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The length of trunk road that will cease to be trunk road is the A40 from its junction with the M5 motorway at Junction 11 west of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire to the Gloucestershire/Oxfordshire County boundary for a distance of about 38.2 kilometres (23.7 miles), as illustrated on the plan accompanying the Order.
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall
Westgate Street
Gloucester
GL1 2TG
The A40 trunk road was identified in the 1998 White Paper “A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone” as a trunk road that mainly serves local and regional traffic. During the preparation of the White Paper, widespread consultation was undertaken by the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions which indicated significant support for the detrunking of certain roads. The Secretary of State decided that such roads would be more appropriately managed by the local highway authorities to enable decisions to be taken locally, and to be better integrated with local transport and land use planning issues.
Agreement has been reached with Gloucestershire County Council that they will take on responsibility for the safety, maintenance and improvement of the A40 road described in the Schedule to this Order. On making the Order, the Secretary of State will transfer the management of the road to Gloucestershire County Council.
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