Traffic Management

There is growing concern about the impact of road congestion and disruption to the economy, health and environment of the County.

The County Council has been given new responsibilities and powers through the Traffic Management Act to make sure that traffic is kept moving.

Road works and incidents cause congestion and we are working to keep these to an absolute minimum. Keeping traffic moving on Staffordshire's roads is a difficult task but we have a specialist team who work to co-ordinate everything that is going on.

Gas, water, phone and electricity companies and housing developers dig about 27,000 holes in Staffordshire's roads every year, often at very short notice. We work to co-ordinate them.

Already our state-of-the-art Urban Traffic Control (UTC) centre is at the heart of a high tech operation co-ordinating the county's urban traffic signals. The system is linked to a network of roadside information panels giving motorists the information they need to plan ahead.

The Council will be increasingly taking over traffic roles previously carried out by the Police, commencing with on-street parking enforcement

If you have an enquiry about any issues on this page or want more information call Clarence - our Roads Enquiry centre on Freephone 0800 232323 or email Clarence

The Traffic Management Act is intended to provide the basis for better conditions for all road users through management of road networks. It builds upon the Council's existing range of powers and duties under which it maintains and improves roads and manages their use.

The Act introduces a major new duty on the whole Authority to keep traffic moving.

A Traffic Manager has been appointed to deliver on this. They are championing traffic co-ordination and management across all aspects of the County Council's operations. The needs of all road users are considered, not just motorists.

The Traffic Manager's Office is primarily responsible for the following areas:

Network Management:

Management of the movement of traffic on the highway network, and legal processes relating to traffic regulation
Co-ordination and control of all activities and works on the highway network including enforcement action against those who disrupt the roads through inadequate planning
Liaison with neighbouring Authorities and other Agencies to minimise traffic disruption and congestion
Development of new policy in relation to the Traffic Management Act, including:
- permit schemes and road spacing booking for access to the highway
- bus punctuality and reliability improvement
- real time traffic information systems
- joint incident management arrangements with the Police
- civil contingency planning

Parking Enforcement (Decriminalised Parking Enforcement)

At present the police are responsible for the enforcement of parking regulations, but under the Traffic Management Act this is passing to the County Council. As the new regime develops this area of the Staffordshire Web will develop, providing you with all the latest information.

The Parking Enforcement team will be responsible for:

Developing enforcement regimes for parking, and implementing traffic offence enforcement
Legal processes in relation to traffic regulation

Safety Cameras

Supporting the Staffordshire Casualty Reduction Partnership in speed enforcement
Road casualty reduction programmes

Use this link to get more info about Safety Cameras and the Casualty Reduction Partnership

Last Modified: 22/11/2005 16:24:20
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