Statutory guidance

Network management duty guidance: reallocating road space

Guidance for local authorities on managing their road networks to provide measures to support active travel.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 9 May 2020
• Last updated: 1 April 2022
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  1. 1 April 2022

     Updated to reflect current Covid-19 policy position. Suggested designs for social distancing and directions to vaccination centres withdrawn.

  2. 30 July 2021

     Updated to reflect current policy position, account for changes in social distancing requirements and strengthen advice on retaining and evaluating schemes.

  3. 25 February 2021

     Replaced 'Temporary signs to guide traffic to vaccination centres: guidance' PDF, which shows 4 new sign examples.

  4. 12 January 2021

     Temporary signs to guide traffic to COVID-19 vaccination centres added for authority use.

  5. 13 November 2020

     Strengthened advice on consultation and engagement.

  6. 23 May 2020

     Details of amended legislation to speed up making Traffic Orders.

  7. 9 May 2020

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 2 October 2023

This guidance has been withdrawn with immediate effect. For more information, see the Plan for drivers.

Applies to England

Documents

Traffic Management Act 2004: network management to support active travel

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Details

This guidance advises local authorities on reallocating road space to encourage walking and cycling, to help deliver the aims set out in Gear Change.

This statutory guidance is made under section 18 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.