London Borough of Lewisham

THE LEWISHAM LOCAL ROAD (A2) RED ROUTE (BUS PRIORITY) TRAFFIC ORDER 2000

Notice is hereby given that Lewisham Council, in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), made the Traffic Order referred to above on 19th June 2000. The Order will come into force on 1st July 2000. 2. The nature and effect of the Order will be to install as permanent measures 2 lengths of with-flow bus lanes operating at the peak hours on the A2 Priority ‘Red’ Route on New Cross Road at: (a) New Cross Road north side, from approximately 36 metres west of Pagnell Street eastbound to approximately 91 metres east of Mornington Road, operating 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Mondays to Fridays; and (b) New Cross Road south side, from approximately 17 metres west of Florence Road westbound to approximately 15 metres east of Amersham Road, operating 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., Mondays to Fridays; prohibiting any vehicle from being in either bus lane during its operational hours unless a permitted or exempt vehicle. Permitted vehicles are buses, taxis, dial-a-ride and pedal cycles. 3. Exemptions from the restrictions include: picking up and setting down passengers and loading or unloading if not otherwise prohibited, crossing the bus lane for access to adjacent roads or accessways. Council and utility company vehicles engaged on certain duties, any vehicle avoiding an accident, emergency service vehicles and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform. 4. The Order will continue in force indefinitely the provisions of the Lewisham Local Road (A2) Red Route (Bus Lanes) (No. 1) Experimental Traffic Order 1999, in force since 8th February 1999. Notice of that Order’s making was published on 27th January 1999 containing a statement that the Council would be considering in due course whether its provisions should be continued in force indefinitely. The Council, having so considered, has decided that they should be so continued. 5. Documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order can be inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays at the office of Lewisham Highways Development, Silver Road Service Centre, Silver Road, Elmira Street, London S.E.13 (telephone 020 8314 8203) during a period of 6 weeks from the date the Order was made. 6. Any person wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any requirement of that Act or of any Instrument or relevant regulation made under the Act has not been complied with may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply for the purpose to the High Court. K. Nicholson, Head of Law Lewisham Town Hall, Catford Road, London S.E.6. 21st June 2000.