Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs)

A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is the legal process used to temporarily stop or limit vehicles or pedestrians on the highway.

TTROs can last up to 18 months and can be applied to roads, footways or Public Rights of Way (PRoWs).

TTROs are most commonly used for the following:

• To allow essential or emergency works to be safely carried out on the highway, such as correcting dangerous defects, installation or maintenance works to gas, electricity and water services

• For various events, for example road closures for sporting, social and charity* events (*In some instances the fee can be reduced for charity events)

• For works next to the highway such as large developments

TTROs are made under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and can be made to cover planned situations or an urgent notice can be issued if the regulation is needed for emergency situations.

TTROs can take between 8 and 12 weeks to process because we have to:

• Tell the police, emergency and other services such as bus operators and waste services as closures often impact others

• We notify the public by advertisements (notices) in the local press before we make the Temporary Regulation Order (TTRO)

• Legal officers will write up the order and this will be placed out on site in advance of any closure

You'll need to abide by the following:

• Notify all residents and commercial properties to ensure that they know about your proposed works/event

• Have appropriate temporary traffic management bilingual signage in place which the Network Management team have approved for you. These are to be provided at your cost and promptly removed following on from the expiry date