Temporary stopping up of streets
12.—(1) Merseytravel may, during and for the purposes of the execution of the authorised works, temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street and may for any reasonable time—
(a)divert the traffic from the street; and
(b)subject to paragraph (3), prevent all persons from passing along the street.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), Merseytravel may use any street stopped up under the powers of this article as a temporary working site.
(3) Merseytravel shall provide at all times reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting on a street affected by the exercise of the powers conferred by this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), Merseytravel may exercise the powers of this article in relation to the streets specified in column (1) of Schedule 5 to this Order to the extent specified, by reference to the letters and numbers shown on the works and land plans and set out in column (2) of that Schedule, and in relation to the streets specified in Schedule 6 to this Order.
(5) Merseytravel shall not exercise the powers of this article—
(a)in relation to any street specified as mentioned in paragraph (4) that is not a highway, without first consulting the street authority; and
(b)in relation to any other street without the consent of the street authority, but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.