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15.—(1) The undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised project, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street, any other public right of way, any city walkway, or permissive path whether or not within the Order limits and may for any reasonable time—
(a)divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street, public right of way, city walkway, or permissive path; and
(b)subject to paragraph (2), prevent all persons from passing along the street, public right of way, city walkway, or permissive path.
(2) The undertaker shall provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street, public right of way, city walkway, or permissive path affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street, public right of way, city walkway, or permissive path under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily stop up, alter or divert the streets, public rights of way, city walkways and permissive paths specified in column (2) of Schedule 8 (streets and rights of way etc. to be temporarily stopped up) to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule.
(4) The undertaker shall not temporarily stop up, alter or divert—
(a)any street, public right of way, city walkway or permissive path specified as mentioned in paragraph (3) without first consulting either the street authority or (in the case of a city walkway) the city walkway authority; or
(b)any other street, public right of way, city walkway or permissive path without the consent of either the street authority or (in the case of a city walkway) the city walkway authority, which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent, but which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(5) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.
(6) The undertaker may not exercise the powers under this article after completion of construction.
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