This document establishes the legal framework and administrative authority for the detrunking of the A16 Trunk Road specifically concerning the Stickford Bypass. The order is issued by the Secretary of State for Transport under the powers granted by the Highways Act 1980. It serves as a formal instrument to reclassify the status of the specified road section, transferring responsibility from national trunk road management to local highway authority control.

This document is a standard statutory instrument used by legal professionals and civil engineers to verify the jurisdictional status of road infrastructure. Experts note that such orders are highly technical and serve as the definitive record for administrative changes in the United Kingdom road network.