Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1708

The M66 Motorway (Manchester Outer Ring Road, Denton to Middleton Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1988

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1988 No. 1708

HIGHWAYS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The M66 Motorway (Manchester Outer Ring Road, Denton to Middleton Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1988

The Secretary of State for Transport makes this Scheme in exercise of powers conferred by sections 16, 17, 19 and 106 of the Highways Act 1980^[1], and now vested in him^[2], and of all other enabling powers:

    1.    The Secretary of State is authorised to provide for the use of traffic of Classes I and II of the classes of traffic set out in Schedule 4 to the Highways Act 1980—


(a)  a special road along the route described in Schedule 1 to this Scheme (this special road being in this Scheme referred to as "the Motorway"), and


(b)  special roads along the routes described in Schedule 2 to this scheme for the purposes of connecting the Motorway with other highways at the places stated in that schedule (these special roads being in this Scheme referred to as "the connecting roads").

    2    The centre line of each of the special roads is indicated by a heavy black line on the deposited plan.

    3.    The special roads shall become trunk roads on the date when this scheme comes into force.

    4.    The Secretary of State is also authorised to construct as part of the Motorway and the connecting roads numbered 3 and 4 on Map No 1 in the deposited plan the bridge specified in Schedule 3 to this scheme.

    5.    In this Scheme:—

    (1)  all measurements of distance are measured along the route of the relevant highway;

    (2)   


(i)  "the deposited plan" means the plan folio numbered HA16/1 CNW 208 marked "The M66 Motorway (Manchester Outer Ring Road, Denton to Middleton Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1988", containing 1 key plan and 2 Scheme plans bound together and numbered 1 and 2, signed by authority of the Secretary of State and deposited at the Department of Transport, Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, LONDON SW1P 3PY.


(ii)  "the special roads" means the Motorway and the connecting roads

    6.    This Scheme shall come into force on 27th October 1988 and may be cited as the M66 Motorway (Manchester Outer Ring Road, Denton to Middleton Section) and Connecting Roads Scheme 1988.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

F. Kendall

Regional Director North West Region Department of Transport

20th September 1988

[1] 1980 c. 66. back

[2] S.I. 1981/238. back

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