SCHEDULE 9Protective provisions

PART 9For the protection of National Highways Limited

General

116.—(1) References to any standards, manuals, contracts, regulations and directives including to specific standards forming part of the DMRB are, for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, to be construed as a reference to the same as amended, substituted or replaced, and with such modifications as are required in those circumstances.

(2) No works in carrying out, maintaining or diverting the authorised development may be carried out under the strategic road network at a distance within 4 metres of the lowest point of any services and/or drainage under the highway.

(3) All works associated with the construction and installation of the pipeline pursuant to Work No.03 and Work No.08 shall, in so far as those works cross the strategic road network, be carried out by trenchless methods unless otherwise agreed by National Highways.