# The M57 Motorway Junction 7 (Switch Island) (Speed Limits) Regulations 2009, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“M57 Motorway” means the M57 Motorway junction 7 at Switch Island in the District of Sefton, in Merseyside;
“motorway” and “carriageway” have the same meanings as in the Motorways Traffic (England and Wales) Regulations 1982;
“the slip road” means the exit slip road from the westbound carriageway to the A59 at Switch Island, from a point 42 metres east of where the A59 meets the slip road to the point where those roads meet;
“Switch Island” means the circulatory system which forms the junction at the western end of the M57 Motorway, where that motorway joins the A59 and the A5036; and
“the westbound carriageway” means the westbound carriageway of the M57 Motorway, from a point 538 metres east of where the A59 at Switch Island meets the slip road to a point 42 metres east of where those roads meet.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1631/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/m57-motorway-junction-7-switch-island-speed-limits-regulations-2009/regulation-2
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