1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the London Borough of Merton, on 29 September 2020, made the above-mentioned Order, under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (therein after referred to as the Act), and all other enabling powers.

2. The general effect of the Order will be to facilitate a segregated cycle lane in a length of Merton High Street and apply in a modified form the provisions of the Merton (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1977 so that waiting by vehicles (including for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle) will be prohibited in Merton High Street between its junction with Haydon’s Road and the Merton Bus Garage, Merton High Street, except at the locations specified in the Schedule to this notice where waiting by vehicles for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods or loading or unloading a vehicle will be permitted for up to 40 minutes between the hours of 10.30am and 2.30pm Mondays to Sundays.

3. The Order has provided that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the Council’s Head of futureMerton or some person authorised in that behalf by him may, if it appears to him or that person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic, or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Order runs, modify or suspend the Order or any provision thereof.

4. A copy of the Order, which will come into operation on 12 October 2020, of a plan of the relevant area and of the Council’s statement of reasons for making the Order can be inspected on-line at: https://www.merton.gov.uk/covid-19-transport-projects until the Order ceases to have effect or during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive at: Merton Link, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX.

5. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within 6 weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

6. The Council of the London Borough of Merton will consider in due course whether the provisions of the Order should be reproduced and continued in force indefinitely by means of an Order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Persons desiring to object to the making of the Order under the said Act of 1984 for the purpose of such reproduction and continuation in force may, within a period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the experimental Order came into force, or if the experimental Order is varied by another Order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the said Act of 1984, within a period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification came into force, may visit https://www.merton.gov.uk/covid-19-transport-projects and do so, or send a statement in writing of their objection and the grounds thereof to the Head of futureMerton, Environment and Regeneration, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, SM4 5DX quoting reference: ES/MERTONHIGHSTREET as applicable.

Dated 29 September 2020

Paul McGarry

Head of futureMerton

London Borough of Merton,

Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX

SCHEDULE

Loading/unloading permitted for up to 40 minutes between 10.30am to 2.30pm Mondays to Sundays

1. MERTON HIGH STREET, the north side, from a point 2 metres west of a point in line with the common boundary of Nos. 120 and 122 Merton High Street eastward to a point in line with the common boundary of Nos. 110 and 112 Merton High Street.

2. MERTON HIGH STREET, the south side, from a point 1 metre west of a point in line with common boundary of Nos. 30 and 31 Abbey Parade, Merton High Street eastward for a distance of 9 metres.

3. MERTON HIGH STREET, the south side, from a point 2.5 metres west of a point opposite the common boundary of Nos. 86 and 86a Merton High Street eastward for a distance of 10 metres.