The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/2949
• Sections: 9

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Dartford-Thurrock Crossing (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 5th December 2014.

Section 2 Amendment of Regulations

The Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Regulations 1998 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of regulation 1

In regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph 2—

(a) after the definition of “designated parking area” insert—

“east tunnel” means the easternmost of the tunnels;

(b) after the definition of “trailer” insert—

“west tunnel” means the westernmost of the tunnels;

Section 4 Amendment of regulation 2

In regulation 2 (abnormal loads) for paragraph (1) and the table substitute—

(1) A person must not, except with the permission of the crossing operator, take or cause or permit to be taken onto the lengths of road described—

(a) in Part I of the Schedule any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (1) of the table;

(b) in Part II of the Schedule any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (2) of the table; and

(c) in Part III of the Schedule any vehicle which exceeds any of the dimensions or weights set out in column (3) of the table.

Table

Section 5 Amendment of regulation 4

In regulation 4 (abnormal loads) for paragraph (1) and Parts I and II of the table substitute—

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the driver of a vehicle which is of a description set out in the first column of the table, or a person on his behalf, must pay to the crossing operator, in addition to any road user charge payable for the use of the crossing by that vehicle, the charge for the use of the tunnels by that vehicle set out in the third column of that table.

Table

Section 6 Amendment of regulation 5

In regulation 5 (dangerous goods)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “into the tunnels” substitute “onto any length of road specified in Parts I and II of the Schedule”; and

(b) in paragraph (3) in the definition of “Table A” for “1st January 2009” substitute “1st January 2013” .

Section 7 Amendment of regulation 6

In regulation 6 (dangerous goods) for “1st January 2009” substitute “1st January 2013”.

Section 8 Revocation of regulation 11

Regulation 11 is omitted.

Section 9 Schedule

For the Schedule substitute—

Lengths of road subject to prohibitions

The slip road leading to the northbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road from the roundabout junction with the A206 at the western end of Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent, from a point 20 metres south west of that roundabout to its junction with the northbound carriageway.

The northbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road that leads to and passes through the west tunnel from a point 120 metres north east of the north eastern face of the Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent to a point 330 metres north of the northern portal of the west tunnel in the County of Essex.

Unless paragraph (b) applies, the northbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road that leads to the east tunnel from a point 310 metres south west of the south western face of the Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent to a point 330 metres north of the northern portal of the east tunnel in the County of Essex.

The A282 trunk road that leads to and passes through the east tunnel from a point 245 metres north of the centre line of the A1090 London Road, West Thurrock where it passes beneath the A282 trunk road in the County of Essex to a point 230 metres south west of the southern portal of the east tunnel in the County of Kent, in circumstances where the east tunnel is being used as a southbound carriageway.

The southbound carriageway of the A282 trunk road that leads to and passes over the bridge from a point 140 metres south of the centre point where it crosses the A1090 London Road, West Thurrock in the County of Essex to a point where it passes below the north eastern face of the Junction 1A Littlebrook overbridge in the County of Kent.