PART IICONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS

Classification of roads

Trunk roads14

1

Where the Department considers it expedient for the purpose of extending, improving or reorganising the trunk system that any road should be designated as a trunk road, the Department may by order direct that—

a

any existing road;

b

any road in the course of construction; or

c

any road proposed to be constructed,

shall become a trunk road; and the trunk system shall be modified accordingly.

2

In this Article “the trunk system” means the main system of routes for through traffic in Northern Ireland.