The A44 Trunk Road (Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles) Order 2017

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
CitationSI 2017/286
Year2017

2017No. 286 (W. 78)

ROAD TRAFFIC, WALES

The A44 Trunk Road (Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles) Order 2017

Made28February2017

Coming into force6March2017

The Welsh Ministers, being the traffic authority for the relevant length of the Llangurig – Aberystwyth Trunk Road (A44) (‘the trunk road’), are satisfied that traffic in a specified length of the trunk road should be prohibited because of works proposed on or near the road.

The Welsh Ministers, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 14(1) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( 1), make this Order.

Title, Interpretation and Commencement

1. This Order comes into force on 6 March 2017 and its title is The A44 Trunk Road (Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion) (Temporary Prohibition of Vehicles) Order 2017.

2.—(1) In this Order:

‘exempted vehicle’(‘cerbyd esempt’) means any vehicle being used by the emergency services and in connection with the works giving rise to this Order;

‘the length of the trunk road’(‘y darn o'r gefnffordd’) means the length of the A44 trunk road at Llanbadarn Fawr that extends from a point 550 metres east of the centre-point of its junction with the A4120 to a point 50 metres west of the centre-point of its junction with the A4120.

‘works period’(‘cyfnod y gwaith’) means that period commencing at 18:30 hours on 6 March 2017 and ending when the temporary traffic signs are permanently removed.

(2) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article is a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order.

Prohibition

3. No person shall, during the works period, drive or cause or permit any vehicle, other than an exempted vehicle, to proceed in the length of the trunk road.

Application

4. The prohibition of article 3 shall apply only during such times and to such extent as the application of the prohibition referred to therein is indicated by traffic signs.

Duration of this Order

5. The maximum duration for this Order shall be 18 months.

Signed under authority of the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, one of the Welsh Ministers.

Dated the 28 February 2017

Nina Ley

Head of Business Unit, Network Management

Welsh Government

(1) 1984 c. 27; Section 14 was substituted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 (c. 26), section 1(1) and Schedule 1. By virtue of S.I. 1999/672...

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