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ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 THE ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL (CITY CENTRE AREA ‘COVID-19 SPACES FOR PEOPLE’, ABERDEEN) (TEMPORARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT) ORDER 2020 Aberdeen City Council has made the above-named order in terms of its powers under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. The effect of the order, which will come into operation from 00:01 on 3 December 2020, for a period up to eighteen months, is to impose the following traffic management measures on certain roads in Aberdeen (Please note these are principally restating temporary restrictions that have already been established on the ground; albeit, it does provide for amendments and new additions): - • A prohibition of vehicles waiting at any time will be established on the west side of Exchange Street, from its junction with Imperial Place, northwards for a distance of 10 metres or thereby. • A prohibition of vehicles waiting at any time, and additionally a prohibition of loading between 11.00am and 4.30pm on any day, will be established on Union Street (between its junctions with Market Street and Bridge Street); Back Wynd, Belmont Street, Gaelic Lane, and Little Belmont Street. • There will be a prohibition of waiting at any time except for taxis on Exchange Street - West side, from a point 10 metres or thereby north of its junction with Imperial Place, northwards for a distance of 30 metres or thereby; Hadden Street – North side, from 8 metres or thereby west of its junction with Market Street, westwards for a distance of 30 metres or thereby; and on Rosemount Viaduct – North side, from 52 metres or thereby west of its junction with Blackfriars Street, westwards for a distance of 71 metres or thereby. • There will be parking places established for the exclusive purpose of allowing vehicles to load/unload goods and burden on Hadden Street – South side, from 8 metres or thereby west of its junction with Market Street, westwards for a distance of 12 metres or thereby; South side, from its junction with Exchange Lane, westwards for a distance of 11 metres or thereby; Chapel Street – West side, from 13 metres or thereby south of its junction with Thistle Street, southwards for a distance of 15 metres or thereby; Union Row – West side, from 20 metres or thereby north of its junction with Union Street, northwards for a distance of 15 metres or thereby; and on St Catherine’s Wynd – West side, from 10 metres or thereby north of its junction with Union Street, northwards for a distance of 15 metres or thereby. • There will be parking places established, operational on any day, between the hours of 8.00am and 8.00pm, that allow a vehicle to wait for a maximum 20 minutes, with no return within 20 minutes; these bays will be located on Thistle Street – North side, from 10 metres or thereby east of its junction with Thistle Lane, eastwards for a distance of 40 metres or thereby; North side, from 15 metres or thereby west of its junction with Chapel Street, westwards for a distance of 28 metres or thereby; Chapel Street – West side, from 20m or thereby north of its junction with Thistle Street northwards for a distance of 30m or thereby. • There will be a prohibition of motor vehicles except for ‘permit holders’ at any time and for loading from midnight to 11.00am, and from 4.30pm until midnight, established on: Union Street, between its junctions with Union Terrace and Market Street; Back Wynd; Gaelic Lane, Little Belmont Street; and on Belmont Street, from its junction with Union Street, northwards for a distance of 147 metres or thereby. • With the exception of pedal cycles, there will be prohibition of vehicles proceeding in an eastbound direction onto Union Street at the point of the eastern side of its junction with Bridge Street, and from proceeding in a westbound direction onto Union Street at the point of the western side of its junction with Market Street. • With the exception of pedal cycles, vehicles will be prohibited from entering Justice Mill Lane via Holburn Street. • There will be a prohibition on motor vehicles at any time, except for access, on Belmont Street, from its junction with Schoolhill, southwards for a distance of 67 metres or thereby. • There will be a prohibition on motor vehicles at any time, except for loading from midnight to 10.00am, and from 6.00pm until midnight, on: Upperkirkgate, between its junctions with Schoolhill and Flourmill Lane; and on Schoolhill, between its junctions with Back Wynd and Upperkirkgate. • There will be a prohibition on vehicles turning right from Union Street onto the following roads: Bon Accord Street, Crown Street, Dee Street, Diamond Street, Huntly Street, South Silver Street and Summer Street. While northbound motor vehicles on the section of Rose Street, between its junctions with Union Street and Thistle Street, will only be permitted to turn right onto Thistle Street. • There will be a disabled parking place established on Flourmill Lane; north-east side, from a point 2 metres or thereby north-west of its junction with Netherkirkgate, north-westwards for a distance of 18 metres or thereby. • There will be a ‘one way’ restriction on Schoolhill, between its junctions with Belmont Street and Upperkirkgate, whereby vehicles, with the exception of pedal cycles, will only be permitted to travel in an easterly direction. • There will be a ‘one way’ restriction on Exchange Street, between its junctions with Imperial Place and Guild Street, whereby vehicles will only be permitted to travel in a southerly direction, and on Chapel Street, between its junctions with Thistle Street and Little Chapel Street, whereby vehecles will only be permitted to travel in a northerly direction. • The one way restriction on Exchange Street provided by Article 3 of “The Aberdeen City Council (The Green and Surrounding Streets) (Aberdeen) (Traffic Management) Order 2010” is temporarily revoked. • The prohibition on vehicular right turns from Union Street onto Bridge Street, provided by “The Grampian Regional Council (Union Street/Bridge Street, Aberdeen) (Prohibition of Right Turns) Order 1991” is temporarily revoked. These measures are necessary for public safety, whereby, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, additional space has been established on roads to allow for physical distancing and active travel. Roads Infrastructure Manager, Aberdeen City Council, Marischal College, Aberdeen