The Southampton to London Pipeline Development Consent Order 2020

Completion of a specified work

68.—(1) Within 56 days of the completion of a specified work, the undertaker must arrange for the highway structures, assets and pavements that were the subject of the condition survey carried out in respect of the specified work to be re-surveyed and must submit the re-survey to Highways England for it approval.

(2) If the re-survey carried out pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) indicates that any damage has been caused to any highways structure or pavement, the undertaker must submit a scheme for remedial works in writing to Highways England for its approval in writing, which must not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and must carry out the remedial works at its own cost and in accordance with the scheme submitted.

(3) If the undertaker fails to carry out the remedial work in accordance with the approved scheme, Highways England may carry out the steps required of the undertaker and may recover from the undertaker any expenditure reasonably incurred by Highways England in so doing, such sum to be payable within 30 days of demand.

(4) Highways England may, at its discretion, at the same time as giving its approval to the condition survey, give notice in writing to the undertaker stating that Highways England will remedy the damage identified by the condition survey and Highways England may recover from the undertaker any reasonable expenditure incurred by Highways England in so doing.

(5) Within 10 weeks of the completion of a specified work, the undertaker must submit to Highways England the as built information, both in hard copy and electronic form.

(6) The undertaker must make available to Highways England upon reasonable request copies of any survey or inspection reports produced pursuant to any inspection or survey of any specified work following its completion that the undertaker may from time to time carry out.