EXTENSION TO: THE BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN (FOOTPATHS 155 (PART) 207 (PART) 209 (PART) AND 211 (PART) DARWEN (TEMPORARY FOOTPATHS CLOSURE) ORDER 2016 Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State for Transport in pursuance of the power conferred by sub-section (5) of the aforementioned Section 15 has approved of the continuing in force of the Order made on 28th January 2016 and effective from the 28th January 2016. As the works have not been completed The Secretary of State for Transport granted a further extension of the Order until 28 January 2018 or until completion of work, whichever is the earlier. The effect of the Order will be to prohibit any persons from using the footpaths referred to in the Schedules below to facilitate the construction works associated with the decommissioning of Jacks Key Reservoir. The alternative routes available are referred to in the Schedule. The paths will be closed in the interests of public safety. Any queries concerning the closure should be made by telephoning Capita Symonds (on behalf of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council) on 01254 273525 DATED this 27th July2017 Director of HR Legal & Corporate Services Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Town Hall, BLACKBURN BB1 7DY * please note that all references relate to references on the plan Footpath/Bridleway Length affected Footpath 155 Darwen Part of Footpath155 Darwen at SD70480 20400 marked A* in a North westerly direction for approximately 48m to SD 70440 20430 marked B. This is shown with a solid bold line. During the closure of Footpath 155 Darwen (part) a link between SD 70480 20400 and SD 70460 20460 will be in place, marked A-C and shown with a dashed line. Footpath 207 Darwen Part of Footpath 207 Darwen at SD 70440 20430 marked B in a North westerly direction For approximately 33m to SD 70460 20460 marked C and shown by a bold solid line. During the closure of Footpath 207 Darwen (part) a link between SD 70480 20400 and SD 70460 20460 will be in place, marked A-C and shown with a dashed line. Footpath 209 Darwen Part of Footpath 209 Darwen at SD 70440 (part) 20430 marked B in a Westerly direction for approximately 195m to SD 70240 20440 marked D. This is shown with a solid bold line. There is no alternative route available. Footpath 211 Darwen Part of footpath 211 Darwen (clough street) (part) at the junction of Watery Lane at SD 70010 20960 marked E in a North Easterly direction for a distance of approximately 390m to SD 70290 20730 marked F and shown by a bold solid line. During the closure of footpath 211 Darwen (clough street) an alternative route is in place using footpath 212 at SD70290 20730 marked F to Cranberry lane and Spring vale Garden village. This is shown with a bold dashed line.