The A702 Trunk Road (Biggar) (20mph, 30mph and 40mph Speed Limits) Order 201[ ]
The Scottish Ministers give notice that they propose to make the above Order under sections 84(1)(a) and 124(1)(d) of, and paragraph 27 of schedule 9 of, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984(a) which will have the effect of imposing a 20mph, 30mph and 40mph speed limits on the following lengths of road:
20mph Speed Limit
1. That length of the A702 Edinburgh – Abington Trunk Road (Biggar) from a point 115 metres or thereby west of the extended centre line of the junction with the B7016 Broughton Road to a point 16 metres or thereby south-west of the extended centre line of the junction with Park Place, a distance of approximately 627 metres or thereby.
30mph Speed Limit
2. That length of the A702 Edinburgh – Abington Trunk Road (Biggar) from a point 115 metres or thereby west of the extended centre line of the junction with the B7016 Broughton Road, north-eastwards to a point 40 metres or thereby north-east of the extended centre line of the junction with Leafield Road, a distance of 453 metres or thereby.
3. That length of the A702 Edinburgh - Abington Trunk Road at Biggar from a point 16 metres or thereby south-west of the extended centre line of the junction with Park Place, to a point 234 metres or thereby south of the extended centre line of the junction with Boghall Park, a distance of 605 metres or thereby.
40mph Speed Limit
4. That length of the A702 Edinburgh – Abington Trunk Road (Biggar) from a point 376 metres or thereby south of the extended centre line of the junction with the A72 to Symington, to a point 234 metres or thereby south of the extended centre line of the junction with Boghall Park, a distance of 852 metres or thereby.
5. That length of the A702 Edinburgh – Abington Trunk Road (Biggar) from a point 40 metres or thereby north east of the extended centre line of the junction with Leafield Road to a point 150 metres or thereby south west of the extended centre line of the junction with the A72 Peebles Road, a distance of 465 metres or thereby.
Full details of the proposal are contained in the Order which, together with a plan showing the length of road involved, a statement of the Scottish Ministers’ reasons for proposing to make the Order, and a copy of the Order being revoked, may be examined free of charge during normal business hours from 22nd September 2016 until 27th October 2016 at the offices of Transport
Scotland, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, G4 0HF; Biggar Post Office, 107 High Street, Biggar, ML12 6DL and Biggar Library, Market Road, Biggar, ML12 6FX.
[Link to PDF Road Order]
[Link to PDF Map / Plan]
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 Karl McAreavey
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House
58 Port Dundas Road
Glasgow
G4 0HF
quoting reference SE/A702/KMCA by 27 October 2016.
S R Lees
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
Transport Scotland
Buchanan House
58 Port Dundas Road
GLASGOW
G4 0HF