Portable traffic lights
2-way portable traffic lights
The workhorse for single-lane shuttle working on two-way roads.
Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Temporary traffic lights, Chapter 8 barriers, road closures and fully managed traffic management across Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead (SL4). Hire the kit or let our crews run it, with permits from Windsor and Maidenhead Council handled for you.
Working on the road in Eton
Windsor and Maidenhead Council is the highway authority for Eton: Windsor and Maidenhead is the highway authority for local roads. Trunk roads are managed by National Highways.
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.
Primary routes through Eton include the A4. The M4 is within a few miles. Busy primary routes often come with time-of-day restrictions, so it pays to plan the method and the hours together.
Around 5,122 people live in Eton. On busier streets, keeping footways open and queues short matters as much as the works themselves.
Starting soon in Eton? The works planner works out your permit apply-by date and kit list in a minute.
Plan my worksServices
Everything from a single set of temporary traffic lights to a full road closure with a signed diversion, installed by our crews or hired for your team.
Installed, timed and maintained portable signals, from 2-way to full junctions.
Trained operatives controlling traffic by hand when signals won't do.
Tapers, advance signing and protection for work on busier and faster roads.
Full closures with signed diversion routes and the paperwork behind them.
Safe, accessible routes for people on foot when the footway is closed.
Parking, closures and crowd routes for events of every size.
Drawings, method statements and the street works applications behind them.
Burst main, collapse or crash: signs, lights and a crew, day or night.
Equipment hire
Delivered to your site in Eton for your trained team to install, or set out and maintained by ours.
Portable traffic lights
The workhorse for single-lane shuttle working on two-way roads.
Barriers
Red and white interlocking barriers for carriageway works.
Signs & boards
Advance warning, closure, diversion and information signs.
Questions
Windsor and Maidenhead Council. In Eton, Windsor and Maidenhead is the highway authority for local roads. Trunk roads are the responsibility of National Highways. We can make the application for you.
Yes. Portable traffic signals on a public road in Eton need the agreement of Windsor and Maidenhead Council, normally requested with your permit. Private land such as car parks and sites doesn't need it.
Under the English permit schemes it's usually 3 working days for minor works, 10 for standard works and 3 months for major works or anything needing a road closure order. Use our works planner to get the exact apply-by date for your start date.
Yes. Our emergency line 01632 960 999 is answered 24/7. Crews cover Eton and nearby Windsor, Slough and Egham with signals, barriers and signs to make the site safe.
Nearby
Tell us the street and the dates. We'll come back with kit, crew, permits and a price for Eton, usually the same day.