The council is responsible for the design, installation and maintenance of traffic signals, pedestrian and cycle crossings.
If you believe there is a problem with a traffic signal, please contact us. If you are wanting to ask for an existing signal to be altered, we will have to assess the effect on all road users.
If you want to request the provision of new traffic signals, we will firstly make an assessment as to whether signal control is the most appropriate solution to the issue, considering matters such as traffic volume, delays, speed and volume of traffic, accident rate and proximity to other junctions.
Signalled Crossings
Crossings such as Pelican, Puffin-type or Toucan have been incorporated into the signalling arrangement at junctions, where the red phase for drivers includes a signal aspect for pedestrians crossing at the junction.
Pedestrian crossings are generally placed on busy roads, their function being both to assist pedestrians to cross roads and to do so in greater safety. All crossings have certain facilities to assist disabled pedestrians who wish to cross, such as tactile paving and barrier.
The process of deciding whether to install a pedestrian crossing involves carrying out pedestrian and vehicle surveys in the area where the crossing has been requested. The information obtained is then used to identify if a crossing can be justified based on current Government guidance.
Pedestrian accident data is also used in the decision process together with site specific data referring to the roads and footways.
These procedures include the collection of site information, photographs, maps and difficulties experienced by vulnerable road users, so that the council can make a balanced judgement on whether the decision can be justified.
The Department of Transport is responsible for the creation of the appropriate legislation and guidance on the installation of pedestrian crossings.
