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Dundee City · Scotland

Traffic management in Dundee

Traffic management for utilities, contractors, councils and events in Dundee, Dundee City (DD1). Kit delivered for your team, or designed, installed and maintained by ours. 24/7 emergency callout.

Working on the road in Dundee

Permits and rules in Dundee

Dundee City Council is the highway authority for Dundee: Dundee City is the highway authority for local roads. Trunk roads are managed by Transport Scotland.

Road works in Scotland are noticed on the Scottish Road Works Register under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and the Scottish Road Works Commissioner oversees how they are co-ordinated. The road authority sets the notice it needs for your type of works.

In and around Dundee, the A90, A92 and A972 carry most of the through traffic. Busy primary routes often come with time-of-day restrictions, so it pays to plan the method and the hours together.

Around 148,000 people live in Dundee. On busier streets, keeping footways open and queues short matters as much as the works themselves.

Equipment hire

Temporary traffic lights and barrier hire in Dundee

Delivered to your site in Dundee for your trained team to install, or set out and maintained by ours.

Signs & boards

Stop/Go boards

Manual control for short jobs, plant movements and convoy working.

Hire only or installed
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Barriers

Chapter 8 barriers

Red and white interlocking barriers for carriageway works.

Hire only or installed

Pedestrian & access

Pedestrian walkways

Temporary footways that take people safely into the road.

Hire only or installed
  • Same-day quotes
  • Signal timings set for the site
  • Permits and TM drawings handled

Questions

Road works in Dundee: FAQs

Who do I apply to for a road works permit in Dundee?+

Dundee City Council. In Dundee, Dundee City is the highway authority for local roads. Trunk roads are the responsibility of Transport Scotland. We can make the application for you.

Do I need permission for temporary traffic lights in Dundee?+

Yes. Portable traffic signals on a public road in Dundee need the agreement of Dundee City Council, normally requested with your street works notice. Private land such as car parks and sites doesn't need it.

How much notice do I need for road works in Dundee?+

Road works in Scotland are noticed on the Scottish Road Works Register under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, and the Scottish Road Works Commissioner oversees how they are co-ordinated. The road authority sets the notice it needs for your type of works. Call us and we'll confirm what Dundee City Council needs for your job.

Can you cover an emergency in Dundee out of hours?+

Yes. Our emergency line 01632 960 999 is answered 24/7. Crews cover Dundee and nearby Newport-on-Tay, Wormit and Tayport with signals, barriers and signs to make the site safe.

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Near Dundee

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Working in Dundee?

Tell us the street and the dates. We'll come back with kit, crew, permits and a price for Dundee, usually the same day.

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