Policy paper

Street Works Toolkit

A guidance outlining best practice for managing street and road works for the deployment of broadband infrastructure.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Department for Transport, Building Digital UK and The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP
• Published: 23 July 2018
• Last updated: 23 May 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Documents

Street Works Toolkit v2.0 (England and Wales)

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Details

The Government has ambitious targets regarding the deployment of fibre networks. The Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review outlined our plans for 15 million premises to have full fibre by 2025, and nationwide coverage by 2033. Road and street works account for 70% of the cost of fibre deployment. It is therefore critical that Government, local authorities, operators and contractors work together effectively to deliver this.

The England & Wales Street Works toolkit has been developed by government, HAUC (England), JAG UK and Street Works UK, along with local authorities, operators and contractors, to offer advice and best practice for engaging in street works. All examples are real-life case studies that have been endorsed by all parties.

The toolkit provide answers to common problems that arise during fibre builds around:

• early engagement
• permitting, noticing and traffic management
• physical deployment and reinstatements
• contractors

It is highly recommended that teams responsible for highways and street works have regard to its principles.

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Published 23 July 2018
Last updated 23 May 2019 + show all updates

1. 23 May 2019

   Added Road Works toolkit for Scotland, as developed by the Scottish Government. Text updated.

2. 23 July 2018

   First published.