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Traffic management in Elgin

Traffic management for utilities, contractors, councils and events in Elgin, Moray (IV30). Kit delivered for your team, or designed, installed and maintained by ours. 24/7 emergency callout.

Working on the road in Elgin

Permits and rules in Elgin

Moray Council is the highway authority for Elgin: Moray 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.

The A96 pass through or close to Elgin. Work on or next to these roads usually needs signals or a lane closure rather than simple cones, and often off-peak or night working.

Elgin is home to around 25,000 people, so works plans need to think about pedestrians, buses and deliveries as well as through traffic.

Equipment hire

Temporary traffic lights and barrier hire in Elgin

Delivered to your site in Elgin 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 Elgin: FAQs

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

Moray Council. In Elgin, Moray 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 Elgin?+

Yes. Portable traffic signals on a public road in Elgin need the agreement of Moray 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 Elgin?+

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 Moray Council needs for your job.

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

Yes. Our emergency line 01632 960 999 is answered 24/7. Crews cover Elgin and nearby Lossiemouth, Burghead and Rothes with signals, barriers and signs to make the site safe.

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Working in Elgin?

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

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