Traffic management in Totteridge

Barnet Council is the highway authority for Totteridge: the borough runs local roads, while Transport for London runs the red routes. Red routes, the main roads on the Transport for London Road Network, need TfL's agreement instead. 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 Totteridge include the A1, A41 and A406. The M1 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.

Totteridge is home to around 15,000 people, so works plans need to think about pedestrians, buses and deliveries as well as through traffic.