(1) The Highway Authority may, if it is considered essential in the interests of safety or convenience of traffic, regulate or divert any existing right of access to a highway across land lying between the control line and the highway boundary :
Provided that the existing right of access shall not be diverted until alternative access has been given.
(2) Where the existing right of access is diverted, the point at which alternative access is given to the highway shall not be unreasonably distant from the existing point of access.
(3) The Highway Authority shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, publish the date on which the existing right of access has been diverted and alternative access has been given.
Provided that the existing right of access shall not be diverted until alternative access has been given.
(2) Where the existing right of access is diverted, the point at which alternative access is given to the highway shall not be unreasonably distant from the existing point of access.
(3) The Highway Authority shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, publish the date on which the existing right of access has been diverted and alternative access has been given.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Declaration of roads, ways or lands as highways.Section 4 · Appointment of Highway Authorities.Section 5 · Powers and duties of Highway Authorities.Section 6 · Officers and servants of Highway Authority.Section 7 · Power to fix boundary, building and control lines of Highways.Section 8 · Map to be prepared and maintained.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2024-08-14. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.