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Nixon Street Area - 20 Mph Speed Limit
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BOROUGH OF ROCHDALE
(NIXON STREET AREA, CASTLETON, ROCHDALE) (20 MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rochdale Borough Council, in exercise of its powers under Sections 82 and 84 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Section 124(1) and paragraph 20(1) of Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act, intend to make an Order the effect of which will to be to:-
(i) Impose a 20 miles per hour speed limit on the roads shown in the Schedule of this order.
(ii) Direct that the roads specified in the Schedule of this order shall cease to be restricted roads for the purposes of Section 81 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
No speed limit imposed by this Notice applies to vehicles falling within Regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011 when used in accordance with Regulation 3(5) of those Regulations.
A copy of the proposed Order and a map showing the lengths of roads concerned, together with the Council’s Statement of Reasons for making the Order, may be viewed on the Council’s website www.rochdale.gov.uk/roads , or by phoning Highways on 0300 303 8879 to request a copy by post.
Objections to the proposed Order, stating the grounds on which they are made, must be made in writing and forwarded to trafficorders@rochdale.gov.uk or, alternatively, to Network Management, Floor 2, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU to reach the Council on or before 27th May 2026, quoting H60/1441/SLO.
Dated this 6th day of May 2026
Suzanne Antrobus
Assistant Director
(Legal, Governance & Coroners)
Rochdale Borough Council
Number One Riverside Smith Street Rochdale OL16 1XU
SCHEDULE
Name of Highway - Limits of Order
Egyptian Drive - For its entire length
Lancashire Close - For its entire length
Mars Close - For its entire length
Nixon Street - From a point 30 metres south-west of its junction with Manchester Road, for the remainder of its length in a south-westerly direction
Weavers Drive - For its entire length
Innings Way - For its entire length
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