Road works website right up your street

Real-time information about all road and street works in Greater Manchester is now available at the click of a mouse.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has worked with the ten local authorities to launch a new, easy-to-search website: www.gmroadworks.org.

You can find information about any road or street works taking place across Greater Manchester by zooming in on a map, or searching by district, locality, postcode or road name.

The site holds information on the expected impact of road works on traffic, how long works are expected to last, and contact details for the organisation carrying them out.
The website follows the launch of the Greater Manchester Road Activities Permits Scheme (GMRAPS), which aims to reduce traffic delays and improve the coordination of activities across the county.

All road or street works across the ten local authorities are now being administered by a central unit at TfGM. Any organisation waiting to carry out work has to apply and pay for a permit in advance.

A condition of the permit for major works is that clear information is given to the public about the expected duration and impact of road works in advance. Information about road works is uploaded to the website as permits are approved.

David Hytch, TfGM’s Information and Systems Director, said: “This new website brings together, for the first time, up-to-date information about road works right across Greater Manchester.

“We hope it will make it much easier for people to get a clear picture of how their journey might be affected, regardless of local geographical boundaries.

“Through our joint permit scheme with the local councils, we now have much greater control over what happens on our roads, when it happens and for how long. We hope to see improved journey times and better reliability for all road users as a result.”
Greater Manchester’s highways network covers 9,157km and more than 100,000 road works take place every year.

Under GMRAPS, permit applications can be rejected if road or street works are considered too disruptive. Penalty notices can be issued if works overrun or conditions are not met.

GMRAPS is the first joint permit scheme in the country to be administered on behalf of ten authorities by a central body. It covers all local roads, cycleways and footways.