Section 27, the Local Government Act, 2004, exercising authority

(1) When the Company breaks open any street, sewer,drain, or tunnel under this Act, it shall with all convenient speed and to the reasonable satisfaction of the person or authority having the control or management thereof, complete the work, fill in and consolidate the ground, reinstate and make good the street, sewer, drain or tunnel, as the case may be and remove all rubbish resulting from the work: Provided that before breaking open any street maintainable, the Company may by notice in writing to the street authority concerned, require such authority to carry out either the whole work of reinstatement of the street and the removal of all rubbish from the street and the expenses reasonably incurred by the street authority in complying with any notice shall be reimbursed by the Company and may be recovered from the Company as a civil debt. (2) The Company shall, so long as any street remains broken open or obstructed, make adequate arrangements for the control of traffic and shall cause the roadway or pedestrian walkways to be properly fenced and guarded at all times and sufficiently lighted: Provided that the responsibility for such arrangements shall transfer to the street authority concerned in respect of any section of the street, the reinstatement of which has been commenced by that street authority pursuant to a notice given.