This document establishes the formal legal framework for the de-trunking of a specific section of the London-Portsmouth Trunk Road near Milford. The order, issued by the Secretary of State for Transport, outlines the administrative transition of road maintenance responsibilities from national oversight to local authority jurisdiction. It serves as a regulatory instrument to modify the classification of the A3 highway, reflecting shifts in regional infrastructure management during the 1990s.

This text is a specialized legal instrument intended for use by civil engineers, local government officials, and legal researchers focusing on British highway administration. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which is characteristic of statutory instruments from this period.