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Traffic Regulation Orders
Traffic Regulation Orders
A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is a legal order that is required when we (as The Highway Authority) restrict or prohibit an activity on the highway. They include; speed limits, weight limits, clearways and parking restrictions (amongst others) and are often referred to as a TROs.
We have a duty to carry out a full consultation exercise on all proposed TROs. This includes placing an advertisement in the local paper and displaying a notice in a public place (i.e. Post office, Library etc) of the County's intent to make a TRO. The notice invites people to make any objections to the proposed order within 21 days.
When the TRO has been agreed, arrangements are then made for the necessary signs and road markings to be provided. The orders are then sealed and a final notice is published in a local paper stating when the order will come into effect.
It can take several months to design, consult, advertise, seal and provide the necessary signs and road markings before an order can come in to effect.
Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is a legal order that is required when WSCC (as The Highway Authority) need to temporarily restrict or prohibit an activity on the highway. The TTRO can include temporary speed limit, road closures, weight limits and waiting restrictions. |
TTROs can be applied to roads, footways or public rights of way and have a maximum duration of 18 months for a road or 6 months for a right of way. They are normally used for planned situations to allow essential works to be carried out on or adjacent to the highway such as road maintenance, gas/ electric/ water services or building works. An Urgent Notice can be issued if a restriction is needed without delay for an emergency situation such as landslip or gas leak.
TTROs, because they are of a temporary nature, are not open to objections as permanent TROs are. A consultation process is undertaken with the Police, emergency and other services. Initial public notification takes the form of an advertisement placed in the local newspaper and might involve notices on site or a letter drop to affected residents and businesses.
Page created:
6 July 2007
Last reviewed: 23 June 2008
Last reviewed: 23 June 2008