Road Markings and Signage - Road Signs

 

As statutory highway authority for the Borough, the Council is responsible for road markings and signage on the highway and investigates complaints of damage or deterioration.

 

The Council installs 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 Council is frequently asked to install additional signs showing that there is a 30mph speed limit in residential roads. Under current regulations, however, it is not permitted to provide repeater 30mph signs in roads with streetlights.

 

The Council will provide direction signs under certain circumstances to destinations off the public highway, which strangers to the area may visit regularly.