31Obstructions for prohibition or restriction of vehicular traffic

### 31 Obstructions for prohibition or restriction of vehicular traffic > > (1)  A corporation may, with the approval of the Transport Commission, construct or place obstructions in a local highway for the purpose of preventing or restricting the movement of vehicular traffic. > > > (2)  Before making an application under this section for the approval of the Transport Commission, the corporation shall cause a notice to be published twice in separate issues of a local newspaper circulating in the municipality of its intention to make the application, specifying the situation and nature of the obstruction and stating that written representations may be made to the corporation with respect to the matter before such day as is specified in the notice, being a day not earlier than 28 days after its first publication. > > > (3)  The Transport Commission shall not give its approval under this section in respect of an obstruction unless there has been submitted to the Commission a copy of the notice published under [subsection (2)](#GS31@Gs2@EN) , together with evidence that it has been published as required by that subsection and copies of any representations made to the corporation in accordance with the notice and its comments on those representations. > > > (4)  *\[Section 31 Subsection (4) amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 14 \]*[*\[Section 31 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 32 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:10 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-10/act-2018-032#GS4@EN) This section does not apply to the installation of a road hump within the meaning of [section 49A of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1925-038#GS49A@EN) [Traffic Act 1925](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1925-038) . > > > (5)  *\[Section 31 Subsection (5) amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 14 \]*[*\[Section 31 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 32 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:10 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-10/act-2018-032#GS4@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (6)  *\[Section 31 Subsection (6) amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 14 \]*[*\[Section 31 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 32 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:10 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-10/act-2018-032#GS4@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (7)  *\[Section 31 Subsection (7) amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 14 \]*[*\[Section 31 Subsection (7) omitted by No. 32 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:10 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-10/act-2018-032#GS4@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .