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Middleton Road - Prohibition of Motor Vehicles
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BOROUGH OF ROCHDALE (HOPWOOD TRIANGLE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME) (EXPERIMENTAL TRAFFIC) (PROHIBITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rochdale Borough Council on 11 th day of June 2026, in exercise of its powers under Sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, has made the above Order which will operate for an experimental period of 18-months. The effect of the Order will be to as part of a trial prohibit motor vehicles from proceeding along the following section of road:-
Middleton Road - At its northerly end over a distance of 27 metres between its junction with Manchester Road and its junction with Withington Street
The Order contains certain exemptions relating to emergency vehicles, statutory undertakers and highway maintenance operatives.
A copy of the Experimental Order and a plan showing the length of road concerned, together with a 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 via post.
The Rochdale Borough Council will be considering in due course whether the provisions of the Experimental Orders should be continued in force indefinitely. Within six months (a) beginning with the day on which the Experimental Order came into force or (b) if that Order is varied by another Order or modified pursuant to Section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the day on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification comes into force, any person may object to the making of an Order for the purpose of continuing indefinitely the provisions of that Experimental Order.
Objections to the Order, stating the grounds on which they are made, must be made in writing to trafficorders@ rochdale.gov.uk or, alternatively, to Network Management, Floor 2, No. 1 Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1XU (quoting reference H62/13/PoMV).
If you wish to question the validity of the Order or any provisions contained therein on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or on the grounds that any requirement of that Act or any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order, you may within six weeks from 11th June 2026 apply to the High Court for this purpose.
The Order will come into effect on 1st July 2026.
Dated this 18th day of June 2026
Suzanne Antrobus Assistant Director (Legal, Governance & Coroners) Rochdale Borough Council Number One Riverside Smith Street Rochdale OL16 1XU
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