16.—(1) Network Rail, during and for the purposes of the execution of the authorised works, may 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), Network Rail may use any street stopped up under the powers of this article as a temporary working site.
(3) Network Rail shall provide 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), Network Rail may exercise the powers of this article—
(a)in relation to the streets specified in columns (1) and (2) of Schedule 5 (streets to be temporarily stopped up) to this Order within the Order limits; and
(b)in the London borough of Southwark, in relation to so much of Southwark Street as lies between its junction with Southwark Bridge Road and Redcross Way; but so that the provisions of paragraph (2) shall not apply.
(5) Network Rail shall not exercise the powers of this article—
(a)in relation to any street specified as mentioned in paragraph (4) 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.
(6) The provisions of the Street Works Act mentioned in paragraph (7) and any regulations made, or code of practice issued or approved under, those provisions shall apply (with the necessary modifications) in relation to the stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street by Network Rail under the powers conferred by this article where no street works are executed in that street as they would apply if the stopping up, alteration or diversion were occasioned by street works executed in that street by Network Rail.
(7) The provisions of the Street Works Act referred to in paragraph (6) are—
section 54 (advance notice of certain works);
section 55 (notice of starting date of works);
section 59 (general duty of street authority to co-ordinate works);
section 60 (general duty of undertakers to co-operate);
section 69 (works likely to affect other apparatus in the street);
section 76 (liability for cost of temporary traffic regulation);
section 77 (liability for cost of use of alternative route); and
all such other provisions as apply for the purposes of the provisions mentioned above.
(8) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article shall be entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.