HIGHWAYS
Examples of work undertaken by our lawyers
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Joint property lawyers to Highways England.
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Advised on proposals for a new bus only junction/slip road onto the M32 including on the ability to control access/use by other forms of traffic and the application of the Road Traffic Acts.
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Advising on a number of Road Traffic Regulation Orders (both permanent and temporary) covering large areas of Bristol to control traffic generally and create residents' parking zones.
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Advised on planning work surrounding the construction of a new highway, including a 40-metre road bridge spanning a main railway line and a 600 space park and ride scheme.
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Secured CPOs and negotiated with landowners to secure multiple areas of land needed for the development of highways.
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Disposals of highways and surrounding land via individual sales and auctions.
Davitt Jones Bould specialists
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Gillian Lewis (Partner)
Legal issues that may arise
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Disposals of highways and surrounding land through individual and auction sales
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Clawback and Overage provisions
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Acquisition of sites for the construction of a highway
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Securing sites through Compulsory Purchase Orders and negotiation
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Licences to Occupy
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Lease negotiations and renewals
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Grant of easements and restrictive covenants
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Land title issues and report
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The total length of the UK' road network is estimated at over 245,000 miles. If you could lay out all of the UK's roads in a straight line into space, you would go past the moon. The first motorway to be opened in the UK was the M6 Preston Bypass in 1958.
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Manager, Highways England