Transport for London

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984

THE TOWER HAMLETS (BUS PRIORITY) (NO 1) TRAFFIC ORDER 1999 A11 GLA ROAD EXPERIMENTAL VARIATION ORDER 2003

1. Transport for London hereby gives notice that it has made the above-named Experimental Order under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on 6 May 2003. The Order comes into effect on 15 May 2003 and can remain in force for up to 18 months.
2. The general nature and effect of the Order is to:

(a) contribute to a new scheme of traffic control being introduced on Bus Route 25 as part of the London Bus Initiative to assist bus operations, bus passenger journeys and bus stop accessibility;
(b) make provision for a new eastbound bus lane and extend lengths of the exisiting westbound bus lane.

3. The road affected by the Order is the A11 Mile End Road in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
4. Where it appears necessary for certain purposes, Transport for London or any person authorised by it may modify or suspend the Order or any provisions in it, while the Order is in force.
5. In due course Transport for London will be considering whether or not the provisions of the Order should be continued in force indefinitely. Within the period of six months from the coming into force of the Order, or if the Order is subsequently varied by another Order or modified, from the coming into force of that variation or modification (whichever is the latest), any person may object to the making of an Order to continue indefinitely those provisions. Any such objection should be made in writing, giving the grounds on which it is made, and sent to Transport for London, TASS/AD/SF/TO, Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL, quoting Ref GLA/2003/134. Any objection may be communicated to other persons who may be affected.
6. A copy of the Order, a statement of Transport for London’s reasons for the proposals and for proceeding by way of experiment, a map indicating the location and effect of the Order and copies of any Order revoked, suspended or varied by the Order can be inspected during normal office hours at the offices of:
Transport for London—Street Management, Statutory Functions—Traffic Orders, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF; and
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Council Offices, 60 Southern Grove, London E3 4PN.
7. The documents referred to in paragraph 6 will be available for inspection during the period within which objection can be made in accordance with paragraph 5 above.
8. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order or of any provision contained in it on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers or that any of the relevant requirements have 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.
C Martin, Assistant Director, Street Management
Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0TL.
8 May 2003.