Temporary Traffic Regulation Order - Scottish Borders Archived

(A698 KELSO BYPASS – SPACES FOR PEOPLE)

(TEMPORARY SPEED RESTRICTION) ORDER 2020

The Scottish Borders Council (A698 Kelso Bypass – Spaces for People) (Temporary Speed Restriction) Order 2020 has been made under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended.  The Order, which has a maximum duration of 18 months, will come into force at 00:01 on 19 October 2020 and is expected to remain in effect for a period of 18 months. The temporary speed restriction will only be in effect when appropriate signage is in place on the affected lengths of road.  The Order is required for the Spaces for People initiative to make the lengths of road safer for cyclists and walkers.

When the Order comes into effect no person shall drive or cause or permit to be driven any vehicle at a speed exceeding 40mph along the A698 Kelso Bypass from a point approximately 50 metres from its junction with Shedden Park Road to the 40mph signs approximately 175 metres northeast of the Sainsbury’s roundabout.

A map showing the restriction can be seen at www.tellmescotland.gov.uk.

N MCKINLAY

Chief Legal Officer