Traffic Management Act 2004


The Traffic Management Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It details the street works regulations. The Act has been implemented from 1 April 2008 across the United Kingdom.
All the parties interested in occupying streets/highways need to follow the specified guidelines. The main highlights are as follows:
The second wave of the Traffic Management Act 2004 aims to implement permit regulation. As part of this regulation work undertakers have to apply for a permit to work on a street. Undertaker have to discuss and agree the restriction on work timing, apparatus etc. with highway authorities. The highway authorities should approve/reject the application after verifying the permit conditions.

Section 99 - Commencement, transitionals and savings

The following orders have been made under this section:
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