HC Deb 03 July 1992 vol 210 c727W
Sir John Wheeler

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the duties and functions of the Traffic Director for London.

Mr. Norris

The duties and functions of the Traffic Director for London are set out in part II of the Road Traffic Act 1991. They include responsibility for co-ordinating the introduction and maintenance of traffic management measures taken by highway authorities in relation to priority routes established under the Road Traffic Act 1991, and for monitoring the operation of those measures. Specific functions include the preparation of a network plan for the design and operation of priority routes in London, giving approval to local plans for priority routes prepared by London highway authorities and preparing local plans himself for trunk roads in London.