12 Connecting highways

(1) A concessionaire must not close or divert any part of a concession highway that gives access to or egress from a highway

(a) except for so long as, and to the extent that,

(i) the closure or diversion is necessary to permit maintenance or construction,

(ii) the closure or diversion is necessary for public safety, or

(iii) the closure or diversion is required by the minister under the Transportation Act, or

(b) unless the concessionaire first obtains the consent of the government or, if the other highway is operated by a local government or another body, the consent of that local government or other body, which consent must not be unreasonably withheld.

(2) If a common highway is operated by the government, a local government or another body, that body must not close or divert any part of that highway that gives access to or egress from a concession highway

(a) except for so long as, and to the extent that,

(i) the closure or diversion is necessary to permit maintenance or construction, or

(ii) the closure or diversion is necessary for public safety, or

(b) unless the body first obtains the consent of the concessionaire, which consent must not be unreasonably withheld.