Department for Transport

TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b), (2A) (3A) and (3AA) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) that he has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make with modifications the Luton Dunstable Translink Order (“the Order”). The Order was applied for by Luton Borough Council, Town Hall, Luton LU1 2BQ. It will authorise the construction, maintenance and operation of approximately 12km of dedicated busway between Luton Airport, Luton town centre, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, much of which would operate in guided mode. It will also authorise (among other things) the provision of ancillary works, and the acquisition of land and rights in land for the purposes of the scheme. Copies of the Order, once made, may be obtained from the Stationery Office or through booksellers. The Secretary of State has, pursuant to section 14(1)(a) of the Act, given notice of his determination by way of a decision letter dated 2 November 2006 copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Zone 9/2, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6DT. That letter gives the reasons for the determination and the considerations upon which it is based; information about the public participation process; and information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the determination and the procedures for doing so. The Secretary of State confirms that, before making his determination, he considered the environmental statement provided by the applicant and all objections and other representations relating to it, and that he otherwise complied with the obligations referred to in section 14(3A) of the Act. For the purposes of section 14(3AA), he confirms that the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, remedy any major adverse environmental effects are those set out in paragraph 45 of the decision letter. Ellis Harvey, Head of TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DT