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Somerset County Council maintains over 200 permanent signal installations throughout the county. It also maintains vehicle actuated signs, variable message signs and bus gates (using rising bollards). This equipment is known collectively as traffic control systems.
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Selected installations in the main towns are linked together by the Urban Traffic Control system running software known as SCOOT (Split Cycle and Offset Optimisation Technique). The linking provides benefits in reducing congestion and in some areas allows higher priority for selected vehicles.
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New installations are brought into use as a result of planning agreements with developers, delivering Local Transport Plan objectives or because of a specific need identified by the Council.
Proposals for new installations, or significant alterations to existing installations, are checked by specialist teams in the county council. Detailed checking of plans, specifications and controller configurations are carried out prior to the installation being switched on.
To view a copy of the 'Guidlines for the Design and Installation of Traffic Signals in Somerset' click here.
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The county council systems monitor all signal installations for faults. Traffic control specialists then analyse the faults and correct them via the control systems, or if that is not possible, report them to the term maintenance contractor for investigation and rectification.
Sometimes faults will occur that cannot be detected by the control systems. We are then reliant on the public or the police reporting the fault to us.
IN THE EVENT OF FAULTS
If you observe faults or damage at a permanent traffic control installation, please contact Somerset Direct click here.
IF SIGNAL EQUIPMENT IS DAMAGED IN ANY WAY, PLEASE CONTACT SOMERSET DIRECT IMMEDIATELY OR CALL THE POLICE. DO NOT TOUCH THE EQUIPMENT OR EXPOSED WIRES.
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Please leave the following information about the signals and their location:
Town
Street(s)
Local Landmark, if any (i.e. near ‘shop name’)
Description of the Problem
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