Restrictions) Traffic Regulation Order 1994
• Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council (A7 Langholm, Edinburgh – Carlisle Trunk Road) (Waiting, Loading and Unloading Restrictions) Traffic Regulation Order 1989
• Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council (Edinburgh – Carlisle Trunk Road A7/U715A John Street, Langholm) (Waiting, Loading and Unloading Restrictions) Traffic Regulation Order 1989

Full details of the proposal are contained in the Order which, together with plans showing the lengths of road involved, a statement of the Scottish Ministers’ reasons for proposing to make the Order, and a copy of the Order being varied and revoked, may be examined free of charge during normal business hours from 25 January 2018 until 16 February 2018 at the offices of Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HF and Langholm Library, Market Place, High St, Langholm DG13 0JQ. Additional copies of the plans can be obtained free of charge by contacting Transport Scotland at the address below.

Any person wishing to object to the proposed Order should send details of the grounds for objection in writing to the Director of Trunk Road and Bus Operations, c/o Scott Danks, Transport Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HF quoting reference SE/A7/SD by 16 February 2018.

J. J. MORAN
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House
58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow G4 0HF

Statement Of The Scottish Ministers Reasons for Making the A7 Trunk Road (Langholm) (Prohibition of Waiting, Loading and Unloading) Order 20[ ]

The Scottish Ministers propose to change the waiting, loading and unloading restrictions on the A7 Trunk Road where it passes through Langholm.  This suite of proposals seeks to generally facilitate the passage of vehicles on the road and improve road safety by altering the provision for waiting, loading and unloading, and increase the turnover of the number of stationary vehicles on the A7. 

The proposed Order will make minor changes to existing parking arrangements on High Street including the introduction of a 60 minute maximum stay Monday to Saturday between 9am and 6pm to increase parking availability for customers of local businesses. There are no changes to the current disabled parking facilities in Market Place.

Proposed restrictions at Station Buildings which will allow residents to park outside their properties overnight and at weekends but will keep the Trunk Road clear during the day Monday to Friday between 9am and 6pm.

There are no changes to the existing pedestrian crossing and bus stop locations and all other locations will allow delivery vehicles to service local businesses except at the narrow sections where a parked delivery vehicle would block the road completely or create an obstruction to large vehicles.