Signs & nameplates on the Highway
We're always pleased to receive details of damaged or missing road signs (including street nameplates).
The council installs signs to regulate traffic and to provide warnings to drivers of hazards ahead.
The signs that may be used on the public highway are controlled by government regulations, covering the designs of the signs, where they can be used and whether they must be illuminated.
The council is frequently asked to install additional signs showing that there is a 30mph speed limit in residential roads. Under current regulations, however, it is not permitted to provide repeater 30mph signs in roads with streetlights.
Drivers are expected to be familiar with the Highway Code, which states that the presence of streetlights not more than 185m apart indicates the existence of a 30mph speed limit, unless signs show a different limit.
The council will provide direction signs under certain circumstances to destinations off the public highway, which strangers to the area may visit regularly.
Street nameplates
Once a nameplate has been erected, it is the responsibility of the council to maintain it. On newly-constructed roads, the developer must first erect the sign and the council takes over maintenance responsibility once the road has been adopted. Replacement of damaged or missing street nameplates, once reported, can take several weeks.
If you would like more information on road signage - or to tell us about any missing, damaged or obscured signs in your local area, please let us know. You can also use our online reporting service to report problems with road signs, as well as street nameplates.
Who to contact
- Name
- Highway Services
- Address
- Swinton Hall Road
Swinton
SALFORD
M27 4HH
- Telephone
- 0161-909 6505
- highway.services@urbanvision.org.uk
This page was last updated on 06 August 2007
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