What are TROs?
A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) is the legal document required to support a range of measures, which govern or restrict the use of public roads, including:
- Double yellow lines
- One-way streets
- Banned turns
- Bus lanes
Why do we need TROs?
UK law requires that TROs be in place to enable the police or, in the case of yellow lines and bus lanes, the council, to enforce these restrictions.
To create a TRO
- Consultation with the emergency services and other public bodies takes place. Local interest groups such as residents and traders may be consulted where appropriate.
- Advertisement of the TRO then takes place by placing a notice in the local press and displaying notices in the roads affected. Objections are then considered through the appropriate council procedure before it is decided how the matter will be taken forward.
- The TRO will then be formally made and introduced. The entire process can take many months to complete especially if objections result in the TRO being changed and re-advertised.
TROs can remain in operation indefinitely. If the council needs to modify or revoke a TRO, it must follow the same procedure as was used to create the TRO.
How to comment or object on a TRO proposal
Refer to the 'How to object' section which can be found in the 'Notice of Proposals' of any advertised TRO.
Portway (A4) Avonmouth & Lawrence Weston ward: Proposed Bus Lanes, waiting restrictions and Prescribed and prohibited Movements, Ref: CAE/NMT/P-1286
This consultation runs from Thursday 22 February 2024 to Monday 18 March 2024.
How to object: See ‘Notice of Proposals'
- pdf Statement of Reasons, P-1286 (94 KB)
- pdf Notice of Proposals, P-1286 (173 KB)
- pdf Proposed plan bus lanes, P-1286 (613 KB)
- pdf Proposed plan waiting restrictions, P-1286 (435 KB)
- pdf Proposed plan movement, P-1286 (216 KB)
- pdf Existing plan bus lanes, P-1286 (1.06 MB)
- pdf Existing plan waiting restrictions, P-1286 (598 KB)
- pdf Existing plan movement, P-1286 (403 KB)
- pdf Existing plan NUT to be retained, P-1286 (341 KB)
- pdf Draft order bus lanes, P-1286 (198 KB)
- pdf Draft order waiting restrictions, P-1286 (200 KB)
- pdf Draft order movement, P-1286 (218 KB)