# The Network Rail (East West Rail) (Bicester to Bedford Improvements) Order 2020, Article 8: Closure of road level crossings


(1) Subject to paragraph (3), each of the level crossings specified in columns (1) and (2) of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 (replacement and closure of road level crossings) are to be stopped up and discontinued.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 15 (provisions relating to statutory undertakers etc.), upon the stopping up and discontinuance of each of the level crossings referred to in paragraph (1), the street specified in relation to that level crossing in column (3) of Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 5 is to be stopped up to the extent specified in column (3) and any right of way over the part of the street to be stopped up is extinguished.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) are not to take effect with respect to a level crossing specified in column (2) or a street specified in column (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 5 until the new street specified in relation to it in column (4) of that Schedule has been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the street authority and is open for use.
(4) Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/114/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/network-rail-east-west-rail-bicester-to-bedford-improvements-order-2020/article-8
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