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<p>This is a matter for local highway authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Under the 1980 Highways
Act, the highway authority is responsible for the management of those streets that
have been adopted by it, or its predecessor authorities. A road that is not maintained
at public expense by a highway authority is known as a private street, as defined
by Section 203(2) of the Act. The responsibility for management of private streets
generally rests with those who own properties that either front onto or border the
street concerned (known as “frontagers”).</p><p> </p><p>Under section 230 of the 1980
Highways Act the local highway authority has the power, without commitment to adoption,
to require the frontagers of a private street to carry out urgent repairs, within
in a set time limit, to prevent danger to road users or the public. This is, however,
entirely a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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