Head of Parking,
Head of Highways and Traffic,
and Head of Strategic Transport

Highways & Traffic Services ensure the safety of highway users by delivering maintenance to carriageways, footways, public footpaths, street lighting and highway structures, drainage, and flood management.

The Service fulfils the statutory obligation under the Traffic Management Act 2004 to provide the role of Traffic Manager and, as a consequence, monitor all highway related works across the borough to coordinate and minimise the delay and disruption to road users.

The Service is also responsible for the implementation of highway improvements, provides a road safety service which covers both preventative measures such as educational and physical measures on the highway and aids the School Travel Planning team.

Parking Services are responsible for ensuring the free movement of traffic and availability of parking around the Borough. This includes on-street parking spaces, car parks and various parking permits.

The Parking team is also responsible for enforcement of parking regulations and Blue Badges. Parking Services are improving the environment (air quality) for residents by introducing emissions-based permits and paid for parking.

The School Streets scheme is improving the environment (air quality and safety) around schools and is improving punctuality while increasing the number of children who walk to school.

The Strategic Transport Service is responsible for developing transport policy and translating local priorities, regional policies and external funding into delivery plans and programmes.

The Service is responsible for leading and delivering the £24.1m Reconnected Croydon Levelling Up Fund Bid and developing the wider Town Centre Regeneration movement proposals.

This includes the feasibility of the renewal/redevelopment of West Croydon Station; working with Network Rail to upgrade the Brighton Mainline through the Croydon Area Remodelling Scheme to provide a new and bigger East Croydon Station; working with TfL on tram upgrades and improvements and delivering a network of cycling and walking routes.

The Service develops the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) and associated programme to implement the London Mayor’s Transport Strategy within Croydon and bids for funds through TfL, CIL, S106 and the Capital Programme to improve transport and infrastructure in Croydon.

The service also runs a programme to deliver electric vehicle charging points and encourage the take-up of electric vehicles and provides transport advice to the planning authority on development plan and master plan making and advises the Development Management Service and Planning Committee(s) on the transport implications of development proposals.