The A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling Development Consent Order 2021

30.  In this Part of this Schedule—E+W

“Commuted Sum” means the sum to be paid by the undertaker to the local highway authority for the future maintenance of Non-standard Highway Assets not previously forming part of the local highway which will be transferred to the local highway authority, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 50 of this Part of this Schedule;

“Design Detailing” in relation to any Works, means any detailed design or amended detailed design relating to those Works which is approved by the Secretary of State pursuant to requirement 12(1) or (4);

“Detailed Information” means the following drawings, specifications and other information relating to the local highway, which must be in accordance with the Design Detailing—

(a)

boundary, environmental and mitigation fencing;

(b)

road restraint systems (vehicle and pedestrian);

(c)

drainage and ducting;

(d)

earthworks;

(e)

road pavements;

(f)

kerbs, footways and paved areas;

(g)

traffic signs and road markings;

(h)

road lighting (including columns and brackets);

(i)

electrical work for road lighting and traffic signs;

(j)

highway structures;

(k)

landscaping, planting and any boundary features which will form part of the local highway;

(l)

utility diversions;

(m)

a schedule of timings for the works, including dates and durations for any closures of any part of the local highway;

(n)

traffic management proposals including any diversionary routes;

(o)

a schedule of condition of all local highway within the order limits; and

(p)

where local highway is occupied under this Order in connection with any Works but is not itself subject to Works, specification of the condition in which the local highway will be returned post occupation;

“Detailed Local Operating Agreement” means an agreement made pursuant to paragraph 32 of this Part of this Schedule;

“local highway” means any public, vehicular highway which vests or is intended at the completion of works to vest in or be otherwise maintainable by the local highway authority;

“local highway authority” means Somerset County Council;

“Non-standard Highway Assets” means highway assets which the local highway authority will become responsible for maintaining and which incur maintenance costs beyond the normal costs of maintaining the public highway having regard to the lists of standard and non-standard assets set out in paragraph 50(2) of this Part of this Schedule;

“Other Detailed Information” relating to any Works, means—

(a)

a schedule of timings for the Works, including dates and durations of any closures of any part of a local highway;

(b)

traffic management proposals, including any diversionary routes and any Detailed Local Operating Agreement;

(c)

a schedule of condition of the affected local highway within the Order limits; and

(d)

where the local highway is occupied under this Order in connection with the Works but Works are not undertaken on, to or under the local highway, a specification of the condition in which the local highway will be returned after the occupation has finished;

“Provisional Certificate” means a certificate issued by the local highway authority to certify that the Works to which the certificate relates have been completed in accordance with this Part of this Schedule and are ready for use for public traffic; and

“Works” means any works authorised by this Order undertaken on, to or under any local highway.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 30 in force at 19.2.2021, see art. 1