Section 58

A section 58 restriction prevents statutory undertakers from digging up the road for a period of between one to five years after the road has been resurfaced or reconstructed, unless the work is an emergency or needed to provide a new customer connection.

Exempt Work

Works which are exempt:

• Minor works that do not involve breaking up or excavating in the highway.
• Immediate works for urgent or emergency purposes
• Customer connections
• Works to comply with either improvement notice or prohibition notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive under sections 21 or 22 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

If the proposed works does not fall within the exempt categories, they may still be able to go ahead. Approval from the authority will be required. Please email roadworks@sthelens.gov.uk giving information about the proposed works.

At present the following Section 38 restrictions apply: