LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

The Lewisham (Bus Lanes) (No. 3) Traffic Order 1998

The Lewisham (Waiting and Loading Restriction) (Amendment No. 42) Traffic Order 1998

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the London Borough of Lewisham, in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) made the two traffic Orders mentioned above as part of London Bus Priority Network implementation, the greater part of the measures already being in force experimentally, on 27th April 1998. The Orders will come into force on 11th May 1998.   The general effect of the two Orders will be respectively to implement as permanent measures:   (1) A north-eastbound bus lane in Downham Way north-west side from the junction with Northover to 15 metres west of the junction with Reigate Road, operating 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. an 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday.   (2) Additions or alterations to waiting restrictions as follows (by amending the consolidation Order, the Lewisham (Waiting and Loading Restriction) Order 1990):       (a) Generally: No Waiting 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., No Loading or Unloading 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday in:         (i) Downham Way north-west side in the bus lane (except loading ban Monday to Friday only.);         (ii) Baring Road from (approximately) 80 metres north of junction Chinbrook Road to 80 metres south of junction Downham Way;         (iii) Chinbrook Road from junction Baring Road to junction Amblecote Road.       (b) No Waiting 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Monday to Saturday in Downham Way south side from junction Northover to junction Galahad Road.       (c) No Waiting, No Loading or Unloading At Any Time in:         (i) Downham Way north side within 15 metres of junction Reigate Road and 20 metres west of junction Downham Way;         (ii) Baring Road both sides within (approximately) 30 metres of junction Chinbrook Road, west side within (approximately) 30 metres of junction Downham Way, and east side within (approximately) 10 metres of Downham Way traffic signals;         (iii) Chinbrook Road within 50 metres of junction Baring Road.   Exemptions from the restrictions include: the carrying out of various statutory duties; stopping if required by law or to avoid an accident; fire authority, ambulance or police vehicles, and anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.   A copy of the Orders and of plans giving more detailed particulars of the measures, of the council’s statement of reasons for making the Orders and of the said 1990 consolidation order amended are available for inspection for a period of 6 weeks from the date the Order was made during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays at the office of Lewisham Design Services (Development and Support), Laurence House, 2nd Floor, 1 Catford Road, London S.E.6, (tel. 0181-695 6000, extn 8203).   Any person wishing to question the validity of either Order or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument or regulation made thereunder has not been complied with may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court. K. Nicholson, Head of Law Lewisham Town Hall,   Catford, London S.E.6. 30th April 1998.