Crossrail Act 2008

Additional works U.K.

1 (1) The nominated undertaker may, for the purposes of or in connection with the scheduled works or otherwise for the purposes of or in connection with Crossrail, do any of the following within the limits of deviation for the scheduled works or within the limits of land to be acquired or used— U.K.

(a) carry out and maintain railway electrification and signalling works;

(b) make, provide and maintain all such approaches, bridges, subways, interchanges, roundabouts, turning places, lifts, stairs, escalators, ramps, passages, means of access, shafts, buildings, apparatus, plant and machinery as may be necessary or convenient,

(c) construct, provide and maintain all such embankments, aprons, abutments, retaining walls, wing walls, culverts and other works as may be necessary or convenient,

(d) alter or remove any structure erected upon any highway or adjoining land,

(e) alter, or alter the position of, railway track and any apparatus associated with railway track,

(f) alter, or alter the position of, other apparatus, including mains, sewers, drains and cables,

(g) alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, non-navigable rivers, streams or watercourses, and

(h) carry out and maintain such other works, of whatever description, as may be necessary or expedient.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not authorise the making of any cut for drainage purposes which is more than 3.4 metres wide at the bottom.