Paragraph 73 Provisional Certificate for SRN worksI1
England and Wales
Following any closure or partial closure of any of the strategic road network for the purposes of carrying out the SRN works, National Highways will carry out a site inspection to satisfy itself that the strategic road network is, in its opinion, safe for traffic and the undertaker must comply with any requirements of National Highways prior to reopening the strategic road network.
As soon as the undertaker considers that the provisional certificate may be properly issued it must apply to National Highways for the provisional certificate.
Following an application for a provisional certificate, National Highways must as soon as reasonably practicable—
inspect the SRN works; and
provide the undertaker with a written list of works that are required for the provisional certificate to be issued or confirmation that no further works are required for this purpose.
When—
a stage 3 road safety audit for the SRN works has been carried out and all recommendations raised including remedial works have (subject to any exceptions agreed) been approved by National Highways;
the SRN works incorporating the approved remedial works under sub-paragraph (4)(a) and any further works notified to the undertaker pursuant to sub-paragraph (3)(b) have been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of National Highways;
the as built information has been provided to National Highways; and
the undertaker has paid the commuted sum to National Highways,
National Highways must issue the provisional certificate.
On the issue of the provisional certificate the bond sum shall be reduced to 20% of the total bond sum save insofar as any claim or claims have been made against the bond before that date in which case National Highways will retain a sufficient sum to ensure it does not have to meet any costs for or arising from the SRN works.
In this paragraph, “reasonable satisfaction” means fair, proper and moderate under the circumstances, having regard to the details approved under paragraph 70. The undertaker must submit a stage 4 road safety audit as required by and in line with the timescales stipulated in the road safety audit standard. The undertaker must comply with the findings of the stage 4 road safety audit and must pay all costs of and incidental to such and provide updated as-built information to National Highways.
Annotations
Commencement
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Sch. 9 para. 73 in force at 8.1.2026, see art. 1