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SCHEDULE 10Protective provisions

PART 16For the protection of Welsh Ministers as Strategic Highway Authority

Interpretation

196.  In this Part—

highway structure” means any bridge, subway, culvert, pipe, tunnel, manhole, chamber, wall, reinforced soil embankment, piece of street furniture, building or other structure built in, over, under or adjacent to any part of the highway which materially affects the support of that highway and/or the safety of the travelling public;

strategic highway” means any part of the highway network including trunk roads or special roads which the WM are responsible for;

NMWTRA” means the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency, who act as the highway agents of the WM and exercise functions relating to the management and operation of the relevant part of the strategic highway on behalf of the WM pursuant to an agreement between the WM and Gwynedd Council under section 6 of the Highways Act 1980. In practice therefore, the procedural matters contained in this Part will be largely dealt with by NMWTRA on behalf of the WM; and

works” means—

(a)

that part of Work No. 39 which requires the trenchless installation of the pipeline under the A494 (Aston Expressway) highway;

(b)

that part of Work No. 44 which requires the open cut installation of the pipeline under the verge of the A55 adjacent to Junction 33a, heading north under Chester Road; or

(c)

any other work forming part of the authorised development within or which affects or requires occupation of the strategic highway.