The council and utility companies (such as gas, water and electricity) plan major works well in advance. The council co-ordinates this work so that:
- roads are dug up less often
- there is less disruption for road users.
The Government has placed a statutory duty on highway authorities to appoint a traffic manager (Traffic Management Act 2004). The traffic managers ensure the effective and efficient use of the highway network and to reduce congestion. The key words in performing this duty are:
- cooperation
- coordination
- understanding.
The traffic manager's duties are incorporated in the post of network manager.
Listed below are the programmes of both the council and the statutory undertakers (water, gas, electricity) for works that affect the public highway.
The programme of works currently planned for 2006/2007 is available to download.
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Please note that the programme does not include:
- emergency works
- unforeseen works
- works by private developers/individuals that have been authorised to work on roads.
The location of public utility works are identified on the previous page together with current roadworks.
Note: The above document is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) and needs a suitable reader to view it. A reader can be downloaded free from the Adobe website (full instructions for downloading the reader are available on the site).
Find out more about major roadworks on the motorway and trunk roads by visiting the Highways Agency website or by calling 08457 50 40 30.