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at a point 64 metres east of the bridge carrying Dawley Road over
that railway;
Work No. 3/13C– A railway (419 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with the Heathrow Express Railway at a point 86 metres
north of the junction of Conway Drive with Stormont Drive, passing
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eastwards and terminating by a junction with Work No. 3/13A at a
point 55 metres north-east of the northern end of Burnham Gardens;
Work No. 3/13D– A realignment of the Reading Railway (385 metres in
length) commencing by a junction with that railway at a point 104
metres north of the junction of Conway Drive with Stormont Drive,
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passing eastwards and terminating by a junction with that railway at
a point 52 metres north of the northern end of Burnham Gardens;
Work No. 3/14– A bridge to carry a footpath and cycleway over the
Reading Railway commencing at a point 23 metres south of the
junction of Iron Bridge Road South with Old Stockley Road and
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terminating at a point 59 metres north of the junction of Old Stockley
Road with Stockley Road. Work No. 3/14 includes the removal of
the existing Old Stockley Road Bridge;
Work No. 3/15A– A temporary bridge to carry Station Road over the
Reading Railway at Hayes and Harlington Station (during the
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construction of Work No. 3/15B) commencing at a point 4 metres
north-east of the junction of Keith Road with Station Road and
terminating at a point 54 metres south-east of the junction of Blyth
Road with Clayton Road;
Work No. 3/15B– A raising and lengthening at the north-eastern end of
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the bridge carrying Station Road over the Reading Railway at Hayes
and Harlington Station commencing at a point 111 metres north-east
of the junction of Keith Road with Station Road and terminating at a
point 54 metres south-east of the junction of Blyth Road with Clayton
Road;
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In the London Borough of Ealing–
Work No. 3/16– A railway (469 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with the Greenford Branch Railway at West Ealing Station
at a point 130 metres west of the junction of Drayton Avenue with
Manor Road, passing south-eastwards then eastwards and
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terminating at a point in West Ealing Station 20 metres south of the
junction of Drayton Road with Manor Road;
Work No. 3/17– A deviation of the Reading Railway (2,068 metres in
length partly in tunnel) commencing by a junction with that railway
at a point 300 metres west of the bridge carrying Hanger Lane over
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that railway, passing eastwards and terminating by a junction with
that railway at a point 25 metres west of the bridge carrying Horn
Lane over that railway;
Work No. 3/17A– A railway (1,500 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with the Reading Railway at a point 54 metres east of
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London Underground bridge No. D29 over that railway, passing
eastwards and terminating by a junction with the Poplar Lines 5
metres west of the bridge carrying Horn Lane over those lines;
Work No. 3/17B– A railway (881 metres in length) forming sidings
within the Acton Yard, commencing by a junction with Work No. 3/
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17A at a point 160 metres north-east of the bridge carrying Noel Road
over the Reading Railway, passing eastwards and terminating at a
point 155 metres west of the junction of York Road with Horn Lane;

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In the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham–
Work No. 3/19A- A railway (610 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with Works Nos. 3/19B and 3/19C at a point 316 metres
south-east of the junction of Salter Street with Hythe Road, passing
north-westwards and terminating within a proposed depot at a point
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196 metres east of the bridge carrying Old Oak Common Lane over
the North London Line railway. Work No. 3/19A includes a depot
building;
Work No. 3/19B- A railway (838 metres in length), forming sidings
within Old Oak Common depot, commencing by a junction with
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Works Nos. 3/19A and 3/19C at its commencement, passing
westwards and terminating at a point 838 metres west of its
commencement. Work No. 3/19B includes a depot building;

In the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and the Royal Borough
of Kensington & Chelsea—
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Work No. 3/19C- A railway (1,743 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with Works No. 3/19A and 3/19B at a point 316 metres
south-east of the junction of Salter Street with Hythe Road, passing
eastwards and terminating by a junction with the Reading Railway
at a point 16 metres west of the bridge carrying Ladbroke Grove over
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that railway. Work No. 3/19C includes a depot building;

In the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham—
Work No. 3/19D- A railway (510 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with sidings within Old Oak Common depot at a point 500
metres south-east of the junction of Old Oak Common Lane with
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Victoria Road, passing eastwards and terminating by a junction with
sidings within that depot at a point 273 metres west of the western
face of the bridge carrying Scrubs Lane over the Reading Railway.
Work No. 3/19D includes a depot building;

In the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and the Royal Borough
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of Kensington & Chelsea—
Work No. 3/19E- A railway (1,666 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with sidings within Old Oak Common depot at a point 121
metres west of the western face of the bridge carrying Scrubs Lane
over the Reading Railway, passing eastwards and terminating by a
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junction with the Reading Railway at a point 85 metres north-east of
the junction of Barlby Road with Ladbroke Grove;
Work No. 3/19F- A railway (989 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with the Reading Railway at a point 315 metres west of the
western face of the bridge carrying Scrubs Lane over the Reading
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Railway, passing eastwards and terminating by a junction with that
railway at a point 116 metres north of the northern end of Webb
Close;
Work No. 3/20A- A railway (145 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with tracks within North Pole Railway Depot at a point 59
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metres east of the eastern portal of the Servicing and Inspection Shed,
passing eastwards and terminating by a junction with the loco siding
within that depot at a point 145 metres east of its commencement;
Work No. 3/20B - A railway (36 metres in length) forming a reinstated
connection with the West London Railway, commencing by a
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junction with that railway at a point 2 metres north-west of the
western abutment of the bridge carrying that railway over Scrubs

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Lane, passing north-westwards and terminating by a junction with
tracks within North Pole Railway Depot at a point 36 metres north-
west of its commencement;
Work No. 3/20C - A railway (51 metres in length) forming a reinstated
connection with the West London Railway, commencing by a
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junction with that railway at a point 250 metres south-west of the
eastern abutment of the bridge carrying that railway over Scrubs
Lane, passing north-westwards and terminating by a junction with
tracks within North Pole Railway Depot at a point 51 metres north-
west of its commencement;
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In the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and the Royal Borough
of Kensington & Chelsea—
Work No. 3/20D- A railway (1,121 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with Transfer Siding No. 1 within North Pole Railway
Depot at a point 300 metres east of the eastern face of the bridge
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carrying Scrubs Lane over the Reading Railway, passing eastwards
and terminating at a point beneath the bridge carrying Ladbroke
Grove over the Reading Railway. Work No. 3/20D includes
extension of an existing depot building;

In the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea—
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Work No. 3/20E- A railway (387 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with tracks within North Pole Railway Depot at a point 361
metres west of the Wheel Lathe Shed, passing eastwards and
terminating by a junction with Work No. 3/20D at a point 387 metres
east of its commencement;
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Work No. 3/20F- A railway (567 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with tracks within North Pole Railway Depot at a point 225
metres west of the western portal of the Wheel Lathe Shed, passing
eastwards and terminating by a junction with Work No. 3/20D at a
point 81 metres west of the western face of the bridge carrying
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Ladbroke Grove over the Reading Railway;
Work No. 3/20G- A railway (272 metres in length) commencing by a
junction with tracks within North Pole Railway Depot at a point 190
metres west of the western portal of the Wheel Lathe Shed, passing
eastwards and terminating at a point 272 metres east of its
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commencement;
Work No. 3/20H- A railway (336 metres in length) forming a siding
within North Pole Railway Depot commencing by a junction with
Work No. 3/20G at a point 102 metres west of the Wheel Lathe Shed,
passing eastwards and terminating at a point 336 metres east of its
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commencement. Work No. 3/20H includes a depot building.
Schedule 2
Section 2

Works: further and supplementary provisions
Additional works
1     (1)
The nominated undertaker may, for the purposes of or in connection with
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the scheduled works or otherwise for the purposes of or in connection with

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Crossrail, do any of the following within the limits of deviation for the
scheduled works or within the limits of land to be acquired or used—
(a)
carry out and maintain railway electrification and signalling works;
(b)
make, provide and maintain all such approaches, bridges, subways,
interchanges, roundabouts, turning places, lifts, stairs, escalators,
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ramps, passages, means of access, shafts, buildings, apparatus, plant
and machinery as may be necessary or convenient,
(c)
construct, provide and maintain all such embankments, aprons,
abutments, retaining walls, wing walls, culverts and other works as
may be necessary or convenient,
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(d)
alter or remove any structure erected upon any highway or adjoining
land,
(e)
alter, or alter the position of, railway track and any apparatus
associated with railway track,
(f)
alter, or alter the position of, other apparatus, including mains,
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sewers, drains and cables,
(g)
alter the course of, or otherwise interfere with, non-navigable rivers,
streams or watercourses, and
(h)
carry out and maintain such other works, of whatever description, as
may be necessary or expedient.
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      (2)
Sub-paragraph (1) shall not authorise the making of any cut for drainage
purposes which is more than 3.4 metres wide at the bottom.
Highway accesses
2     (1)
The nominated undertaker may, for the purposes of or in connection with
the works authorised by this Act or otherwise for the purposes of or in
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connection with Crossrail—
(a)
form and lay out means of access, and
(b)
improve existing means of access,

at any place within the limits of deviation for the scheduled works or within
the limits of land to be acquired or used.
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      (2)
In the case of works at a place shown on the deposited plans which require
the opening of an access onto, or the alteration of, a highway used by
vehicular traffic, the power under sub-paragraph (1) is exercisable on giving
at least 28 days’ notice to the highway authority.
      (3)
Works which are the subject of a notice under sub-paragraph (2) may not be
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carried out at the place shown on the deposited plans if, within 28 days of
the giving of the notice, the highway authority objects to the works being
carried out there by giving the nominated undertaker notice to that effect.
      (4)
The only ground on which the highway authority may object under sub-
paragraph (3) is that works under sub-paragraph (1) should be carried out
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instead at another place within the relevant limits to prevent or reduce—
(a)
injury to local amenity, or
(b)
prejudicial effects on road safety or on the free flow of traffic in the
local area,

and are reasonably capable of being carried out there.
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      (5)
If, in the case of works under sub-paragraph (1) at a place shown on the
deposited plans, the works require the opening of an access onto, or the

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alteration of, a highway used by vehicular traffic, they shall be carried out in
accordance with plans and specifications approved by the highway
authority at the request of the nominated undertaker.
      (6)
The only ground on which the highway authority may refuse to approve
plans or specifications for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5) is that they
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ought to be modified to prevent or reduce—
(a)
injury to local amenity, or
(b)
prejudicial effects on road safety or on the free flow of traffic in the
local area,

and are reasonably capable of being so modified.
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      (7)
Works under sub-paragraph (1) may only be carried out at a place not
shown on the deposited plans if the highway authority consents to the siting
of the works, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
      (8)
Works under sub-paragraph (1) at a place not shown on the deposited plans
shall be carried out in accordance with plans and specifications approved by
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the highway authority at the request of the nominated undertaker, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
      (9)
In considering whether to give its consent for the purposes of sub-paragraph
(7), or approval for the purposes of sub-paragraph (8), in a case where the
works require the opening of an access onto, or the alteration of, a highway
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used by vehicular traffic, the highway authority shall have regard, in
particular, to effects on road safety and on the free flow of traffic in the local
area.
     (10)
If, on application by the nominated undertaker for the approval of plans or
specifications under sub-paragraph (5) or (8), the highway authority fails to
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notify the nominated undertaker of its decision on the application before the
end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the
application was made, it shall be deemed to have approved the plans or
specifications as submitted.
     (11)
If a highway authority which receives an application for consent under sub-
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paragraph (7) fails to notify the applicant of its decision on the application
before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the
application was made, it shall be deemed to have granted it.
     (12)
Where an objection under sub-paragraph (3) leads to the carrying out of
works under sub-paragraph (1) at a place not shown on the deposited plans,
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sub-paragraphs (5), (7) and (8) shall have effect in relation to them as if the
place were shown on the deposited plans.
     (13)
Any dispute with a highway authority under this paragraph shall, if the
parties agree, be referred to arbitration, but shall otherwise be determined
by the Secretary of State.
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Overhead line diversions
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Without prejudice to paragraph 1(1)(f), the nominated undertaker may, for
the purposes of or in connection with the works authorised by this Act,
undertake the electric line diversions specified in the following table.

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(1)
(2)
(3)

Area
Overhead line to be taken
New overhead line to be

down
provided

London Borough of
Overhead electric line
New overhead electric line

Newham
(PDK) between points E1,
to be provided on land

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E2 and E3
within relevant limits

between points E1, E4 and

E3.

County of
Iver – Longford 132kV
New overhead electric lines

Buckinghamshire,
overhead electric line
to be provided on land

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District of South
(PGB) between points EC1
within relevant limits

Bucks, Parish of Iver
and EC2.
between points EC1, EC3

and EC2 and between

points EC1, EC4 and EC2.

Mitigation and protection works
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The nominated undertaker may within the limits of deviation for the
scheduled works or within the limits of land to be acquired or used—
(a)
carry out and maintain landscaping and other works to mitigate any
adverse effects of the construction, maintenance or operation of any
of the works authorised by this Act, and
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(b)
carry out and maintain works for the benefit or protection of land
affected by any of the works authorised by this Act.
Support of buildings
5     (1)
This paragraph applies where it is necessary or expedient in consequence of
or in connection with the construction of any of the works authorised by this
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Act to support or strengthen a building within the relevant distance of the
work.
      (2)
The nominated undertaker may support or strengthen the building on
giving at least 8 weeks’ notice to the owners and occupiers of the building of
its intention to do so.
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      (3)
If, within 21 days of the giving of a notice under sub-paragraph (2), the
person to whom the notice has been given gives to the nominated
undertaker notice disputing that this paragraph applies, the question of its
application shall be referred to arbitration.
      (4)
If, under sub-paragraph (3), the arbitrator decides that this paragraph does
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apply, he shall, if one of the parties to the dispute so requires, prescribe how
the supporting or strengthening is to be carried out.
      (5)
Where the supporting or strengthening of a building under this paragraph
cannot be carried out reasonably conveniently without entering land
adjacent to the building, the nominated undertaker may, on giving at least
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14 days’ notice to the owners and occupiers of the adjacent land, enter the
land (but not any building on it) and carry out the work.
      (6)
In case of emergency, the power conferred by sub-paragraph (2) or (5) shall
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      (7)
For the purpose of deciding how to exercise its powers under this
paragraph, the nominated undertaker may at any reasonable time enter and
survey—
(a)
any building within the relevant distance of any of the works
authorised by this Act, or
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(b)
any land adjacent to such a building (but not any building on any
such land).
      (8)
Section 6 of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 (c. 67) (service of documents)
shall apply to the service of notices under this paragraph with, in subsection
(4), the substitution for the words from “authority” to “document is to be
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served” of “nominated undertaker”.
      (9)
In this paragraph—
“building” includes any structure and, in the case of a work under the
surface of the ground, reference to a building within the relevant
distance of that work includes a reference to any building within the
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relevant distance of any point on the surface below which the work
is situated,
“notice” means notice in writing, and
“relevant distance”, in relation to any work, means—
(a)
where the work relates to an underground railway, 50
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metres, and
(b)
where it does not, 35 metres.
6     (1)
This paragraph applies where it is necessary or expedient in consequence of
or in connection with the construction of any of the works authorised by this
Act further to support or strengthen a building which has been supported or
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strengthened under paragraph 5.
      (2)
The nominated undertaker may, at any time within the permitted period,
further support or strengthen the building on giving at least 8 weeks’ notice
to the owners and occupiers of the building of its intention to do so.
      (3)
If, within 21 days of the giving of a notice under sub-paragraph (2), the
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person to whom the notice has been given gives to the nominated
undertaker notice disputing that this paragraph applies, the question of its
application shall be referred to arbitration.
      (4)
If, under sub-paragraph (3), the arbitrator decides that this paragraph does
apply, he shall, if one of the parties to the dispute so requires, prescribe how
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the supporting or strengthening is to be carried out.
      (5)
Where the supporting or strengthening of a building under this paragraph
cannot be carried out reasonably conveniently without entering land
adjacent to the building, the nominated undertaker may, on giving at least
14 days’ notice to the owners and occupiers of the adjacent land, enter the
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land (but not any building on it) and carry out the work.
      (6)
In case of emergency, the power conferred by sub-paragraph (2) or (5) shall
be exercisable without notice.
      (7)
For the purpose of deciding how to exercise its powers under this
paragraph, the nominated undertaker may at any reasonable time enter and
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survey—
(a)
any building which has been supported or strengthened under
paragraph 5, or