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PART 4Streets

Temporary stopping up of streets

13.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the undertaker, during and for the purposes of carrying out the authorised development, may temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street within the Order limits and may for any reasonable time—

(a)divert the traffic or a class of traffic from the street; and

(b)prevent all persons from passing along that street.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any street temporarily stopped up under the powers conferred by this article within the Order limits as a temporary working site.

(3) The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a street affected by the temporary stopping up, alteration or diversion of a street under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.

(4) The undertaker must not temporarily stop up, alter or divert any street without the consent of the street authority which may attach reasonable conditions to any consent.

(5) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.