Essex County Council is responsible for Road Markings ,Road Signage
& Traffic Lights.
Contact can be made via the internet at -
Area Office
or via email to -
Highways
Helpline
or via the telephone on 08456 037631.
RED Routes
On certain main roads yellow
lines indicating a parking ban can be replaced by red lines. Unlike
yellow lines, single and double red lines ban all stopping, parking
and loading. Double red lines apply at all times and single red
lines usually apply during the working day. Red route controls are
rigorously enforced by the Police and their Traffic Wardens. Essex
County Council do not have any plans for any Red Routes.
Road Signs
Essex County Council has
responsibility for installing signs to regulate traffic and to
provide warnings to drivers of hazards ahead. The signs that may be
used on the public highway are controlled by government
regulations, covering the designs of the signs, where they can be
used and whether they must be illuminated.The Highway Code can be
viewed online and the section about road signs and road markings
can be see by clicking on this link....
Road Signs
Yellow Lines
Essex County Council
authorise yellow line road marking where there is a need to
restrict parking to help increase traffic flow and to prevent
obstructions on the highway.
Speed Humps
In areas where excessive speed
is considered a risk to public safety the local authority may
construct 'speed humps' for the purpose of reducing traffic speeds.
Speed humps are typically constructed in residential roads and in
areas where there may be a large amount of pedestrian traffic (such
as near school entrances).The local authority makes provision for
speed road humps to reduce speeds and improve safety of residential
roads.Essex County Council's policy on speed(road) humps can be
viewed by clicking here....
Speed Humps (PDF Document).
Traffic Lights
The placement and
maintenance of traffic lights to improve traffic safety and help
reduce road accidents and hazards is done by Essex County
Council.To report a faulty traffic light, please ring 01245
357345 who operate a Traffic Light Fault line on behalf of
Essex County Council