The Secretary of State for Transport hereby gives notice that he intends to make an Order under section 82(2) and 83(1) of, and paragraph 27(1) of Schedule 9 to, the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on the A45 Trunk Road in the County of Northamptonshire.

The effect of the order would be to maintain the national speed limit on the lengths of the A45 described in the schedule to this notice, which would otherwise be subject to a speed limit of 30 miles per hour as a result of the street lighting installed on those lengths.

A copy of the draft Order, together with plans illustrating the proposals and a Statement of the Secretary of State’s reasons for proposing to make the Order, may be inspected during opening hours at Northamptonshire County Council, John Dryden House, 8-10 The Lakes, Northampton, NN4 7YD; Northamptonshire Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2BA; Far Cotton Library, REC Centre, Towcester Road, Far Cotton, Northants, NN4 8LG; Borough Council of Wellingborough, Swanspool House, Doddington Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1BP; Irchester Library, High Street, Irchester, NN29 7AA; Thrapston Library, High Street, Thrapston, NN14 4JJ; Raunds Town Council, The Hall, Thorpe Street, Raunds, Northants, NN9 6LT; or may be seen at or obtained by application to the Highways Agency, The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RN.

Any person wishing to object to the proposed Order should send a written statement of their objection and the grounds thereof to Karen Eustace at the Highways Agency at the address given above. The objection should quote reference HA 28/8/97 and must be received no later than 7 January 2011.

For further information contact Karen Eustace on 0121 678 8420.

Mike Lloyd, A Higher Executive Officer in the Highways Agency

Schedule

Lengths of the A45 Trunk Road and connecting roads in the County of Northamptonshire subject to derestriction—

• 1 the A45 from a point 120 metres south of its roundabout junction with the A14 and the A605, at Thrapston, to and including the circulatory carriageway of that roundabout;
• 2 the A45 between points 122 metres southwest and 130 metres northeast of its roundabout junction with the A6 and Station Road, known as Chowns Mill Roundabout, near Higham Ferrers, including the circulatory carriageway of that roundabout;
• 3 the northbound carriageway of the A45 from a point 20 metres east of its roundabout junction with the A509 Wilby Way and Bourton Way, known as Wilby Way Roundabout, Wellingborough, to a point 140 metres east of its roundabout junction with the A5028 Northampton Road and Crown Way, known as Skew Bridge Roundabout, Rushden;
• 4 the southbound carriageway of the A45 from a point 140 metres northeast of Skew Bridge Roundabout to a point 80 metres northeast of the B573 Doddington Road overbridge, near Wellingborough;
• 5 the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A45 to its roundabout junction with Ditchford Road, Rushden;
• 6 the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A45 from its roundabout junction with Ditchford Road and Northampton Road, Rushden;
• 7 the slip roads leading to and from the northbound and southbound carriageways of the A45 at the A509 Turnells Mill Lane Interchange, Wellingborough;
• 8 the A45 from a point 145 metres northeast of its roundabout junction the A428 and A5095, known as Barnes Meadow Interchange, Northampton, to a point 101 metres east of High Street overbridge near Ecton;
• 9 the slip roads leading to and from the northbound and southbound carriageways of the A45 at its roundabout junction with the A5076 and Crow Lane known as Billing Interchange, Northampton;
• 10 the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A45 to a point 45 metres northeast of its roundabout junction with the A43 Lumbertubs Way and Ferris Row, (Lumbertubs Way Interchange) near Weston Favell;
• 11 the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A45 from Lumbertubs Way Interchange;
• 12 the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A45 to a point 64 metres southwest of Lumbertubs Way Interchange;
• 13 the slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A45 from Lumbertubs Way Interchange;
• 14 the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A45 to its roundabout junction with the A428 and A5095 Rushmere Road, known as Barnes Meadow Interchange, Northampton;
• 15 A length of the slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A45 from Barnes Meadow Interchange roundabout, from a point 62 metres northeast of that roundabout to its junction with the northbound carriageway of the A45;
• 16 the southbound carriageway of the A45 from a point 133 metres southwest of its junction with the exit slip road leading to its roundabout junction with the A508 and B526, known as Queen Eleanor Roundabout, Northampton, to a point 120 metres north of its roundabout junction with Saxon Avenue and the slip roads leading to and from the southbound carriageway of the M1 at Junction 15;
• 17 the northbound carriageway of the A45 from a point 26 metres north of its roundabout junction with Saxon Avenue and the slip roads leading to and from the southbound carriageway of the M1 at Junction 15, to a point 138 metres south of its junction with the entry slip road leading from Queen Eleanor Roundabout;
• 18 a length of the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A45 from Queen Eleanor Roundabout, from a point 56 metres south of its junction with Queen Eleanor Roundabout to its junction with the southbound carriageway of the A45;
• 19 a length of the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A45 to Queen Eleanor Roundabout, from its junction with the northbound carriageway of the A45 to a point 55 metres south of Queen Eleanor Roundabout.
• 20 the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A45 to its junction with Berry Lane, at Wootton, Northampton;
• 21 the slip road leading from the southbound carriageway of the A45 to its roundabout junction with Saxon Avenue and Wooldale Road, south of Northampton;
• 22 a length of the slip road leading to the southbound carriageway of the A45 from its roundabout junction with Saxon Avenue and Wooldale Road, south of Northampton, from a point 159 metres north of its junction with the southbound carriageway of the A45 to that junction;
• 23 the slip road leading from the northbound carriageway of the A45 to its roundabout junction with London Road and Rowtree Road, near Collingtree, and
• 24 a length of the slip road leading from its roundabout junction with London Road and Rowtree Road to the northbound carriageway of the A45, near Collingtree, from a point 149 metres southwest of its junction with the northbound carriageway of the A45 to that junction.