Section 77: Alteration of levels.

Highways Act 1980 · 1980 c. 66View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: Improvement of Highways

Without prejudice to section 76 above, a highway authority may raise or lower or otherwise alter, as they think fit, the level of a highway maintainable at the public expense by them.

A highway authority shall pay compensation to any person who sustains damage by reason of the execution by them of works under this section.

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