M1-M2 Link (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the M1-M2 Link (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 21st April 2003.

(2) In this Order “the map” means the drawing numbered M1WL/11/1/4 marked “Ml-M2 Link (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003” copies of which have been deposited at the Department’s Roads Service offices, Headquarters, Room 2-01, Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street, Belfast BT2 8GB and Eastern Division, Hydebank, 4 Hospital Road, Belfast BT8 8JL.

Designation of special roads

2.  The roads described in Parts I, II, III and IV of the Schedule and the bridges and embankment described in Part VII of the Schedule shall become special roads.

Direction as to trunk roads

3.  The roads described in Parts I and II of the Schedule and the bridges and embankment described in Part VII of the Schedule shall become trunk roads and be part of the Belfast-Ballygawley-Londonderry Trunk Road T3.

Abandonment of road

4.—(1) The Department shall carry out such works as it considers necessary for the provision of alternative facilities for road traffic and on completion of the works the length of road described in Part V of the Schedule shall be abandoned.

(2) All existing cables, wires, mains, pipes or other apparatus placed along, across, over or under the abandoned length of road shall be removed.

(3) All existing rights as to the use or maintenance of such cables, wires, mains, pipes or other apparatus shall be extinguished.

Stopping-up of roads

5.—(1) The roads described in Part VI of the Schedule shall be stopped-up to road traffic.

(2) The Department shall carry out such works as it considers necessary to prevent or restrict to such extent as the Department thinks fit, access to the roads by road traffic.

Classification of traffic

6.—(1) The roads described in Parts I and II of the Schedule and the bridges and embankment described in Part VII of the Schedule shall be used only by traffic of Classes I and II as set out in Schedule I to the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.

(2) The roads described in Parts III and IV of the Schedule shall be used by traffic of all Classes as set out in Schedule I to the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 except Classes VII and IX.

Amendment

7.  The M1-M2 Link (Belfast) Order (Northern Ireland) 1983(1) shall be amended as follows:

In Article 6(2) for the words “Class IX” there shall be substituted “Classes VII and IX”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Regional Development on 6th March 2003.

L.S.

J. Carlisle

A senior officer of the

Department for Regional Development