PART 3Transport

Agreements between authorities9

1

The functions of the upper-tier authorities specified in section 6 of the 1980 Act (powers to enter into agreements with the Minister or strategic highways companies relating to the exercise of functions with respect to trunk roads etc.)15 are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Area.

2

The functions of the upper-tier authorities as local highway authorities specified in the following provisions of the 1980 Act are exercisable by the Combined Authority in relation to the Area—

a

section 8 (power to enter into agreements with local highway authorities and strategic highways companies for the doing of certain works)16;

b

section 62 (general power of improvement)17;

c

section 64 (dual carriageways and roundabouts)18;

d

section 65 (cycle tracks);

e

section 66 (footways and guard-rails etc for publicly maintainable highways)19;

f

section 68 (refuges);

g

section 69 (subways)20;

h

section 70 (footbridges over highways);

i

section 73 (power to prescribe improvement line for widening street) 21;

j

section 74 (power to prescribe a building line)22;

k

section 75 (variation of widths of carriageways and footways);

l

section 76 (levelling of highways);

m

section 77 (alteration of levels);

n

section 78 (cutting off of corners);

o

section 79 (prevention of obstruction to view at corners)23;

p

section 80 (power to fence highways)24;

q

section 81 (provision of highway boundary posts);

r

section 91 (construction of bridge to carry existing highway maintainable at public expense);

s

section 92 (reconstruction of bridge maintainable at public expense);

t

section 93 (power to make orders as to reconstruction, improvement, etc of privately maintainable bridges)25;

u

section 94 (powers of highway authorities and bridge owners to enter into agreements);

v

section 96 (powers of highway and local authorities to plant trees, lay out grass verges etc);

w

section 97 (lighting of highways)26;

x

section 98 (delegation of lighting functions of highway authority);

y

section 99 (metalling of highways);

z

section 100 (drainage of highways)27; and

aa

section 101 (power to fill in roadside ditches etc).

3

The functions specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) are exercisable by the Combined Authority concurrently with the constituent councils.

4

In this article, “local highway authority” has the meaning given by section 329(1) of the 1980 Act (further provision as to interpretation)28.