Paragraph 11 I1

England and Wales

(1)

No work to construct, alter or temporarily alter any highway, including any new or existing means of access to a highway to be used by vehicular traffic, may commence until written details of design, layout and reinstatement of those highway works have been submitted to and approved by the relevant highway authority.

(2)

The highway works must be constructed and reinstated in accordance with the details approved under sub-paragraph (1).

(3)

For the avoidance of doubt, all pre-commencement operations involving the construction or alteration of temporary accesses must be carried out in accordance with sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) unless otherwise agreed with the relevant highway authority

(4)

Unless otherwise agreed with the relevant highway authority, the undertaker must—

(a)

carry out Stage 1 and Stage 2 road safety audits of the highway works authorised by this Order in accordance with Standard GG 119 (Revision 2) of the Department for Transport’s Design Manual for Roads and Bridges or any superseding Standard;

(b)

agree with the relevant highway authority on a case by case basis the need for a Stage 3 and, where applicable, a Stage 4 road safety audit of any elements of the highway works authorised by this Order and, where so agreed, carry out such audit(s) in accordance with Standard GG 119 (Revision 2) of the Department for Transport’s Design Manual for Roads and Bridges or any superseding Standard; and

(c)

to the reasonable satisfaction of the highway authority, implement any recommendations to mitigate or remove road safety problems and defects identified in any such road safety audits arising out of the authorised development.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 3 para. 11 in force at 4.10.2024, see art. 1