Portable traffic lights
2-way portable traffic lights
The workhorse for single-lane shuttle working on two-way roads.
Kent · England
Traffic management for utilities, contractors, councils and events in Gravesend, Kent (DA12, DA11). Kit delivered for your team, or designed, installed and maintained by ours. 24/7 emergency callout.
Working on the road in Gravesend
Kent County Council is the highway authority for Gravesend: in two-tier Kent, roads are run by the county council, not Gravesham. 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.
The A2 and A1089 pass through or close to Gravesend. 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.
Gravesend is home to around 74,000 people, so works plans need to think about pedestrians, buses and deliveries as well as through traffic.
Starting soon in Gravesend? 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 Gravesend 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.
Signs & boards
Manual control for short jobs, plant movements and convoy working.
Barriers
Red and white interlocking barriers for carriageway works.
Pedestrian & access
Temporary footways that take people safely into the road.
Questions
Kent County Council. In Gravesend, in two-tier Kent, roads are run by the county council, not Gravesham. Trunk roads are the responsibility of National Highways. We can make the application for you.
Yes. Portable traffic signals on a public road in Gravesend need the agreement of Kent County 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 Gravesend and nearby Tilbury, Northfleet and Grays 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 Gravesend, usually the same day.