Strategic Infrastructure Corridors (Strategic and Recreational Use) Act 2016
85Maintenance responsibilities where public road extends between parts of corridor
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85 Maintenance responsibilities where public road extends between parts of corridor
(1) If a corridor crosses over a public road by way of a bridge, or other elevated structure, the responsible road authority must, at its cost, maintain the road infrastructure that is located underneath the bridge or other elevated structure.
(2) If a corridor crosses over a public road by way of a bridge or other elevated structure –
(a) the responsible manager must, if –
(i) the responsible manager is the corridor manager; and
(ii) the corridor manager has installed the bridge or structure on the corridor, or the bridge or structure is intended by the corridor manager to be used for a designated recreational use –
maintain, at the cost of the responsible manager, the bridge or other elevated structure; or
(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply, the Minister must, at the cost of the Crown, maintain the bridge or other elevated structure.
(3) If a public road crosses over a corridor by way of a bridge or other elevated structure –
(a) the responsible road authority must, at its cost, maintain the road infrastructure and the bridge or other elevated structure; and
(b) the responsible manager must maintain so much of the corridor as is located beneath the road.