10.—(1) The undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised project, may temporarily close, alter or divert any street or public right of way and may for any reasonable time—
(a)divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street or public right of way; and
(b)subject to paragraph (3), prevent all persons from passing along the street or public right of way.
(2) Without limiting paragraph (1), the undertaker may for the purposes of carrying out the authorised project use any street or public right of way temporarily closed or restricted under the powers conferred by this article and 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 or public right of way affected by the temporary closure, alteration or diversion of a street or public right of way under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(4) Without limiting paragraph (1), the undertaker may temporarily closure, alter or divert the streets set out in column (10) of Schedule 3 (streets to be temporarily closed or restricted) to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the streets plans, in column (2) of that Schedule.
(5) The undertaker must not temporarily close, alter, divert or use as a temporary working site—
(a)any street referred to in paragraph (4) without first consulting the street authority; and
(b)any other street or public right of way 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 private 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 56 days of receiving an application for consent under paragraph (5)(b) that street authority is deemed to have granted consent.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 10 in force at 3.8.2023, see art. 1