Power to stop up road

7.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order, the Company may for thepurpose of or in connection with the construction and maintenance of therailway temporarily stop up, open, break up, interfere with, alter ordivert all or any part of the carriageway or footway of the part of theroad within the area of the level crossing and may execute and do allnecessary works and things for or in connection with such stopping up,opening, breaking up, interference, alterations or diversion, and forkeeping such carriageway or footway open for traffic, and may remove oralter any lamp-posts, posts and other erections upon the land soaffected.

(2) The Company shall provide reasonable access for all persons bonafide going to or returning from any premises fronting the road or towhich access is gained from the road during any stopping up,interference, alteration or diversion under the powers of this section.

(3) The exercise by the Company of the powers of this article inrelation to any road or footpath shall not prejudice or affect the rightof telecommunication operators to maintain inspect repair renew orremove telecommunications apparatus or break open that road or footpathfor any of those purposes.