PART 3STREETS
Public rights of way – creation, temporary stopping up and diversion
article 13 13.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, the undertaker may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised development—
article 13 1 a (a)temporarily stop up each of the public rights of way specified in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 6 (public rights of way to be temporarily stopped up for which a substitute is to be provided) and provide the temporary substitute public right of way described in column (3) of Part 1 of that Schedule between the specified terminus points at the stage of the authorised development identified in column (4) of that Part of that Schedule; and
article 13 1 b (b)temporarily stop up any other public rights of way to the extent agreed with the relevant highway authority and provide temporary substitute public rights of way on an alignment to be agreed with the relevant highway authority prior to the temporary stopping up of the public right of way concerned.
(2) The public right of way specified in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 6 may not be wholly or partly stopped up under this article unless the temporary substitute public right of way referred to in column (3) in that Part of Schedule 6 or an alternative temporary substitute public right of way agreed by the local highway authority has first been provided by the undertaker.
(3) Any temporary substitute right of way must be maintained by the undertaker with appropriate signage until the substitute right of way is no longer required.
(4) The undertaker must in connection with the carrying out of the authorised development provide the new public right of way specified in column (2) of Part 2 of Schedule 6 (new public right of way to be created) to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part of that Schedule at the stage of the authorised development in column (4) of that Part of that Schedule.
(5) The undertaker must provide written notice to the relevant highway authority of any stopping up. Stopping up must not be effected earlier than the expiry of 14 days from the date of the receipt of the notice by the relevant highway authority.