“A motorway authority, if it has ensured that it will be useful to the public, can reach an agreement with a person – work usually begins within four to six weeks of signing the agreement. Section 278 is the part of Highway 1980 that allows a motorway authority to reach an agreement with a third party regarding improvements to the existing public highway. In our region, the relevant road authorities are usually the Cornwall Council, but work on the A30 or A38 must be approved by Highways England, which acts on behalf of the Transport Minister. The package may include highway work that will be carried out under an agreement under Section 278, drainage construction and earthworks. As a one-stop shop for several aspects of infrastructure, we can offer better coordination of work and minimize potential delays. However, it is more usual for the developer to mandate an experienced developer in S278 plants, such as FACE, to effect the highway changes, as if it were the authority itself that did so. An offence is committed when work is carried out on a public highway without a Section 278 agreement. Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 allows a developer to carry out work on the public highway. This is generally necessary when the building permit has been issued for a building requiring improvements or modifications on public highways. The document is prepared by the lawyer of the local highway authority and issued to the developer`s lawyer in the form of design. The details of the agreement will then be agreed before the final document is finalized and signed by both parties before the start of field work. To obtain these improvements, the proponent must obtain permission from the highway authority for detailed work planning and reach an agreement defining how the work is to be delivered. An S278 contract is used for a long time to enable the development of the existing road network.

However, it can also be used to improve the motorway network needed by development or to contribute to future work on the wider network of motorways. The agreement between the motorway authority and the promoter is referred to as the section 278 agreement and may authorize items such as: on conditions, that the person pays all or part of the costs of the work that can be fixed or fixed in accordance with the agreement. Section 278 of the agreements is generally the local authority that authorizes the developer to carry out the proposed work. Sometimes the highway service does the work, or the developer can pay the highway service to do the job if it`s comfortable for the developer`s schedule. A Section 278 (or S278) agreement is a section of Highway 1980 that allows developers to enter into a legal agreement with the Council (as a Highway Authority) to make permanent modifications or improvements to a public highway as part of a plan.