SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL TRAFFIC ORDERS - ABSON ROAD AREA, ABSON, PUCKLECHURCH AND WICK

Details of the proposed changes NOTICE is hereby given that South Gloucestershire District Council proposes to make the following orders under provisions contained in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended.

1 Ref. L3/STOP/PT.2926 - under sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3), 2(4) and 4(2) of the said Act the effect of which will be to prohibit any heavy commercial vehicle (the maximum gross weight of which exceeds 7.5 tonnes) proceeding in that length of ABSON ROAD that extends from Holbrook Lane, Wick to Oak Tree Avenue, Pucklechurch.:

2. Ref. L3/STOP/PT. 2927 - under sections 84(1) and (2) of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the said Act the effect of which will be to :

i) prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on the lengths of road specified in Schedule 1 to this Notice at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour;

ii) prohibit the driving of motor vehicles on the lengths of road specified in Schedule 2 to this Notice at a speed exceeding 40 miles per hour; and

iii) revoke the order set out in column 1 of Schedule 3 to this Notice in so far as it relates to the lengths of Abson Road specified in relation to that order in column 2 of the said Schedule. These provision will be consolidated into the new order and will not affect the existing restrictions on site.

Where can I see more information? Full details of the proposals are contained in the draft orders. If you would like to see copies of the draft order/s, a map, any orders to be varied/revoked and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the order, you can do so at the address below during normal office hours. Alternatively, these items can also be inspected at the Kingswood One Stop Shop, Kingswood Civic Centre, Kingswood and at Kingswood Public Library, High Street, Kingswood, South Gloucestershire during normal opening hours.

What if I want to send a letter about the proposals? If you would like to send us a letter about the proposals, please check that you: 1. Include reasons for any comments you make, for or against, the proposals 2. Send all comments in writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services at the address below. 3. Quote the relevant reference in your letter. 4. Send all letters by 15 December 2005 5. Mark your letter for the attention of Dean Shepherd.

Please note that all the letters received may be considered in public by the Council. The content of letters, together with the name and address of the person making it, could become available for public inspection.

The Council Offices Angela Harwood Castle Street Head of Legal Thornbury BS35 1HF and Democratic Services Dated: 23 November 2005 SCHEDULE 1 Proposed 30 mph Speed Limit 1 ABSON ROAD - from Westerleigh Road/Shortwood road to 50 metres south east of Hawkridge Drive, a distance of approximately 525 metres

2. ABSON ROAD - from 653 metres south of Redford Lane to 87 metres south west of Cleeve Lane, a distance of approximately 910 metres

3. CLEEVE LANE - from Abson Road south eastwards for a distance measured along the said length of road of approximately 106 metres

4. LODGE ROAD - from Abson Road generally south westwards for a distance of approximately 124 metres

SCHEDULE 2 Proposed 40 mph Speed Limit 1. That length of ABSON ROAD which extends from a point 579 metres south of Hawkridge Drive southwards to a point 653 metres south of Redford Lane, a distance measured along the said length of road of approximately 500 metres

2. That length of ABSON ROAD which extends from a point 87 metres south west of Cleeve Lane generally southwards to a point 185 metres north of Rock Road, a distance measured along the said length of road of approximately 660 metres

SCHEDULE 3 Part I “1 That length of ABSON ROAD which extends from Westerleigh Road/Shortwood road to a point 50 metres south east of Hawkridge Drive, a distance measured along the said length of road of approximately 525 metres”

Part II “1 That length of ABSON ROAD which extends from a point 50 metres south of Hawkridge Drive southwards for a distance measured along the said length of road of 529 metres”