Emergency order legislation in place

Emergency legislation designed to speed up making emergency Traffic Orders that may be needed to, for example, widen pavements or install cycle lanes, has been put in place. On 23 May temporary amendments were made to:

• The Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Procedure Regulations 1992
• The Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996
• The Secretary of State’s Traffic Order (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1990.

The main change is to allow the advertising the order via digital means. The amendments also allow for non-emergency Orders, alternative publicity arrangements to help deal with practical difficulties that have arisen as a result of restrictions that are in place.