1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 20 October 2022 it has made the above experimental Orders under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

2. The effects of the experimental Orders, the intention of which is to trial the provision of active travel measures promoting walking, cycling and public transport modes and to deter motor vehicle through traffic, as part of the Council’s Cycleway 4 improvements, will be to:-

(a) provide two-way mandatory cycle lanes, averaging 3m in width and aligned with the nearest kerb-line, operational at any time and segregated from the adjoining traffic flow by either carriageway island sites or segregating bollards, at the following locations:

(i) LOWER ROAD south-west side, extending from the boundary of the Transport for London Road Network (on the approach to the Rotherhithe Tunnel Roundabout) to a point 6m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Culling Road;

(ii) LOWER ROAD south-west side, extending from a point 3.5m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Culling Road to a point 6m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Ann Moss Way;

(iii) LOWER ROAD south-west side, extending from a point 6m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Ann Moss Way to the south-eastern wall of No. 68 Lower Road (note: no physical segregating measures will be placed outside Nos. 54-66 Lower Road to maintain access to properties);

(iv) LOWER ROAD south-west side, extending from a point 8m south-east of the south-eastern wall of No. 68 Lower Road to a point 6.5m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Gomm Road;

(v) LOWER ROAD south-west side, extending from a point 4m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Gomm Road to a point 26m south-east of that kerb-line;

(b) provide a one-way north-westbound with-flow mandatory cycle lane 1.5m in width, operational at any time and partially segregated from the adjoining traffic flow by a carriageway island site, in LOWER ROAD south-west side, extending from a point 34.5m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Gomm Road to a point 27m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Orange Place; The above cycle lanes are to be linked together by advisory cycle lane markings to form one continuous cycle route. Informal pedestrian crossing points with ‘zebra’ type markings would be provided across these cycle lanes to enable pedestrians to access bus stops located on the segregating island sites.

(c) prohibit north-eastbound vehicles in CULLING ROAD from turning right into Lower Road (other than for pedal cycles entering the cycle lane referred to in item 2(a)(ii) above);

(d) prohibit north-westbound vehicles in LOWER ROAD from turning right into Neptune Street, and to prohibit south-westbound vehicles in NEPTUNE STREET from turning right into Lower Road (the existing prescribed traffic movements at this junction being suspended whilst the experimental Orders are in force);

(e) provide a new north-westbound with-flow bus lane for the use of buses only and operating at any time in LOWER ROAD south-west side, aligned with the north-eastern edge of the ‘bus boarder’ island site segregating the main carriageway of Lower Road from the cycle lane referred to in item 2(a)(ii) above, extending from a point 6m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Ann Moss Way to a point 8.5m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Culling Road; and

(f) suspend all other existing bus lane facilities in Lower Road located between the boundary of the Transport for London Road Network and the south-eastern kerb-line of Orange Place.

3. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE that it has approved under section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the provision of a revised ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing layout in LOWER ROAD, the centre of which would be located at a point 13m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Ann Moss Way and which would provide a formal crossing facility across both the cycle lane referred to in item 2(a)(iii) above and the main carriageway of Lower Road. ‘Zig-zag’ markings, on which vehicles would be prohibited from stopping at all times, would be laid on both sides of the main carriageway of Lower Road for a distance of up to 16m north-west of and up to 12m south-east of the crossing.

4. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980 and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Road humps) Regulations 1999 and the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, propose to construct speed tables of flat-top construction having a maximum height level with the surrounding kerb in LOWER ROAD:-

(a) covering the entire width of the carriageway and cycle lanes at the site of the ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing in item 3 above, extending from a point 9m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Ann Moss Way south-eastward for a distance of 8m;

(b) covering the entire width of the cycle lane in which they are located (i) within the cycle lane referred to in item 2(a)(ii) above, extending from a point 28.5m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Ann Moss Way north-westward for a distance of 8m, (ii) within the cycle lane referred to in item 2(a)(iv) above, extending from a point 10m south-east of the south-eastern wall of No. 68 Lower Road south-eastward for a distance of 7m, and (iii) also within the cycle lane referred to in item 2(a)(iv) above, extending from a point 39m south-east of the south-eastern wall of No. 68 Lower Road south-eastward for a distance of 46.5m.

NOTE: All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate.

5. For more information on the background and implementation of these experimental Orders contact the Council's Highway team - Highways@southwark.gov.uk

6. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 27 October 2022 (and can remain in force for up to 18 months), this notice, and a statement of the council's reasons for making the Orders may be found online www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders; paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 020 7525 3497) for booking details.

7. The council will in due course be considering whether the provisions of the experimental orders should be continued in force indefinitely, by means of a permanent order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Anyone wishing to object to the making of the permanent order or make any other representation regarding the scheme would have 6 months to do so, from the date the experimental order comes into force (or, if the orders are varied by a subsequent order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, from the date that variation order/s or modification comes into force), and may send a statement to traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or to: Traffic Order consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment and Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX; or use the form labelled 'Parking - Road traffic and highway schemes - responding to statutory consultation notices' at www.southwark.gov.uk/statutoryconsultationnotices quoting reference ‘TMO2223-EXP03_Lower Rd C4 sect 1’. Please note that if you wish to object to the scheme you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

8. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.

9. Anyone wishing to question the validity of the Orders or of any provision therein on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder have not been complied with in relation to the Orders may, within 6 weeks of the date on which the Orders were made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 20 October 2022

Dale Foden - Head of Service - Highways, Environment and Leisure