PART 3STREETS

Temporary closure of streets

article 11 + 11.—(1) The undertaker may, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised project, temporarily close, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time—

article 11 1 a + (a)divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street; and

article 11 1 b + (b)subject to sub-paragraph (3), prevent all persons from passing along the street.

(2) Without limiting sub-paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street temporarily closed under the powers conferred by this article within the Order limits as a temporary working site.

(3) The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the temporary closure, alteration or diversion of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

(4) Without limiting sub-paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily close, alter or divert the streets set out in column (2) of Schedule 3 (streets to be temporarily closed) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the access rights of way and streets plans, in column (3) of that schedule.

(5) The undertaker must not temporarily close, alter, divert or use as a temporary working site—

article 11 5 a + (a)any street referred to in sub-paragraph (4) without first consulting the street authority; and

article 11 5 b + (b)any other street without the consent of the street authority, which may attach reasonable conditions to the consent.

(6) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any public right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 (determination of questions of disputed compensation) of the 1961 Act.

(7) If a street authority fails to notify the undertaker of its decision within 28 days of receiving an application for consent under sub-paragraph (5)(b) that street authority is deemed to have granted consent.