# The M48 Motorway (Severn Bridge) (Temporary Prohibition of Heavy Goods Vehicles) Order 2025, Article 2: Interpretation


In this Order—
“appointed person” has the meaning given in section 23 of the Severn Bridges Act 1992;
“goods vehicle” has the meaning given in Schedule 1 to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016;
“length of carriageway” means—
(a) the westbound carriageway of the M48 from a point 239 metres west of the tip of the nosing of the westbound entry slip road at junction 1 (Aust) to a point 47 metres west of the mechanical joint at the western end of the M48 Severn Bridge; and
(b) the eastbound carriageway of the M48 from a point 47 metres west of the mechanical joint at the western end of the M48 Severn Bridge to a point 239 metres west of the tip of the nosing of the westbound entry slip road at junction 1 (Aust);
“M48” means the M48 motorway;
“maximum gross weight” has the meaning given in Schedule 1 to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016;
“period of danger” means the period starting at 00:01 hours on Tuesday 27th May 2025 and ending when the likelihood of danger has ended or after 18 months, whichever is sooner;
“tip of the nosing” means the first point where an entry slip road joins the carriageway of a motorway or the last point where an exit slip road leaves the carriageway of a motorway.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/607/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/m48-motorway-severn-bridge-temporary-prohibition-of-heavy-goods-vehicles-order-2025/article-2
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