Highways Law and Practice

Covering the main points of dedication, maintenance and repair of highways, this manual deals in a practical way with many issues arising on a day-to-day basis such as animals adjacent to the highway, property rights, liability of third party contractors and nuisance. Policy decisions, the right to roam in the countryside and rights of way bill i.e. footpaths are also included. Other topical issues include the liability of subcontractors for injury, penalty clauses for utility companies for unnecessary inconvenience on the highway and charging tolls for access to highways.