The Street Works (Register, Notices, Directions and Designations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Substantial road works

9.—(1) For the purposes of Article 18(1) of the Order, “substantial road works” means works for road purposes which—

(a) comprise a reconstruction, widening, alteration in the level, resurfacing or specialist non-skid surface dressing of the part of the street concerned; and

(b) if executed in a footpath, footway or cycle track, extend for more than 30 metres of continuous length and result in the width of the footpath, footway or cycle track available for pedestrians or cyclists, as the case may be, being reduced by more than two-thirds; and

(c) if carried out in the carriageway, extend for more than 30 metres of continuous length and result in the use by vehicles of the carriageway being prohibited or the width of the carriageway available for vehicular traffic being reduced by more than one-third.

(2) A notice under Article 18 of the Order in relation to a restriction on works following substantial road works shall be published on the register.

(3) For the purposes of Article 18(5) of the Order, the following works may be executed by an undertaker—

(a) urgent works;

(b) works required to respond to a request for a new service or supply to a customer which was not received at a time when it was practicable for the works to be done before the period of restriction began;

(c) works not involving breaking up the street; and

(d) the following works—

(i) repairing, resetting and replacing manhole or chamber covers and frames;

(ii) resurfacing up to 20 square metres;

(iii) pole, lamp, column or sign replacement in the same location;

(iv) pole testing; and

(v) works of a similar nature to those mentioned in heads (i) to (iv).