Highways Act 1980 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Highways Act 1980

This provision allocates highway authority roles for trunk roads, special roads, GLA roads, and local highways, and sets rules for road orders, delegations, agreements, and records.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
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Language
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This provision allocates highway authority roles for trunk roads, special roads, GLA roads, and local highways, and sets rules for road orders, delegations, agreements, and records. This provision gives powers and duties about special roads, public path creation, highway maintenance, and related compensation. This provision sets out who must maintain certain highways, when authorities may carry out road works and collect materials, and the offences and fines that can follow unsafe excavation work. Highway authorities have duties and powers to widen, mark, protect, and regulate highways, including margins, lines, fences, cattle-grids, road humps, notices, and compensation. This provision gives highway authorities and the Secretary of State several powers over highways, bridges, lighting, drainage, street trees, and project assessment, and it also imposes consultation, compensation, and some approval requirements.