Trunk Road T8 (Toome Bypass) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2000 No. 403

ROADS

Trunk Road T8 (Toome Bypass) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000

Made

19th December 2000

Coming into operation

1st February 2001

WHEREAS the Department for Regional Development(1) in accordance with Article 14(1) of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993(2) considers it expedient for the purpose of improving the trunk system that the road proposed to be constructed on the route described in Part I of Schedule 1 (in this Order referred to as “the new route”) should be designated a trunk road and that the length of trunk road described in Part II of Schedule 1 should cease to be trunk road;

AND WHEREAS the Department in accordance with Article 68(4) of that Order proposes on the completion of works providing alternative facilities for road traffic to:

(i) abandon the lengths of road described in Part III of Schedule 1;

(ii) stop-up the road described in Part IV of Schedule 1 to vehicular traffic; and

(iii) stop-up the road described in Part V of Schedule 1 to road traffic.

AND WHEREAS the Department in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Order proposes to provide for the construction, as part of the Toome Bypass, of the bridge described in Schedule 2, over the navigable waters of the River Bann in the townland of The Creagh (Etre and Otre), County of Londonderry and Brecart (Main Portion), County of Antrim having taken into consideration the reasonable requirements of navigation over the waters affected by the proposal;

AND WHEREAS notice has been published, served and displayed in compliance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 8 to that Order;

AND WHEREAS one objection was received and subsequently withdrawn;

NOW THEREFORE the Department, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 4(1) and (2), 14(1) and 68(1), (3) and (5) of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 and now exercisable by it(3) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby orders and directs as follows:

(1)

S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(1)

(2)

S.I. 1993/3160 (N.I. 15)

(3)

S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 6(d) and Schedule 4 Part IV