Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) Act 1991

5 Further works and powers

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Executive may make and maintain the further works described in this section, with all necessary works and conveniences connected therewith, and may exercise the powers hereinafter mentioned:—

(a) they may stop up and discontinue the whole or any part of the footpath and cycleway in the city of Manchester which lies between the points marked “X” and “Y” on the deposited plans;

(b) they may set back or re-arrange the whole or any part of the footways and kerblines of so much of the street in the borough of Rochdale known as Maclure Road as lies between the points marked “A” and “B” and “C” and “D” respectively on the deposited plans;

(c) they may set back or re-arrange the whole or any part of the footways and kerblines of so much of the street in the borough of Rochdale known as Drake Street as lies between the points marked “E” and “F”, “G” and “H”, “J” and “M” and “N” and “P” respectively on the deposited plans;

(d) they may set back or re-arrange the whole or any part of the footways and kerblines of so much of the street in the borough of Rochdale known as Water Street as lies between the points marked “G” and “H” on the deposited plans;

(e) they may set back or re-arrange the whole or any part of the footways and kerblines of so much of the street in the borough of Rochdale known as Oldham Road as lies between the points marked “J” and “K” on the deposited plans;

(f) they may set back or re-arrange the whole or any part of the footways and kerblines of so much of the street in the borough of Rochdale known as Milnrow Road as lies between the points marked “K” and “L” on the deposited plans;

(g) they may set back or re-arrange the whole or any part of thefootways and kerblines of so much of the street in the borough of Rochdale known as South Parade as lies between the points marked “P” and “Q” on the deposited plans;

(h) they may set back or re-arrange the whole or any part of the footways and kerblines of so much of the street in the borough of Rochdale known as Smith Street as lies between the points marked “P” and “R” on the deposited plans.

(2) After the stopping up of any part of the footpath and cycleway orany street under subsection (1) above, all rights of way over or along the footpath and cycleway or that part of the street, as the case may be, so stopped up shall be extinguished.

(3) In the exercise of the powers of subsection (1) above, the Executive may place such bollards or other obstructions for preventing the passage of pedestrians or vehicles as they consider appropriate and as may be agreed by the highway authority.