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Highways adoption. The adoption of roads into the public highway (1980 Highways Act)
Publication Year
2022
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Comprises advice on how the adoption of roads in England can be carried out by highway authorities to make them maintainable at public expense. Covers: operation of section 38 agreements; operation of the private street works code - adoption after execution of street works; how the advance payment code works; and road adoption using section 37 of the 1980 Highways Act. Also includes a set of planning conditions which aims to ensure that arrangements for the future management and maintenance of new roads within developments, is confirmed at the planning stage.
Document History
Supersedes Highway adoptions - the adoption of roads into the public highway (1980 Highways Act) (DFT, 2017).
Publisher Information
Department for Transport
The Department for Transport is a UK Government department that provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. These activities were formerly carried out by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
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