TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

TRANSPORT AND WORKS (APPLICATIONS AND OBJECTIONS PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND AND WALES)
RULES 2000

PROPOSED LUTON DUNSTABLE TRANSLINK ORDER

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER

Bedfordshire County Council, of County Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 9AP and Luton Borough Council, of Town Hall, Luton LU1 2BQ, have applied to the Secretary of State for Transport, under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 1992, for an Order under section 1 of that Act.
The draft Order makes provision for:

The construction of approximately 12 kilometres of a system of guided busways between Blackburn Road, Houghton Regis in the county of Bedfordshire and Percival Way, South-east Luton in the borough of Luton including the facilitation of bus circulating routes in:

Dunstable Town Centre allowing the passage of guided buses via Court Drive, Queensway, High Street North, and Church Street (Dunstable); and
Luton Town Centre allowing the passage of guided buses along New Bedford Road, Bridge Street and Guildford Street.

In addition, a maintenance/emergency access route incorporating a combined footway/cycle track will be constructed alongside the guided busway alignment between Blackburn Road, Houghton Regis and Bradley Road, Luton.
The Order would also authorise the following works: the construction of a combined footbridge/cycle track over the disused railway at Dog Kennel Path and Bradley Road west of the M1; the construction of access roads from adjoining highways at Blackburn Road, Kingsway (Dunstable), Chaul End Road, Church Street (Dunstable), Station Road (Dunstable), Chaul End Lane, Parkway Road and Percival Way; the demolition and reconstruction of disused railway bridges over Skimpot Road, Kingsway (Luton), Dunstable Road, Telford Way, Crawley Green Road and Kimpton Road; the demolition and reconstruction of the bridge carrying Clifton Road over the disused railway; a relaignment of Chaul End Road; the refurbishment of the disused railway bridge over the M1; the demolition of disused railway bridges over New Bedford Road, Guildford Street and Church Street (Luton); the reconstruction of an existing culvert over the River Lea between New Bedford Road and Guildford Street; the reconstruction and extension of the disused railway bridge over Church Street (Dunstable) including the widening of Church Street (Dunstable); the construction of new bridges to carry the guided busway over Church Street (Luton), the Midland Main Line railway and Airport Way; the realignment of the bus waiting area at Luton Airport Parkway Station; the diversion of the airport accommodation road at London Luton Airport.
The Order would also authorise powers for the permanent or temporary acquisition of land or of interests therein; the diversion or stopping-up of roads and footpaths; the construction of stops, the realignment of roads and watercourses, works to alter the position of apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains and cables together with all necessary works and conveniences connected with those works; the execution of street works; the permanent or temporary stopping-up of streets; the construction and maintenance of new or altered streets including footpaths; the discharge of water into watercourses, public sewers and drains; the survey and investigation of land; the carrying out of safeguarding works; the carrying out of landscaping works and the exercise of other incidental, supplemental or consequential powers in relation to the works including a power to transfer the undertaking to a third party and the power to make byelaws regulating use of the guided busways so authorised to be constructed.
Any objections to, or other representations about, the proposals in the application should be sent to the Secretary of State for Transport, c/o Department for Transport, TWA Orders Unit, Zone 3/11, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR on or before 9 February 2004. An objection or representation MUST (i) be received by the Secretary of State on or before 9 February 2004, (ii) be made in writing, (iii) state the grounds of the objection or representation and (iv) indicate who is making the objection or representation, and (v) give an address to which correspondence relating to the objection or representation may be sent.
The Secretary of State may make objections or representations public and will copy them to the applicant for the Order.
Rees & Freres, 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT, Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents, on behalf of Bedfordshire County Council and Luton Borough Council.
18 December 2003.