Regulation 3 Application of the RegulationsF1

United Kingdom

(1)

These Regulations apply in relation to—

(a)

the following road tunnels—

(i)

A282 Dartford Tunnel, Essex and Kent;

(ii)

A1(M) Hatfield Tunnel, Hertfordshire;

(iii)

M25 Bell Common Tunnel, Essex;

(iv)

M25 Holmesdale Tunnel, Hertfordshire;

(v)

A299 Ramsgate Tunnel, Kent;

(vi)

A55 Conwy Tunnel, Conwy;

(vii)

A55 Pen-y-Clip Tunnel, Conwy;

(viii)

A55 Penmaenbach Tunnel, Conwy; and

(b)

any proposed road tunnel in the United Kingdom that immediately before IP completion day—

(i)

formed part of the trans-European road network;

(ii)

was at the construction stage or the design stage; and

(iii)

would be over 500 metres in length.

(2)

For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), a road tunnel would be over 500 metres in length if the longest traffic lane on the fully enclosed part of that tunnel would be over 500 metres in length.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 3 substituted (28.5.2021) by The Road Tunnel Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/552), regs. 1, 6