VARIOUS new highway regulations are set to come into force due to the substantial Parkside development near Warrington.
While the development is mainly in the Borough of St Helens it impacts local highways, most notably Winwick Lane.
Warrington Borough Council has given notice of various new traffic regulations including a Proposed 24-hour Clearway Order within the administrative Boundary between Warrington Borough Council & St. Helens Council.
New speed limits and a proposed 7.5 Tonne Weight Limit (Except for Access) are also proposed. Adjacent existing roads have either changed classification or usage and it is considered to reduce a number of speed limits in keeping with the nature of the routes. The section of Parkside Road south of A573 Parkside Link Road is proposed to be declassified and subsequently, the weight limit extents are deemed unsuitable.
Meanwhile, new sections of the carriageway are to be kept free of stationary or parked vehicles including heavy goods vehicles at all times to enable free flow of traffic using the development and suitable through routes.
Warrington Borough Council has given notice it proposes to make an Order under Sections 1, 2, 4 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and of all other enabling powers. The effect of the Order will be as follows: –
1. The Borough of Warrington (Traffic Management) (Civil Enforcement) Consolidation Order 2018, is hereby further varied or amended as follows: –
(a) In the 4th Schedule by the addition of:
24 HOUR CLEARWAYS
A573 Parkside Link Road From its Administerial Boundary with St Helens Council in an easterly direction to its junction with A573 Parkside Road.
A573 Parkside Road From its Administerial Boundary with St Helens Council to its junction with A573 Parkside Link Road.
A579 Winwick Lane From its junction with A49 / M6 Junction 22 to its Administerial Boundary with St Helens Council.
A579 Winwick Lane From its Administerial Boundary with St Helens Council for a distance of approximately 140 metres in a north-easterly direction.
Winwick Lane Service Road
(Unclassified) From its Administerial Boundary with St Helens Council for its entire length.
Deposited documents may be viewed on-line at https://www.warrington.gov.uk/permanent-traffic-regulation-orders or Contact Warrington, 1 Time Square, Warrington, WA1 2NT between 9am & 5pm, Monday to Friday.
All representations both in support or objecting to the proposals must be in writing either by post or delivered by hand to Legal Services, East Annexe, Town Hall, Sankey Street, Warrington, WA1 1UH or emailed with full contact details to [email protected] by 14th December 2023 and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made. Please note that all representations received may be considered in public by the Council and that the substance of any representation together with the name and address of the person making it could become available for public inspection.
