New Street, Shrewsbury – Experimental One Way
- Period: 28 March 2022 - 08 October 2022
- Status: Closed
- Audiences: Everyone
- Topics: Traffic management
- Type: Public
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Title of scheme |
New Street, Shrewsbury – Experimental One Way |
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Description |
The introduction of one-way traffic on New Street will reduce the risk to pedestrians and other non-motorised users due to the narrow footways and traffic ‘pinch-points’ which are the nature of this historic road. The introduction of an advisory contraflow cycle lane on New Street between Quarry Place and Park Avenue on the |
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Locations |
New Street, Shrewsbury |
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Consultation begins |
28 March 2022 |
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Consultation ends |
8 October 2022 |
THE SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL (NEW STREET, SHREWSBURY) (EXPERIMENTAL ONE WAY) ORDER 2022
On 23 March 2022 Shropshire Council made an experimental order to place a one-way traffic restriction on the following length of road in Shrewsbury:
New Street
From its junction with Park Avenue to its junction with Quarry Place, in a north-easterly direction.
Pedal cycles and emergency vehicles being used in an emergency, shall be exempt from this restriction.
This Order comes into effect on 8 April 2022 and will operate for a period of up to eighteen months. The Council will consider in due course whether its provisions should continue in force indefinitely.
28 March 2022
Data protection
Please note that representations received may be reproduced, stored, copied and published online in connection with the processing of the (proposed) order and/or any inquiry. Information will not be used for additional purposes without consent. Representations without a name and address will be treated as anonymous, which may affect their weight in the decision making process. Any details published on-line will exclude individuals email addresses and phone numbers).
Documents
A set of deposit documents can be viewed at Shrewsbury Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury. Alternatively, you may request copies by:
- emailing: traffic.engineering@shropshire.gov.uk
- writing to: Traffic Engineering Team, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6ND
- or by calling 0345 678 9006.
If you wish to raise an objection, express support, or make any other comments about these proposals, please send us an e-mail or letter by 8 October 2022 (contact details as above). You may also ring 0345 678 9006 for more information.
Please note that, for legal reasons, objections must be made in writing or by e-mail, and should state the grounds on which the objection is made. Objections cannot be accepted over the phone.
If you wish to question the validity of the order, or of any of its provisions, on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of the Act or of any instrument made under it has not been complied with in relation to the Order you may, within six weeks from 23 March 2022, apply for the purpose to the High Court.