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Blackburn - Multiple Traffic Notices, 40mph Speed Restriction and Revocation of Existing Speed Limits
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THE BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN
(A6119, YEW TREE DRIVE, RAMSGREAVE DRIVE, BROWNHILL DRIVE, WHITEBIRK DRIVE, BLACKBURN) (40MPH SPEED RESTRICTION AND REVOCATION) ORDER 2026
NOTICE is hereby given that the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, proposes to make an Order under Sections 81 to 84 (inclusive) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Constable of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
The usual exemptions will apply. Any queries concerning the proposals should be made by telephoning the Council and asking for the Highways Team on 01254 585585.
Copies of the Orders and relevant plans, together with a statement of the Council’s reasons for proposing to make the Order, may be examined at the Information Desks, Town Hall, Blackburn and Town Hall, Darwen Monday to Friday inclusive between the hours of 10.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. (excluding Bank Holidays). Written objections to the Orders, specifying the grounds thereof, should be sent to the undersigned to be received no later than 14 September 2026.
DATED this 20th August 2026.
Asad Laher, Deputy Director of Legal & Governance, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY
SCHEDULE 1 – 40 MPH SPEED RESTRICTION
| Road | Side | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| A6119 – Brownhill Drive/Whitebirk Drive | Northbound/Southbound carriageways | The projected boundary wall between No. 195 and No. 197 Brownhill Drive | The borough boundary of Blackburn with Darwen Council and Hyndburn Borough Council. |
| A6119 – Yew Tree Drive/Ramsgreave Drive | Eastbound/Westbound carriageways | Its junction with Preston New Road | The projected property boundary between No. 66 and No. 64 Ramsgreave Drive |
| Part of Order | Street | Side | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule 1 40 MPH Speed Restriction | Brownhill Drive Blackburn | Both | From a point 156 metres east of its junction with the Centreline of Emerald Avenue to a point 66 metres east of its junction with the Centreline of Cornelian Street |
| Schedule 2 50 MPH Speed Restriction | A6119 – Yew Tree Drive/Ramsgreave Drive | No Side Specified | Eastbound carriageway its junction with the centreline of Preston New Road. A point 11 metres west of its junction with the centreline of Broadway |
| Schedule 2 50 MPH Speed Restriction | A6119 – Yew Tree Drive/Ramsgreave Drive | Westbound carriageway | From a point 268 metres east of its junction with the centreline of Pleckgate Road. Its junction with the centreline of Preston New Road |
| Schedule 2 50 MPH Speed Restriction | A6119 – Whitebirk Drive/Brownhill Drive | No Side Specified | A point 156 metres east of its junction with the Centreline of Emerald Avenue. A point 250 metres east of its junction with the centreline of Whitebirk Drive |
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From
20-Aug-2026
To
14-Sept-2026
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