Portable traffic lights
2-way portable traffic lights
The workhorse for single-lane shuttle working on two-way roads.
Hire only or installed
UK traffic management company · 24/7
Keep the road moving.
Keep your crew safe.
Temporary traffic lights hire, Chapter 8 barriers, road closures and fully managed temporary traffic management for contractors, utilities, councils and events, nationwide. Hire it, or let our crews run it.
- Same-day quotes
- 24/7 emergency crews
- Permits handled
Equipment hire
Everything for the job, on one hire
Build a hire list as you browse and send it as one quote. Delivered for your team to install, or put out by ours.
Portable traffic lights4 productsBarriers2 productsSigns & boards2 productsCones & lamps3 productsVMS & vehicles4 productsPedestrian & access2 products
Portable traffic lights
3-way portable traffic lights
Multi-phase control for works at or near a T-junction.
Installed by our crew
Barriers
Chapter 8 barriers
Red and white interlocking barriers for carriageway works.
Hire only or installed
Signs & boards
Road works signs
Advance warning, closure, diversion and information signs.
Hire only or installed
VMS & vehicles
Variable message signs (VMS)
Trailer-mounted LED signs to warn drivers days ahead.
Installed by our crew
Works planner
Not sure what you need? Plan it in a minute.
Tell us about the road and the job. The planner suggests a method of working, builds the kit list for you and works out the date you need to apply for your permit by.
- Signals, Stop/Go, lane closure or full closure: the right method for the road
- A starter kit list, added to your hire list in one click
- Permit category and an apply-by date from your start date
Your plan
3-way portable traffic signals
Multi-phase signals so the side road joins the shuttle safely.
Permit
Standard works
Apply by
10 working days before
- 3-way portable traffic lights×1
- Traffic cones×30
- Road works signs×6
- Chapter 8 barriers×6
Managed traffic management
Or hand the whole road to us
Our crews design, install, maintain and remove the scheme, and handle the permits behind it.
01
Temporary traffic lights
Installed, timed and maintained portable signals, from 2-way to full junctions.
Find out more →02Stop/Go & convoy working
Trained operatives controlling traffic by hand when signals won't do.
Find out more →03Lane closures
Tapers, advance signing and protection for work on busier and faster roads.
Find out more →04Road closures & diversions
Full closures with signed diversion routes and the paperwork behind them.
Find out more →05Pedestrian management
Safe, accessible routes for people on foot when the footway is closed.
Find out more →06Event traffic management
Parking, closures and crowd routes for events of every size.
Find out more →07TM design & permits
Drawings, method statements and the street works applications behind them.
Find out more →0824/7 emergency callout
Burst main, collapse or crash: signs, lights and a crew, day or night.
Find out more →How it works
Red, amber, green. Done.
- 1
Tell us the job
Online, by phone or through the works planner. Location, dates and what you're doing.
- 2
Get a clear quote
Kit, crew and permits itemised, back to you the same working day.
- 3
We deliver or install
On site when agreed, set out to the plan, signed off before we leave.
Who we work for
Built around the people who dig up roads
Utilities
Water, gas, power and telecoms works that need to be in and out fast.
Construction & developers
Site entrances, deliveries, crane lifts and S278 highway works.
Councils & highways
Resurfacing, patching, gully and lining programmes.
Telecoms & fibre
Fast-moving footway and verge works along long routes.
Events
Shows, races, fairs and festivals: arrivals, parking and closures.
Facilities & commercial
Car parks, retail sites, schools and private estates.
Coverage
Nationwide, and local to you
Crews and kit across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Pop in a postcode to check, and find your local page.
Why Mr Traffic
Straightforward hire
- One quote for everythingKit, crew, permits and VMS on one price, not five suppliers.
- Timings set for your roadOur engineers set signal timings for the site, so queues stay short.
- Looked after, not just dropped offBattery swaps, checks and a 24/7 line for the whole hire.
- Paperwork handledPermit applications, TM drawings and traffic orders done for you.
Traffic management near you
Local pages for every UK town and city
1,918 local pages, each with the highway authority, street works rules, postcodes and main roads for that place.
Need the road managed?
Tell us where and when. We'll come back with the kit, the crew and a price, usually the same day.