Traffic management in Essex

Essex County Council is the highway authority here. Almost every English highway authority now runs a permit scheme under the Traffic Management Act 2004, so works on the road need a permit, applied for through the government's Street Manager service. Minor works usually need 3 working days' notice, standard works 10 and major works 3 months.

Main roads across Essex include the M11, M25, A12, A13, A14, A113, A120, A123, A127 and A130. Work on these usually needs signals or lane closures, often off-peak.

We also cover the neighbouring areas of Thurrock, Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Waltham Forest, Redbridge and Enfield.