Temporary Traffic Light Information
Case reference FOI2022/00491
Published 23 May 2022
Request
Q1. Please send some example (i) schedules of rates and (ii) frameworks that include traffic management / temporary traffic light products / services.
A. How long are these frameworks set for?
B. How frequently are schedules of rates for these products / services updated?
Q2. What are the criteria that councils use to evaluate traffic management providers against their frameworks? (e.g. quality - what comprises this? Environmental / H&S considerations?)
Q3. Which KPIs does the council use to keep track of these objectives? (e.g. how is quality / price measured and compared?)
Q4. Within your organisation, what are the job titles with responsibility for:
A. Design and specification of traffic management systems
B. Procurement of traffic management systems / services
C. Evaluation of traffic management provider performance
Q5. What proportion of roads are classified as traffic sensitive? Split by road type (A, B, C, etc.) if available.
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C. 2021-22
Q6. For each of two-/three-/four-way temporary traffic lights, how many are installed in a year?
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C. 2021-22
Q7. What percentage of installed two-/three-/four-way temporary traffic lights use automated traffic detection systems for improving traffic flow (e.g. SRL's Adaptive Detection System (ADS) / Pike's AutoGreen)?
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C. 2021-22
Q8. What percentage of installed two-/three-/four-way temporary traffic lights use UTMC?
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C.2021-22
Response
Q1. Please send some example (i) schedules of rates and (ii) frameworks that include traffic management / temporary traffic light products / services.
A. How long are these frameworks set for?
B. How frequently are schedules of rates for these products / services updated?
Please refer to information that is available on the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) website. Please find below a direct link:
This shows an industry standard price list. Please see 'series 150'. This sets out how highway maintenance contracts price up traffic management, including traffic lights.
These frameworks are typically set for one to three years. Most price lists are subject to annual inflation increases.
Q2. What are the criteria that councils use to evaluate traffic management providers against their frameworks? (e.g. quality - what comprises this? Environmental / H&S considerations?)
The Service Area have advised that this is predominantly price driven.
Q3. Which KPIs does the council use to keep track of these objectives? (e.g. how is quality / price measured and compared?)
Traffic management companies support the delivery of reactive highway maintenance, therefore the key objective is to ensure resources are deployed within required timescales.
Q4. Within your organisation, what are the job titles with responsibility for:
A. Design and specification of traffic management systems
B. Procurement of traffic management systems / services
C. Evaluation of traffic management provider performance
A.
A. Design and specification of traffic management systems
This element is subcontracted to traffic management providers.
B. Procurement of traffic management systems / services
Procurement Team / buyer
C. Evaluation of traffic management provider performance
Operational Delivery Team and Procurement Team
Q5. What proportion of roads are classified as traffic sensitive? Split by road type (A, B, C, etc.) if available.
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C. 2021-22
For each of the years above, 29% of the whole network (a total of 598 miles) is classified as traffic sensitive. The information is not held by road type.
Q6. For each of two-/three-/four-way temporary traffic lights, how many are installed in a year?
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C. 2021-22
The above information is not recorded by Herefordshire Council, therefore the information is not held.
Q7. What percentage of installed two-/three-/four-way temporary traffic lights use automated traffic detection systems for improving traffic flow (e.g. SRL's Adaptive Detection System (ADS) / Pike's AutoGreen)?
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C. 2021-22
The above information is not recorded by Herefordshire Council, therefore the information is not held. However, the Service Area have advised that where possible, our traffic management provider will ensure that traffic management detection systems are used.
Q8. What percentage of installed two-/three-/four-way temporary traffic lights use UTMC?
A. 2019-20
B. 2020-21
C.2021-22
The above information is not recorded by Herefordshire Council, therefore the information is not held.
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