PART 3STREETS

Agreements with highway authorities

article 18 + 18.—(1) A relevant highway authority and the undertaker may enter into agreements in relation to the authorised development with respect to—

article 18 1 a + (a)the construction or maintenance of any new highway including any structure carrying the highway whether or not over or under any part of the authorised development;

article 18 1 b + (b)the strengthening, improvement, repair or reconstruction of any highway under the powers conferred by this Order;

article 18 1 c + (c)the maintenance of landscaping within a highway constructed;

article 18 1 d + (d)the maintenance of highway related assets which fall outside of the extent of highways maintained by a relevant highway authority;

article 18 1 e + (e)the carrying out in the street of any of the works referred to in article 10(1) (street works) or their maintenance;

article 18 1 f + (f)the alteration of any street further to article 11(1) or (2) (power to alter layout, etc, of streets); or

article 18 1 g + (g)such other works as the parties may agree.

(2) Such an agreement may, without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1)—

article 18 2 a + (a)make provision for the relevant highway authority to carry out any function under this Order which relates to the street in question;

article 18 2 b + (b)include an agreement between the undertaker and relevant highway authority specifying a reasonable time for completion of the works;

article 18 2 c + (c)provide for the dedication of any new street as public highway further to section 38(1) of the 1980 Act;

article 18 2 d + (d)contain such terms as to payment as the parties consider appropriate; and

article 18 2 e + (e)contain such other terms as the parties may agree between them.