# Highways Act 1980, Section 75: Variation of widths of carriageways and footways.

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a highway maintainable at the public expense comprises both a footway or footways and a carriageway, the highway authority may vary the relative widths of the carriageway and of any footway.
(2) Where any part of a highway is carried by a bridge over a railway, canal, inland navigation, dock or harbour or forms the approaches to such a bridge, the powers conferred by this section shall not be exercised in relation to that part without the consent of the railway, canal, inland navigation, dock or harbour undertakers concerned.
(3) A consent required by subsection (2) above shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any question whether the withholding of such consent is unreasonable shall be determined by the Minister.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/75 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/highways-act-1980/section-75
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