The Railtrack (Leeds Bridges) Order 1999

Temporary stopping up of streets

9.—(1) Railtrack, during and for the purposes of the execution of the authorised works, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time–

(a) divert the traffic from the street, and

(b) subject to paragraph (3) below, prevent all persons from passing along the street.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, Railtrack may use any street stopped up under the powers of this article as a temporary working site.

(3) Railtrack shall provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting on a street affected by the exercise of the powers conferred by this article, if there would otherwise be no such access.

(4) Railtrack shall not exercise the powers of this article without the consent of the street authority, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(5) The provisions of the Street Works Act mentioned in paragraph (6) below and any regulations made, or code of practice issued or approved under, those provisions shall apply (with the necessary modifications) in relation to the stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street by Railtrack under the powers conferred by this article where no street works are executed in that street as they would apply if the stopping up, alteration or diversion were occasioned by street works executed in that street by Railtrack.

(6) The provisions of the Street Works Act referred to in paragraph (5) above are–

• section 54 (advance notice of certain works);

• section 55 (notice of starting date of works);

• section 59 (general duty of street authority to co-ordinate works);

• section 60 (general duty of undertakers to co-operate);

• section 69 (works likely to affect other apparatus in the street);

• section 76 (liability for cost of temporary traffic regulation);

• section 77 (liability for cost of use of alternative route);

and all such other provisions as apply for the purposes of the provisions mentioned above.

(7) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of a private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part I of the 1961 Act.

(8) The exercise of powers under this article is subject to paragraph 1(6) of Part IV of Schedule 7 to this Order.