THE SECRETARY OF STATE for Transport hereby gives notice that she has confirmed, with modifications, the above Order which was made by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council under sections 14 and 125 of the Highways Act 1980 and which, as confirmed, authorises the Council to—

• a carry out the improvement of highways,
• b stop up highways,
• c construct new highways,
• d stop up private means of access to premises, and
• e provide new means of access to premises

all in relation to the classified road known as the Ashton Northern Bypass – Stage 2 which the Council are proposing to construct from the junction of Turner Lane and Wellington Road to the junction of Penny Meadow and Crickets Lane North in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Copies of the above mentioned Order and of the plans referred to therein have been deposited and may be inspected at all reasonable hours free of charge at Customer Services, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 6DL.

ANY PERSON aggrieved by the Order and desiring to question the validity thereof, or of any provision contained therein, on the ground that it is not within the powers of the Highways Act 1980 or on the ground that any requirement of that Act or of any regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order, may, within 6 weeks of the 21 August 2008, apply to the High Court for the suspension or quashing of the Order or of any provision contained therein.

R Oldfield

On behalf of the Department for Transport

5 August 2008

Local Authority Orders, Department for Transport, Government Office for the North East, 4th Floor, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4WH Ref: DN5035/55/7/29.

Government Offices for the Regions.