Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)

Part V E+W Improvement of Highways

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. V (ss. 62-105) extended (13.2.1992) by Severn Bridges Act 1992 (c. 3), s. 32(2)(a)

Relief of main carriageway of trunk road from local traffic E+W

63 Relief of main carriageway of trunk road from local traffic. E+W

Without prejudice to section 10(3) above, the Minister[F1 or a strategic highways company ] may construct as part of a trunk road a highway for the purpose of relieving a main carriageway of the trunk road from local traffic; but this section does not authorise the construction of a highway which is separated from the remainder of the trunk road by intervening land.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 63 inserted (5.3.2015) by Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), s. 57(1), Sch. 1 para. 22; S.I. 2015/481, reg. 2(a)