The M6 Motorway (Junctions 2 to 4) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2020

Regulation 3(2)(a)

SCHEDULE THE SPECIFIED ROADS

1.  The specified roads are—

(a) that length of the north-westbound carriageway of the M6 beginning at a point 39 metres south-east of the eastern edge of the western overbridge of Ansty Interchange (“Ansty overbridge”) and ending at a point 148 metres south-east of the eastern edge of the eastern overbridge of Coleshill Interchange (“Coleshill overbridge”);

(b) that length of the south-eastbound carriageway of the M6 beginning at a point 12 metres north-west of the western edge of Coleshill overbridge and ending at a point 17 metres north-west of the western edge of Ansty overbridge;

(c) the carriageways of the entry roads and exit roads referred to in paragraph 4; and

(d) the carriageways of the M6 Toll referred to in paragraph 5.

2.  Any reference in this Schedule to—

(a) the letter “M” followed only by a number is a reference to the motorway known by that name;

(b) the letter “A” followed by a number is a reference to the road known by that name; and

(c) a junction followed by a number, or a number and a letter, is a reference to the junction of the M6 of that number, or of that number and letter, as the case may be save where a contrary intention appears.

3.  In this Schedule—

“Ansty Interchange” means the circulatory interchange at junction 2;

“Coleshill Interchange” means the circulatory interchange at junction 4;

“entry road” means a road intended for the use of traffic entering the M6 from another road which begins at the junction with that other road and ends at the point where the road merges with the M6;

“Exhall Interchange” means the circulatory interchange at junction 3;

“exit road” means a road intended for the use of traffic exiting the M6 to another road which begins where the road diverges from the M6 and ends at the junction or merge with the other road; and

“M6 Toll” means that part of the motorway known by that name between junction 7A of the M42 and junction 3A.

4.  The roads to which this paragraph refers are—

(a) at junction 2—

(i) the exit roads to the M69 and Ansty Interchange from the south-eastbound carriageway of the M6; and

(ii) the entry roads from Ansty Interchange to the north-westbound carriageway of the M6;

(b) at junction 3, the exit roads to, and the entry roads from, Exhall Interchange; and

(c) at junction 4—

(i) the exit roads to the Coleshill Interchange and the southbound carriageway of the M42 from the north-westbound carriageway of the M6 save for that length of carriageway beginning at a point 135 metres south-west of the south-western edge of the south-western overbridge of Coleshill Interchange and ending at the merge with the southbound carriageway of the M42; and

(ii) the entry road from Coleshill Interchange to the south-eastbound carriageway of the M6.

5.  The carriageways of the M6 Toll to which this paragraph refers are—

(a) that length of the north-westbound carriageway beginning at the diverge from the M6 at junction 3A and ending at a point 30 metres east of the eastern edge of the bridge carrying the south-eastbound carriageway of the M6 (“the M6 overbridge”) over the M6 Toll; and

(b) that length of the south-eastbound carriageway beginning at a point 248 metres east of the eastern edge of the M6 overbridge and ending at the merge with the south-eastbound carriageway of the M6 at junction 3A.