New Roads and Street Works Act

Street Works Co-ordination Contacts

The following page is intended for use by utility companies and their contractors (such as BT and Northumbrian Water) to assist in the co-ordination of roadworks within County Durham. They contain information specific to the implementation of the New Roads and Street Works Act: 1991 and Traffic Management Act: 2004 and as such are not aimed at the general public.

General Information

The New Roads and Street Works Act and Traffic Management Act have put a new emphasis on minimising disruption to road users by providing a framework of procedures that ensures all works, are 'co-ordinated' to minimise the effects on the travelling public. Durham County Council is the Highway Authority responsible for the co-ordination of all roadworks on the County's road network.

Durham County Council and Darlington Borough Council are both members of NEHAUC (North of England Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee) which provides a forum for Highway Authorities and Statutory Undertakers (Gas, Electricity, Water, Sewerage and Telecommunications and other Utility Companies) to discuss and review topics of mutual concern and interest.

NEHAUC use the dictum - 'Working together to the benefit of Highway Users' - which describes the positive and constructive attitude that has been developed between the members.

Representatives meet three times a year to discuss issues and formulate agreed working practices.

Co-ordination Meetings

(Not open to the general public)
Durham County Council and Darlington Borough Council

These meetings are held to co-ordinate proposed works to be carried out by the Highways Authorities and Utility Companies in the County Durham and Darlington Borough areas.

Any Utility Companies who are not represented at the co-ordination meetings should contact Roger Culpin

Proposed Meetings for 2008

Week No.	Date/Time	Venue	Status
44	10.00am Wednesday 29 October 2008	County Hall, Durham (Committee Room 1A)	Confirmed

Proposed Meetings for 2009

Week No.	Date/Time	Venue	Status
6	10.00am Wednesday 4 February 2009	County Hall, Durham (Room to be confirmed)	To be confirmed
19	10.00am Wednesday 6 May 2009	County Hall, Durham (Room to be confirmed)	To be confirmed
32	10.00am Wednesday 5 August 2009	County Hall, Durham (Room to be confirmed)	To be confirmed
44	10.00am Wednesday 28 October 2009	County Hall, Durham (Room to be confirmed)	To be confirmed

List of Contacts

Durham County Council

Environment
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UQ

Follow this link if you would like to contact County Hall regarding NRSWA or HAUC.

Function	Contact Name	Telephone	Fax
Network Operations Manager	Roger Culpin	0191 3833702	0191 3834128
Network Operations Support	Danielle Brown	0191 3834130	0191 3834128
Street Works Notices, Street Gazetteer	David Simpson	0191 3833094	0191 3834128
Traffic Signals (Permanent) *	Malcolm Sinclair	0191 3834140	0191 3834128
Bridges & Structures *	Alan Plews	0191 3833371	0191 3834096
Street Lighting *	Wilf Newall	0191 3833458	0191 3834128
Public Transport	Steve Lockwood	0191 3725380	0191 3834096
NEHAUC Representative	Roger Culpin	0191 3706000 (HAL)	0191 3834128

* Out of Office Hours - Highways Action Line - 0191 3706000

Northern Area

(Derwentside, Durham, Chester-le-Street and Easington Districts)
Suite 4
Abbeywoods Business Park
Pity Me
Durham
DH1 5TH

Follow this link if you would like to contact our Northern Area Office

Function	Contact Name	Telephone	Fax
Area Engineer	Dave Wilcox	0191 3706000 (HAL)	0191 3324410
Deputy Area Engineer	Gordon Wingrove	0191 3706000 (HAL)	0191 3324410
Street Works Contact	Keith Wood	0191 3324400	0191 3324410

Southern Area

(Wear Valley, Sedgefield & Teesdale Districts)

Etherley Lane
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL14 6UQ

Follow this link if you would like to contact our Southern Area Office

Function	Contact Name	Telephone	Fax
Area Engineer	Steve Foster	0191 3706000 (HAL)	01388 607784
Deputy Area Engineer	Colin Hodgson	0191 3706000 (HAL)	01388 607784
Street Works Contact	Howard Reed	01388 602028	01388 607784

Borough of Darlington

Department of Development Services
Hopetown House
Brinkburn Road
Darlington
DL3 6ED

Function	Contact Name	Telephone	Fax
Highway Management	Alan Ward	01325 388743	01325 388724
Street Works Co-ordination	Bob Wood	01325 388743	01325 388724

Darlington Roadworks Page

Local Street Gazetteer

Reference numbers for streets for noticing purposes are maintained on the National Streetworks Gazetteer. However, where the location of street cannot be identified from the written description, then details of the unique street reference number (USRN) can be obtained by using the map on following link:

Local Street Gazetteer

Any queries regarding this link or streets that do not have USRNs should be referred to David Simpson (contact details above).

Temporary Traffic Signals

Any undertaker who wishes to place temporary traffic signals on the highway must seek prior permission from the County Council, using one of the forms below. Please also read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application.

Guidance Notes (4 pages, 28kb)

For traffic signals in the Northern area of the County (Chester le Street, Derwentside, Durham and Easington districts), please use the following form:

Northern Area Traffic Signals Application Form.pdf (2 pages, 33kb)
Northern Area Traffic Signals Application Form.doc (2 pages, 142kb)

For traffic signals in the Southern area of the County (Sedgefield, Teesdale and Wear Valley districts), please use the following form:

Southern Area Traffic Signals Application Form (2 pages, 33kb)
Southern Area Traffic Signals Application Form.doc (2 pages, 142kb)

Section 58 Schedules

Through section 58 of the New Roads and Street Works Act: 1991 (NRSWA), the Highway Authority may impose a restriction on the execution of street works where it intends to carry out its own road works. The restriction is for twelve months after the completion of these works.

The following tables list those streets that are subject to (entries that are shaded) or will be subject to (unshaded) section 58 restrictions. You can view it in either PDF or Excel. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, or an Excel Viewer from the Microsoft website to view this information.

S58_Bridges_010808a.pdf (1 page, 25kb)
S58_Bridges_010808b.xls (1 sheet, 29kb)

S58_North_010808a.pdf (8 pages, 167kb)
S58_North_010808b.xls (1 sheet, 131kb)

S58_Southern_010208a.pdf (6 pages, 61kb)
S58_Southern_010208b.xls (1 sheet, 98kb)