THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT hereby gives notice that she intends to make an Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1) and (2) and 4(1) of, and paragraph 27(1) of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the A500 Trunk Road between Hanchurch and Barthomley in the Counties of Staffordshire and Cheshire.

The effect of the Order would be to—

• 1 prohibit, with exemptions, any vehicle from waiting at any time (other than in a layby, with the exception of those listed in 2 below) on—
  • a the northbound and southbound carriageways of the A500 Trunk Road from its roundabout junction with the A519 at Hanchurch to and including its roundabout junction with the slip roads leading to and from the M6 Motorway (Junction 16) at Barthomley;
  • b the northbound link road connecting City Road and Stoke Road;
  • c the southbound link road connecting Stoke Road and City Road;
  • d the connecting road leading from the northbound link road, described in (b) above, to the northbound carriageway of the A500;
  • e the connecting road leading from the southbound link road, described in (c) above, to the southbound carriageway of the A500; and
  • f any slip road/connecting road specified in the schedule to this notice;
• 2 prohibit any vehicle from waiting at any time in the layby situated adjacent to—
  • a the northbound carriageway of the A500 from the northern side of the A52 City Road overbridge to a point XXX metres north of that overbridge;
  • b the northbound carriageway of the A500 a from point XXX metres southeast of the southern side of the A5006 Stoke Road overbridge to that overbridge;
  • c the southbound carriageway of the A500 from a point XXX metres northwest of the northern side of the A5006 Stoke Road overbridge to that overbridge; and
  • d the southbound carriageway of the A500 between points XXX metres and XXX metres southeast of the centre point of the underbridge at the A500/A527 Reginald Mitchell Way Junction.
• 3 prohibit any vehicle from making a right turn—
  • a from the A500 northbound exit slip road leading to its junction with City Road, into Whieldon Road, and
  • b from the slip road leading from the northbound link road connecting City Road and Stoke Road, into the road connecting Stoke Road and Liverpool Road.

A COPY of the draft Order, plans illustrating the proposals, a statement explaining why the Secretary of State proposes to make the Order and a copy of the Orders to be revoked/varied may be inspected during office hours at Stoke City Council at Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1RF and at Stoke Library, Stoke Local Centre, 61Church Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1DF or obtained by application to Karen Eustace at the Highways Agency, The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1RN.

Any person wishing to object to the proposed Order should send a written statement of their objection and the grounds thereof to the Highways Agency at the address given above. The objection should quote reference HA 41/2/93 and must be received no later than 8 November 2012.

When submitting an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of any objection may be communicated to other people who may be affected by it.

For further information contact Karen Eustace on 0121 678 8420.

Mike Lloyd, a Higher Executive Officer in the Highways Agency

SCHEDULE

A500/A34 Hanford Junction—

• 1 the A500 northbound and southbound exit and entry slips roads at the roundabout junction with the A34 Stone Road at Hanford;

A500/A5006 Sideway and A50 Junctions—

• 2 the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A500 to its roundabout junction with the A50;
• 3 the slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A500 from its roundabout junction with the A50;
• 4 the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A500 to its roundabout junction with the A50, including the dedicated lane leading to the eastbound carriageway of the A50;
• 5 the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A500 from its roundabout junction with the A50;
• 6 the exit slip road leading from its junction with the slip road described in 2 above, to its junction with the A5006;
• 7 the slip road leading from the A5006 to its roundabout junction with the A50;
• 8 the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the road connecting the dumbbell roundabouts at the A500/A5006 Sideway junction, including the circulatory carriageway of the eastern roundabout;
• 9 the exit slip road leading from its junction with the slip road described in 5 above, to its roundabout junction with the A5006;
• 10 the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A500 from its roundabout junction with the A5006;

A500/A52 City Road Junction—

• 11 the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A500 to its junction with the A52 City Road;
• 12 the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A500 from its junction with the A52 City Road;
• 13 the exit slip road leading from the slip road described in 12 above to a point 17 metres north of its junction with Whieldon Road;

A500/A5006 Stoke Road Junction—

• 14 the slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A500 from its junction with the A5006 Stoke Road;
• 15 a length of the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A500 to its junction with the A5006 Stoke Road, from its junction with the A500 to a point 24 metres west of its junction with Stoke Road;
• 16 the slip road leading from the first link road to its junction with the road connecting Stoke Road and Liverpool Road;

A500/B5045 Shelton New Road Junction

• 17 a length of the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A500 to Shelton New Road, from its junction with the A500 to a point 326 metres south east of its junction with Shelton New Road;
• 18 a length of the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A500 from Shelton New Road, from a point 99 metres south of its junction with Shelton New Road to its junction with the A500;

A500/ A53 Etruria Road Junction

• 19 the A500 northbound and southbound exit and entry slip roads at the roundabout junction with the A53 Etruria Road;

A500/A527 Grange Lane Junction

• 20 the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A500 to its roundabout junction with the A527 Grange Lane;
• 21 a length of the slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A500 from its roundabout junction with the A527 Grange Lane, from a point 36 metres northeast of its roundabout junction with the A527 to its junction with the A500;
• 22 the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A500 to its roundabout junction with the A527 and Lowfield Drive;
• 23 the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A500 from its roundabout junction with the A527 and Lowfield Drive;

A500/A527 Porthill Bank/A5271 Porthill Road Junction

• 24 the A500 northbound and southbound exit and entry slip roads at the roundabout junction with the A527 Porthill Bank and the A5271 Porthill Road;

A500/A527 Reginald Mitchell Way Junction

• 25 the A500 northbound and southbound exit and entry slip roads at the roundabout junction with the A527 Reginald Mitchell Way and Chemical Lane;

A500/A34 Talke Road Junction

• 26 a length of the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A500 to its roundabout junction with the A34 Talke Road, the A34 Newcastle Road and Peacock Hay Lane, from its junction with the A500 to a point 25 metres east of its junction with the roundabout;
• 27 the slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A500 from its roundabout junction with the A34 Talke Road, the A34 Newcastle Road and Peacock Hay Lane;
• 28 a length of the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A500 to its roundabout junction with the A34 Talke Road, the A34 Newcastle Road and Peacock Hay Lane, from its junction with the A500 to a point 22.5 metres west of the roundabout;
• 29 a length of the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A500 from its roundabout junction with the A34 Talke Road, the A34 Newcastle Road and Peacock Hay Lane, from a point 22 metres east of its junction with the roundabout to its junction with the A500;

A500/Alsager Road Junction

• 30 a length of the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A500 to its junction with Alsager Road, from its junction with the A500 to a point 40 metres east of its junction with Alsager Road;
• 31 the slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A500 from its junction with Alsager Road;
• 32 a length of the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A500 to its junction with Alsager Road, from its junction with the A500 to a point 41 metres west of its junction with Alsager Road, and
• 33 the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A500 from its junction with Alsager Road.