Guide to Highway Law for Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Contractors

R. A. O'Hara

Part 1: Introduction. Meaning of highway. Types of highways. Highways legislation. The Highways Act 1980. Administration of the Acts. Other Acts of Parliament. Highway authorities. Classification of highways. Part 2: Rights of adjacent owners. Miscellaneous rights. Obligations of adjacent owners. Remedies for public nuisance. Rights of the public. Limitations of the rights of the public. Access. Carriage crossings. Stopping up a means of access. Stopping up, diversion and extinguishing highways. Protection of highways. Part 3: Activities related to construction work on or near to the highway. Builders skips. Hoardings. Scaffolding. Lines. Part 4: Making up new streets. New streets. Town and country planning. Enforcement. Private street works code. Advance payments code. Agreement under section 38. Private roads. Adoption of streets. Serving notices. Part 5: Civil liability.Part 6: Short case studies. Appendices.