Agreements with street authorities
16.—(1) A street authority and the undertaker may enter into agreements with respect to—
(a)the construction of any new street including any structure carrying the street;
(b)the strengthening, improvement, repair or reconstruction of any street under the powers conferred by this Order;
(c)the maintenance of the structure of any bridge or tunnel carrying a street;
(d)any stopping up, alteration, or diversion of, or prohibition or restriction of the use of, a street (whether temporary or permanent) authorised by this Order; or
(e)the carrying out in the street of any of the works referred to in article 9(1) (street works).
(2) Such an agreement may, without limitation on the scope of paragraph (1)—
(a)make provision for the street authority to carry out any function under this Order which relates to the street in question;
(b)specify a reasonable time for the completion of the works; and
(c)contain such terms as to payment and otherwise as the parties consider appropriate.