nrswa code of practice for diversionary works

Some of these cookies are essential to make our site work and others help us to improve by giving us some insight into how the site is being used. The code of practice has several stages and each stage must be complete to progress to the next. a leaking gas main), they may issue a "temporary emergency notice" imposing a closure or restriction. Ensuring the Code provides clarity, fairness and consistency for all parties involved in works. KA?Nu"Z5y!z!=+\D 0Bhb_"RR[]Y4+E%gf4A*p`V+-}*J(r=!n9' w^`UYRa{^p4~/\x4,%^!,wrX;$we{u\o3!w5#0{6k)vw)[TMEY!]%@, cK.Xr:@(`iDLR#9a:~b\#hMTf7-z#(AY neq(k!I jFFG:/.tag+;3wwMKQwem2m\"/AqYkFP5AYP5Be=3QD%^jFg# 2q9q';R4 If they take longer than this, the highway authority may impose an overrun charge, so utilities are incentivised to complete their works on time. (as the case may be) of the allowable costs to the authority: regulation 4. 11.3.12 General Direction 53 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 states that portable light signals may be placed for the control of vehicular traffic only if permission is given in writing by the roads authority, or orally in an urgent situation if followed by written confirmation. No prior notice need be given but the undertaker must inform the road works authority as soon as practicable if a closure or restriction is considered necessary. An undertaker is not liable for allowable costs in relation to providing space in or strengthening of a bridge to accommodate his apparatus (regulation 6(1)) and cannot recover his costs where he has placed his apparatus in the street after the authority has given him statutory notice of its intention to carry out major works: regulation 6(3). There are three separate procedures: (ii) temporary short duration notice; and. endobj It is clear this is a sizeable task and completion may be 18 months in terms of an agreed document. The charges should be imposed as set out in chapter 10 of the code of practice for the co-ordination of street works and works for road purposes and related matters. 0000002506 00000 n (a)any sum recoverable from any person for whose purposes the diversionary works are executed, irrespective of whether or not such a sum is actually recovered from that person; (b)any sum which would have been recoverable from such a person were that person not the authority. stream Storage must be notified separately through the SRWR if it is not completely contained within the works site. Road works authorities in responding to a plant enquiry regarding their apparatus must also include details of any apparatus they have granted a third party permission to install under Section 109 of NRSWA. 0000064399 00000 n 0000002634 00000 n In any sizeable diversionary works project, incorrectly applying NRSWA cost sharing could unnecessarily cost the statutory undertaker significant sums of money. Documents Code of Practice - Measures Necessary. The road works authority is required to state in the notice: The road works authority is then required to inform the police, fire and ambulance service and any adjacent road works authority that may be affected. YlTyVN19Vs+iUji!9 0000002240 00000 n notice of their intention to execute the major works. He has made a significant contribution to the finalisation of government sponsored Codes of Practice, regulations and impact assessments. 11.12.1 A Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) offers the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for certain offences under NRSWA by payment of a fixed penalty charge. 0000066378 00000 n 11.4.8 The road works authority should specify the time within which it is reasonable for the undertaker to assist before the road works authority commences any remedial works. costs incurred in preparing the initial set of plans and estimates in relation to those diversionary works (but not in preparing any further plans and estimates which the authority may require); where the major works are major transport works (other than major bridge works or section 86(3) (a) to (g) works) and payment is made in accordance with regulation 8(1), a sum equal to 92.5 per cent. (2)Where an undertakers apparatus is moved by the authority at the request of the undertaker and solely because of a change in the type of highway construction, not involving an alteration in the depth of cover to a depth of less or greater than the acceptable depth referred to in Appendix B to the Code, the undertaker shall pay to the authority the allowable costs incurred by the authority in moving the apparatus. It is out of print and does not take cognisance of any new and emerging utilities and technologies. 11.11.2 An undertaker considering burying plant and apparatus that is currently above ground should contact any other undertaker with similar apparatus in that road to see whether it wishes to share the underground facility. EH11 3XD. The "Red Book" is the Code of Practice to help you to safely carry out signing, lighting and guarding of street works and road works on all highways and roads, except motorways and any dual carriageways with a speed limit of 50 mph or more. But infrastructure investment also has an important short-term role to help support jobs and stimulate the economy. Unless you specifically require a larger buffer, there is no need to add buffers around your work area. The principal change effected by the Regulations is that the undertakers share of the costs of diversionary works required in the case of certain major transport works is now 7.5 per cent. if the authority and the undertaker so agree in the case of diversionary works of an estimated duration of more than three months, by instalments of such amounts, payable at such times during the execution of the diversionary works, as the authority and the undertaker agree. Deferment of the Time for Renewal HAUC Advice Note No 2008/01 supersedes Appendix E in so far as it introduces a revised rate of interest (3.5%) to be used in the calculation. Timescales for responses at each stage are also set out in the Code. (iv) In cases where diversionary works are involved, all relevant authorities and undertakers must comply with the requirements of the Code of Practice for Measures Necessary where Apparatus is affected by Major Works (Diversionary Works) and HAUC (UK) Advice Note No 2010/1 Diversionary Works. 11.1.2 Until there is the facility for all interested parties to exchange information electronically, existing arrangements should continue to ensure that information about apparatus is made available to works promoters. Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once. The road works authority will then confirm whether a notice will be made. Neos Networks adhere to 'New Roads; Street Works Act (NRSWA) 1991' and 'HAUC Measures Necessary Where Apparatus is Affected by Major Works (Diversionary Works)' Code of Practice. 7.(1)In a case where, under these Regulations, an undertaker is liable to make a payment to an authority or an authority is liable to make a payment to an undertaker in relation to diversionary works there shall be taken into account in favour of the authority. version of this document in a more accessible format, please email, Check benefits and financial support you can get, Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, Code of practice for the co-ordination of street works and works for road purposes and related matters, The Street Works (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2007, How to reinstate a road after doing street works, Street works permit schemes: evaluation of effectiveness. 378 49 (a)a licence under section 50 of the Act; (b)a consent under section 61 of the Act; (c)an agreement to house apparatus in a bridge structure; or. 11.8.4 The Traffic Regulation Order imposing parking restrictions on a particular road should already contain an exemption allowing works to take place in a parking bay. All content is protected by copyright and/or database rights, Website Design & Development by Burnthebook, A former member of the Street Manager Governance Group, throughout its first year of operation, Member of the HAUC England Co-Ordination Working Group, responsible for drafting the HAUC England Co-Ordination COP, Currently representing the comms sector on the Scotland Policy Development Group, Co-Chair of the HAUC UK Diversionary Works Task Group. Basic site layouts are shown in the Code of Practice on Safety at Street Works and Road Works. Utilities. It also helps. That infrastructure drive has an effect on the relationships within the Street and Roads Works industry in terms of maintaining cost effective outcomes of works and maintaining asset access. News stories, speeches, letters and notices, Reports, analysis and official statistics, Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports. Transport, digital, energy and utility networks are vital for jobs, businesses, and economic growth. 0000002892 00000 n Provision is made requiring the undertaker to give credit for any gain received by him from betterment of his apparatus or deferment of the need to renew his apparatus resulting from protective measures: regulation 7. Road works are different from street works. (d)a direction to remove or change the position of apparatus, pursuant to section 62 of the Act. In the case of works initiated by a person other than an authority in its capacity as such or an undertaker, the foregoing rules apply to diversionary works depending on whether they are executed by the authority or the undertaker, but allowance must be made in full for any contribution agreed to be made towards the costs of those diversionary works: regulation 5. But infrastructure investment also has an important short-term role to help support jobs and stimulate the economy. Date published: 0870 6005522/fax 0870 6005533) or by e-mail from book.orders@theso.co.uk. of the allowable costs of the diversionary works; in other cases where payment is made in accordance with regulation 8(1), a sum equal to 82 per cent. of the allowable costs of the diversionary works; (b)in other cases where payment is made in accordance with regulation 8(1), a sum equal to 82 per cent. This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. Highway Drainage & Privately licenced apparatus under Section 50 of NRSWA = Dealt with by area Area Contact Details Contact Name Hampshire South Highways-transport.south@hants.gov . by an undertaker for the purposes of any such person. A code of practice, Measures necessary where apparatus is affected by major works (diversionary works), can be bought from TSO. Decisions taken today on new rail lines, power plants, or road upgrades, will affect lives and livelihoods for decades to come. Set up a review task group from within the industry to deliver a review of the COP. NRSWA: National Codes (Reinstatement Specification, Co-ordination, Inspections, Signing and Guarding and Diversionary Works). 11.3.2 Where the road works authority is satisfied that there is a likelihood of danger to the public or serious damage to the road (e.g. An Act to make provision as regards roads in Scotland, An Act of the Scottish Parliament to provide for the setting up and functions of new transport bodies and to enable the Scottish Ministers to discharge certain transport functions and to provide further for the control and co-ordination of road works, The Act helps make Scotlands transport network cleaner, smarter and more accessible than ever before. (a)costs incurred in preparing the initial set of plans and estimates in relation to those diversionary works (but not in preparing any further plans and estimates which the authority may require); (b)costs disallowed under regulation 6(3). You can change your cookie settings at any time. %PDF-1.6 % They are sometimes necessary to accommodate highway improvement schemes. 11.4.7 Where the road works authority has opened the road or exposed an undertaker's apparatus in an emergency or in the circumstances described in paragraph 11.4.6, the undertaker will assist the road works authority by either jointly inspecting the problem to determine necessary remedial works or confirming approval for the road works authority to proceed. DMRB: Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. This is especially important if the materials are stored away from the works site but still within the road boundaries. 0000064253 00000 n Alison is Streetworks Policy and Compliance Manager for Openreach, with 25 years of experience in the telecoms industry and 15 years specialising in street works. execution of road works, to co-operate with the road works authority and one another. %PDF-1.5 Measures Necessary where Apparatus is affected by Major Works (Diversionary Works), ESpur,Saughton House The current Code aims to stimulate thinking by all concerned to explore alternatives to diversion, and where diversion has to take place, to ensure that it is done in a disciplined way. 5. 'Future of lane rental schemes for roadworks' consultation outcome published. 0000066197 00000 n endobj 11.3.4 The works under such an Order may last for up to 18 months. No changes have been applied to the text. Transport, digital, energy and utility networks are vital for jobs, businesses, and economic growth. 1992/1690) (the 1992 Regulations), which make provision for the sharing of costs between the highway, bridge or transport authority (the authority) and the undertaker where the undertakers apparatus in a street is affected by major highway, bridge or transport works (major works) and measures (diversionary works) are required to protect that apparatus. Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. 0000065395 00000 n The SROH is the statutory code of practice, published under Section 71 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. 0000064824 00000 n 1Works promoters are strongly advised to liaise with the road works authority's arboriculture consultants and other environmental officials when drawing up proposals. Street works and road works information for local authorities and statutory undertakers carrying out work on or under the street. The Code of Practice sets out (in Appendix E) the methodology that should be applied to calculate that benefit in order to offset it against the costs of diversionary works. xUoHSQ?77#5DSz6]eZQFi`DCR> %~aAQ}PT{ss9r II@a t_:P qqnQT i1^B IV08]@Uu[E!vn&?sgeBgwE UVYsZ 0000064556 00000 n Advice on changes to street works permit schemes required by 1 October 2015 issued. We warming welcome anyone who has an interest in getting involved in the taskforce. An Act to make new provision in place of sections 14 and 15 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; and for connected purposes. This Code is approved by the Department to give practical advice where an undertakers apparatus in a street is or may be affected by major road works, bridge works or transport works. It includes a revised chapter 10 on section 74 overrun charges. Fairer, Faster, Greener is the strapline and it sets out the Governments ambitions in driving investment and change within the UK.Infrastructure underpins the economy. The National Infrastructure Strategy was delivered in an HM Treasury Report in November 2020 and it sets out the governments intentions for the UK. 0000064961 00000 n For these objectives to be achieved, there must be close co-operation and co-ordination between the promoting authority and undertaker and the need for this underpins all of the provisions of the Code. 6.2 Substantial Works for Road Purposes - Definition 6.3 Restriction Notices 6.4 Exemptions 6.5 Severable Works 6.6 Policy Guidance 6.7 Early Starts 6.8 Road Works Authority Consent to Works on Roads with Restrictions . Where possible, the placing and recording of underground apparatus should be in accordance with the RAUC(S) Advice Note 12. (a)in the case of major works consisting of major bridge works comprising a replacement of the bridge, not more than 10 years; (b)in the case of any other major works, not more than 5 years. There are also some minor and drafting changes. 6 0 obj $sXV5,#7Zq$M}V@0tYkKEsXx*Lk\^~=G{O[o&lDpkl%%b*V8JiAr$8}v #NQvBi$[` tA?IpNB"=5%#no7Kb w6Y%g (3)This regulation is subject to regulation 6. But they also have a profound impact on peoples daily lives. 0000065009 00000 n 0000065742 00000 n 11.3.3 The works promoter must give a notice in advance as required by road works authorities to make a "notice" for works that may not last longer than 5 working days. The Street Works Codes of Practice detail the workings of the legislation. 0000064507 00000 n ff~;q:gWOs] kNvd:J[Y;thvEoe8=B'?u! 5 3.(1)Where, because of major works initiated by an authority, an undertaker executes diversionary works, the authority shall pay to the undertaker. 11.2.4 Private roads and prospective public roads are to be identified in the Associated Street Data sets of the SRWR. Dont worry we wont send you spam or share your email address with anyone. 11.5.3 Roads that have been subject to such a notice will be recorded in the SRWR. Management of our Highways and the coordination of Street Works is governed by numerous pieces of legislation. of the costs: regulation 3. Please contact one of our Diversions Working group chairs to discuss what help you can offer. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the Changes to Legislation area. Infrastructure is long-term. 0000002455 00000 n For users who are not a Local Authority or Rail Authority, or who are not a Utility Company or an Independent Connection Provider (ICP) there is a fee of43.20 inclusive of VATfor each search. 4 0 obj C1, C2, etc. The Code of Practice entitled Measures Necessary where Apparatus is affected by Major Works (Diversionary Works) (1992) (ISBN 0-11-551149-0) is published by The Stationery Office and may be obtained from their bookshops or by mail, fax or telephone from PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN (Tel. 11.4 Maintenance of Undertakers' Apparatus. 0000003815 00000 n Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. aSJBPTLsJyDQPRS]WSa Ln_DeJmd Ne=b|ds./^W\'vr6]`n%/[&maT-cUu^)/VY M l&J6jt&im:vs6 1kZMnT9?piBT[5[vy}uv ^Ov'$-bYP6c a'E5vKwws1a >KMd7Z\`,a!e,seC(AYQUg^Ot!^vfPm5N2,\Pk8WV])]_ZIR(\]0fz(mFKy]V#.]w] 5\vY/xg]Vng[ Copyright 2018 | Office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner | All Rights Reserved. 0000005634 00000 n Adding additional buffers will increase the likelihood of an affected search being returned. xVj@}7 Here we provide convenient links to the key relevant Legislation and Codes of Practice. 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