London Borough of Merton

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON BUS LANE (NO 14) EXPERIMENTAL ORDER 2002

ROUTE 280

1. Notice is hereby given that the London Borough of Merton, after consulting the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, have made the above-mentioned Order under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The Order was made on 19 June 2002 and shall become operational on 24 June 2002. 2. The general effects of the Order will be to introduce a Bus Lane in the location detailed in the Schedule to this notice, operating that the times specified. 3. The Order provides that, pursuant to section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the Director of the Environmental Services Department of the London Borough of Merton or some person authorised in that behalf by him, may, if it appears to him or that person, essential in the interest of convenient, expeditious, and the 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 provision thereof. 4. A copy of the Order, a plan identifying the area affected by the Order, and the Council’s statement of reasons for making the Order can be inspected, during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive, at the London Borough of Merton, Main Reception, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey. 5. The London Borough of Merton as the Order making authority will consider in due course whether the provisions of the proposed experimental Order should be continued in force indefinitely by means of an Order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. If the experimental Order is eventually made, further comments will be invited as to whether the Council should make the provisions therein permanent. 6. Any person desiring to object to such an experimental Order being made under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 should send a statement in writing of their objections and grounds thereof to the Head of Traffic and Parking Section at the Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX, no later than 20 January 2002, quoting Ref ES/SGE. R Rawes. Director of Environmental Services Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX. Schedule With flow Bus Lane, Eastbound direction, operating Monday to Saturday 7.00 am to 7.00 pm. London Road, Mitcham, north side from a point 168 metres east of the intersection point between London Road and Morden Road eastwards for a distance of 275 metres. 20 June 2002.