Road / Lane closure - how should I go about it?

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Got a crownlift and light dead-wooding on 3 monster Holm Oaks overhanging a very busy road to do. Need to close the nearside lane of the road to make a dz. Thinking stop & go boards but I've heard you can get someone in to run the show for you? Any advice? Thanks.

[T14EES T14UNK]

how about these, first one i got from google

Sun Traffic Signals

[Andy Clark]

Try someone like A-plant or Chevron...... they'll come out and deal with the whole shooting match of all the signing lighting and guarding, which means you won't have to worry about it.

 

Trouble is they'll probably charge you iro £750-1,000 per day!

 

Failing that, have a chat with your local highway authority, and see what they suggest. If the highways contract is outsourced to someone like Amey etc, then they'll probably have their own teams in-house.

[SJH]

You can get traffic control in we have at work once, think it was expensive though they set it all up and pack it away after, they also can stop traffic both ways which is handy, stop and go boards work but I think they dont have to be obeyed by the motorist by law, so if they want they can just ignore you, only had a couple do that on me before mind you just gave them the bird on their way past lol. not sure what companys do traffic control near you though.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Agrred with James, just hire in traffic lights, most firms set them up and take them down for you

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Agrred with James, just hire in traffic lights, most firms set them up and take them down for you

 

Soz; which of the above is James?!

[Ian C]

The one with a tree for a body:lol:

[Dean Lofthouse]

Soz; which of the above is James?!

 

Sorry,

 

I agree with T14EES T14UNK

[Arborist]

Get a firm in, if there's a crash I think the liability is with them and I also think that you need to be certified to put out road sinage esp stopping a whole lane.

[ukminch]

You need all sorts of quals to do it. Just ring up a traffic management company, get a price put it on your quote. Last guys I had in charged me £350 ish for a morning. I just passed this onto the customer.

 

As others have said the liability to yourselves and the public is huge, not worth risking IMO.

 

Rob