Streetworks/Roadworks

The SROH sets out standards to ensure highway is returned to use following work by statutory undertakers to the appropriate standard. This statutory Code is published by the Secretary of State under Section 71 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. Changes in SROH provide a wider range of approved materials and working methods to undertakers carrying out works.

The UK faces a real threat from terrorism and crowded places remain an attractive target. To combat this threat, the Government has developed a strategic framework to reduce the vulnerability of crowded places to terrorist attack. The ‘Working Together to Protect Crowded Places’ guidance explains this framework and in particular the contributions that key partners, including local authorities, police, Government Offices, devolved administrations and businesses can make. ‘Crowded Places: The Planning System and Counter-Terrorism’ and ‘Protecting Crowded Places: Design and Technical Issues’ provide advice about counter-terrorism protective security measures to those involved in the planning and design of the built environment.

This leaflet details the qualifications that are required by law to carry out, or supervise, works in the street. It explains how to gain these qualifications, how they should be registered and re-registered.

The third edition of this code came into force (replacing the 2nd Edition) on 1 April 2008. The Code provides practical guidance on a range of responsibilities for authorities and undertakers. The current revision published in August 2009, replaces the version released in March 2008 and includes chapter 10 on s74 overrun charges.

This document, Part 1: Design, provides guidance for those responsible for the design of temporary traffi c management arrangements which should be implemented to facilitate maintenance activities or in response to temporary situations. It contains advice relating to traffi c safety measures, and the identity and location of the traffi c signs needed to guide road users, including pedestrians, safely past obstructions in temporary situations. It is structured to facilitate and refl ect the design process for temporary traffi c management, from the initial broad brief to details of signing provision. It raises the principal issues that need to be considered in temporary traffi c management design and provides advice about their resolution. The document deals with the design of temporary traffi c management arrangements on single carriageway roads and dual carriageway roads separately. The design guidance is illustrated by the inclusion of sample plan

This document, Part 2: Operations, provides guidance for those responsible for planning, managing, and participating in operations to implement, maintain and remove temporary traffi c management arrangements. It contains advice relating to good working practice spanning all aspects of temporary traffi c management operations from broad management issues to issues involving the activities of individual operatives. The guidance is illustrated by the inclusion of sample plans relating to the operational guidance of particular temporary traffi c management techniques.