The A470 and A5 Trunk Roads (Near Llanrwst, in the Counties of Conwy, Gwynedd and Denbighshire) (Temporary Prohibitions and Restrictions of Vehicles) Order 2019
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Citation | SI 2019/1028 |
| Year | 2019 |
2019No. 1028 (W. 181)
ROAD TRAFFIC, WALES
The A470 and A5 Trunk Roads (Near Llanrwst, in the Counties of Conwy, Gwynedd and Denbighshire) (Temporary Prohibitions and Restrictions of Vehicles) Order 2019
Made10June2019
Coming into force18June2019
The Welsh Ministers, as traffic authority for the A470 and A5 Trunk Roads, are satisfied that traffic on specified lengths of the trunk roads should be restricted and/or 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), (4) and (7) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( 1), make this Order.
Title, Commencement and Interpretation
1. The title of this Order is the A470 and A5 Trunk Roads (Near Llanrwst, in the Counties of Conwy, Gwynedd and Denbighshire) (Temporary Prohibitions and Restrictions of Vehicles) Order 2019 and it comes into force on 18 June 2019.
2. In this Order:
“exempted vehicle”(“cerbyd esempt”) means:
(a) any vehicle being used for the purposes described in section 87 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 Act( 2) or in connection with the works giving rise to this Order;
(b) any vehicle being used for naval, military or air force purposes and being driven by a person for the time being subject to the orders of a member of the armed forces of the Crown, who is a member of the special forces—
(i) in response, or for practice in responding, to a national security emergency by a person who has been trained in driving at high speeds; or
(ii) for the purpose of training a person in driving vehicles at high speeds;
“special forces”(“lluoedd arbennig”) means those units of the armed forces the maintenance of whose capabilities is the responsibility of the Director of Special Forces or which are for the time being subject to the operational command of that Director;
“the trunk roads”(“y cefnffyrdd”) means the A470 Maentwrog to East of Conwy trunk road and the A5 London to Holyhead trunk road;
“works period” (“cyfnod y gwaith”) means intermittent periods commencing at 08:00 hours on the 18 June 2019 and ending when the temporary traffic signs are permanently removed.
Prohibitions and Restrictions
3. No person may, during the works period, drive any vehicle, other than an exempted vehicle, on the length of the trunk road specified in Schedule 1 to this Order.
4. No person may, during the works period, drive any vehicle, bearing a load greater than 5.0 metres in height or 3.0...
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