Road Traffic Acts

Scottish Executive

THE A68 TRUNK ROAD (OLD DALKEITH ROAD, MIDLOTHIAN) (40MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 200

The Scottish Ministers hereby give notice that they propose to make the above Order under section 84(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, which will have the effect of imposing a 40 mph speed limit on the following length of road:

That length of the A68 Edinburgh—Berwick Upon Tweed Trunk Road from its junction with the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass at Sheriffhall Roundabout to a point 168 metres or thereby north of the junction with Lugton Brae at the Lugton Inn, a distance of 1.12 kilometres or thereby.

Full details of the proposal are contained in the Order which, together with a plan showing the length of road involved, and a statement of the Scottish Ministers’ reasons for proposing to make the Order, may be examined, free of charge, during normal office hours from 3 February 2005 to 3 March 2005 at the Scottish Executive Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department, Network Management Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh; and Amey Infrastructure Services Limited, South East Unit, 600 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh EH17 8RY.

Any person wishing to object to the proposed Order should send details of the grounds for objection in writing to the Scottish Executive Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department, Network Management Division, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ, quoting reference UM/NSE/D/O/2/9, by 3 March 2005.

J G Barton, Director, Network Management Division, a member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

Scottish Executive Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.