SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2020No. 238
ROAD TRAFFIC
The M90/A90/A9000 Trunk Road (Queensferry Crossing) (Temporary Prohibition on Use of Road) Order 2020
Made7thAugust2020
Coming into force15thAugust2020
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 14(1)(a) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( 1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 14(1)(a) of that Act, they are satisfied that traffic on the length of road specified in the schedule should be restricted or prohibited because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near that length of road.
In accordance with section 14(3) of that Act, they have had regard to the existence of alternative routes suitable for the traffic which will be affected by this Order.
Citation, commencement and cessation
1. This Order may be cited as the M90/A90/A9000 Trunk Road (Queensferry Crossing) (Temporary Prohibition on Use of Road) Order 2020, comes into force on 15 August 2020 and ceases to have effect on 31 August 2020.
Prohibition on use of road
2. No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on the length of road, or a part or parts of the length of road, specified in the schedule of this Order when a prohibition is identified as applying to that length of road, or a part or parts of that length of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 8 (diagram 7105 – position of barrier to mark length of road closed or to guide traffic past an obstruction) of the sign table in Part 6 of schedule 13 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016( 2).
Exemptions
3. No prohibition imposed by this Order applies to—
(a) a vehicle being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes, or
(b) a vehicle being used for carrying out the works.
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Buchanan House,
Glasgow
7th August 2020
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S R LEES
A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers
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SCHEDULE
Article 2
SPECIFIED LENGTH OF ROAD
That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road being the northbound carriageway from the Queensferry Junction (M90 J1A) exit slip road to the merge slip road at Ferrytoll Junction (M90 J1B), a distance of 5.12 kilometres or thereby.
That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road being the southbound carriageway from the Ferrytoll Junction (M90 J1B) exit slip road to the merge slip road at Queensferry Junction...
