WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (As Amended) (Various Bridleways, Astley, Dunley and Abberley)(Temporary Closure) Order 2016

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WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

PUBLIC NOTICE

Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (As Amended)

(Various Bridleways, Astley, Dunley and Abberley)(Temporary Closure) Order 2016

NOTICE is hereby given that the Order made by Worcestershire County Council on          19 May 2016 the effect of which is to close that part of Various Bridleways, Astley, Dunley and Abberley as follows:

No horse shall be ridden or led and no cyclist shall proceed along the entire length of Astley and Dunley Bridleway AD-553, Abberley Bridleways AY-574, AY-573, AY-572, AY-571 and AY-570 from Netherton Road at OSGR SO 7783 6936 to Netherton Road at Netherton House, OSGR SO 7648 6878.

No person shall proceed along the lengths of Astley and Dunley AD-553 and Abberley Bridleway AY-574 from Netherton Road at OSGR SO 7783 6936 to the junction with Rock Footpath RF 833 at OSGR SO 7746 6907.

There will also be no public access to the track to Birch Hall from Netherton Road at OSGR SO 7782 6936 to where Abberley Bridleway AY-547 crosses the access track at OSGR SO 7768 6918 which was due to expire on 1 June 2024 has been continued in force with the approval of the Secretary of State for the Department Transport until the works to which it relates have been completed or until 1 June 2025 whichever is sooner.  Any further extension will require the approval of the Secretary of State.

The Order has been made to facilitate bridge repairs works.

Alternative route:

(a) Cyclists and horse-riders are via C2071 Netherton Road and vice versa.

(b) Walkers are via C2071 Netherton Road and Rock Footpath RF-833 and vice versa.

Thomas Pollock Head of Commercial Law (Legal and Governance) County Hall Spetchley Road

Worcester.

31 May 2024

footpaths closure 20th May 2024