A4 Slough - Speed Limit Order
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SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL
A4 Slough (30mph (Restricted Roads) and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 2023 (Order 35 of 2023) (Proposed Order)
Sections 81(1), 82(1) and (2) and 84(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Regulation 7 of the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996
1. SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL gives notice that it proposes to make an Order in exercise of its powers under sections 81(1), 82(1) and (2), 84(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and any other enabling powers. If the Order comes into force, the following will apply:
a) The length of road specified in Schedule 1 to this notice shall be a restricted road for the purposes of Section 81 of the Act of 1984, where no person shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour; and
b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle at a speed exceeding 50 miles per hour on any road or length of road specified in Schedule 2 to this notice.
2. The Order shall come into force on the date of which the notice that has been made, is first published.
3. This Order revokes any previous Orders imposing a speed limit on the lengths of road referred to in the Schedules to this Order in so far as they relate to the lengths of road referred to in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 / paragraph 1 to this Order.
4. Special forces drivers using vehicles in response to a national security emergency or whilst being trained or practicing to do so, and any vehicle being used for emergency services purposes, are exempted from the speed limits imposed by this Order.
5. A copy of this notice, the Order, a plan showing the parts of the highway affected and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making the Order may be inspected free of charge on the Council’s website at
https://www.slough.gov.uk/public-notices-2/public-notices-orders/3
or at the locations listed below in normal opening hours (excluding bank holidays and public holidays):
• Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough SL1 2EL
• The Curve, William Street, Slough SL1 1XY
6. Any objections and representations relating to the proposed Order must be made online, by email or in writing by 9th February 2024 and should be sent quoting reference A4 Slough (30mph (Restricted Roads) and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 2023 by letter to the address below, emailed to
TransportPlanning@slough.gov.uk
or using the online form on Slough Borough Council’s consultation page at https://slough.citizenspace.com/transport/a4-safer-roads-speed-reduction
(where more details can be found).
If you are unable to access the consultation page please email
TransportPlanning@slough.gov.uk or call 01753 475111. All objections must specify the grounds on which they are made.
Savio DeCruz
Associate Director Operations – Place
Slough Borough Council
Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough SL1 2EL
Date: 12th January 2024
SCHEDULE 1
Introduction of 30mph Speed Limit
| Road | Start and End Points |
|---|---|
| A4 (Bath Road, High Street, Wellington Street, Sussex Place, London Road, Colnbrook By-Pass) |
From the Slough western borough boundary on the A4 Bath Road, approximately 40 metres west of its junction with Huntercombe Lane North / Huntercombe Lane South to a point on the A4 Colnbrook By-Pass approximately 250 metres east of the junction of the A4 London Road and Sutton Lane |
| Sutton Lane | From its junction with the A4 London Road to a point 57 metres north of its junction with the centre line of Trent Road |
| London Road | From its junction with the southeast arm of the A4/London Road/Colnbrook Bypass junction to a point 7 metres east of the west building line of No. 602 London Road |
SCHEDULE 2
Introduction of 50mph Speed Limit
| Road | Start and End Points |
|---|---|
| A4 (Colnbrook By-Pass) | From a point on the A4 Colnbrook By-Pass approximately 250 metres east of the junction of the A4 London Road and Sutton Lane to a point on the A4 Colnbrook By-Pass approximately 225 metres east of its junction with the western entrance of Lakeside Road |
Statement of Reasons
The A4 Slough (30mph (Restricted Roads) and 50mph Speed Limit) Order 35 of 2023 has been proposed in order:
• To bring existing speed limits in line with current standards and guidance.
• To avoid danger to persons or other traffic using the roads specified in the Schedules to this notice
or to prevent the likelihood of any such danger arising.
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