The M42 Motorway (Junctions 7 to 9) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2009

Regulation 3(2)

SCHEDULE SPECIFIED ROADS

1.  The specified roads are the—

(a) northbound carriageway of the M42 from marker post 35/8A to marker post 42/9 + 40A;

(b) carriageway of the northbound slip road;

(c) southbound carriageway of the M42 from marker post 42/9B to marker post 35/8B;

(d) carriageway of the southbound slip road; and

(e) linking carriageways.

2.  Any reference in this Schedule to the letter “M” followed by a number is a reference to the motorway known by that name.

3.  In this Schedule—

“linking carriageways” is a reference to the lengths of carriageway specified in paragraph 4;

“northbound slip road” means the road for exiting the M42 northbound in the vicinity of junction 9 of the M42, leading to the A446, commencing where it diverges from the M42 northbound carriageway and ending at the zone sign;

“southbound slip road” means the road for entering the M42 southbound in the vicinity of junction 9 of the M42, from the A446, commencing at the zone sign and ending where it merges with the M42 southbound carriageway; and

“zone sign” means a sign authorised by the Secretary of State under section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 for the purpose of indicating that vehicles are entering or exiting a specified road.

4.  The linking carriageways are as follows—

(a) the carriageways in the vicinity of junction 7A of the M42 northbound—

(i) commencing where the carriageway diverges from the M42 northbound carriageway and ending where it merges with the M6 southbound carriageway; and

(ii) commencing at the zone sign on the M6 northbound and ending where the carriageway merges with the M42 northbound carriageway;

(b) the carriageways in the vicinity of junction 7A of the M42 southbound—

(i) commencing where the carriageway diverges from the M42 southbound carriageway and ending at the zone sign on the M6 southbound carriageway; and

(ii) commencing at marker post 39/4 + 40K on the linking carriageway identified in paragraph (d) and ending where the carriageway merges with the M42 southbound carriageway;

(c) the carriageway in the vicinity of junction 8 of the M42 southbound commencing where it diverges from the M42 southbound carriageway and ending where it merges with the M6 northbound carriageway at junction 4A of the M6;

(d) the carriageway in the vicinity of junction 8 of the M42 northbound commencing where it diverges at junction 4A of the M6 southbound and ending where it merges at junction 8 with the M42 northbound carriageway;

(e) the carriageway in the vicinity of junction 9 of the M42 southbound commencing at the zone sign on the M6 Toll southbound and ending at its merge with the M42 southbound; and

(f) the carriageway in the vicinity of junction 9 of the M42 northbound commencing where it diverges from the M42 northbound carriageway and ending at the zone sign on the M6 Toll northbound.