Purley Way Box Junction - Special Authorisation
Request ID: FOI-0813-1819
Date published: 03 July 2018
You asked
Can you please provide evidence of the special authorisation, granted by the Department for Transport, to authorise the use of a non-compliant box junction road marking at 'Purley Way / Foxley Lane / Pampisford Road' under section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984.
Please provide evidence specific to this location.
We answered
TfL Ref: 0813-1819
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 26 June 2018 asking for information about the Purley Way box junction.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You asked for the following:
Can you please provide evidence of the special authorisation, granted by the Department for Transport, to authorise the use of a non-compliant box junction road marking at 'Purley Way / Foxley Lane / Pampisford Road' under section 64 of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984.
Please provide evidence specific to this location
I can advise that box junction markings are governed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, which were radically overhauled in 2016.
The 2016 Regulations relaxed the design rules for box junction road markings to allow for markings to be designed to cover all situations at junctions without the need for Department for Transport (DfT) authorisation. The box junction at this location is therefore fully compliant with the requirements set out within the current Regulations. As such, DfT authorisation is not required.
DfT authorisation was granted to TfL for this box junction under the previous Regulations (the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 and as amended 2011), which is available on the DfT website via: http://assets.dft.gov.uk/trafficauths/case-2981.pdf
In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London
Back to top
