Professional Traffic Management Services Across the North West
LIG delivers professional traffic management services across the North West, supporting highways, telecoms, utilities, energy and infrastructure projects with compliant, safe and efficient temporary traffic management solutions.
From major city centres in Manchester and Liverpool to local authority networks throughout Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside and Warrington, our experienced traffic management teams help clients maintain access, protect road users and keep projects moving safely.
Whether you require temporary traffic lights, lane closures, road closures, pedestrian management, permit coordination or complete traffic management planning, LIG provides a fully managed solution from design through to implementation and site clearance.
With extensive experience supporting complex infrastructure and utility projects, we understand the importance of minimising disruption while maintaining the highest standards of safety, compliance and operational efficiency.
Traffic Management Solutions for North West Infrastructure Projects
Operating across the region, LIG supports contractors, principal contractors, utilities providers, mobile network operators, local authorities and infrastructure organisations with a comprehensive range of traffic management services.
Our Services
Traffic Management Planning & Design
Effective traffic management starts long before works begin. Our team develops robust, compliant schemes that minimise disruption and support efficient project delivery.
Services include:
- Traffic management plans
- Traffic management design
- CAD drawings
- Site surveys
- Traffic management risk assessments
Temporary Traffic Control
We provide a range of temporary traffic control measures to safely manage vehicle movements while maintaining access and protecting road users.
Services include:
- Temporary traffic lights
- Multi-phase traffic signal systems
- Portable traffic signals
- Stop and go traffic control
- Lane closures
- Contraflow systems
Road Closures and Divisions
Where full or partial road closures are required, LIG manages the entire process to ensure works can be completed safely and on time.
Services include:
- Road closure management
- Diversion route planning
- Advance warning signage
- Traffic control measures
- Network coordination
- Stakeholder communication support
Pedestrian Management & Public Safety
In busy urban environments, protecting pedestrians is just as important as managing vehicle movements. Our pedestrian management solutions help maintain safe access around live worksites.
Services include:
- Pedestrian management systems
- Chapter 8 pedestrian segregation
- Temporary walkways
- Barrier systems
- Pedestrian signage
- Public access management
Permits & Compliance Management
We help clients navigate the administrative and regulatory requirements associated with traffic management schemes.
Services include:
- Permit applications
- TTRO applications
- Local authority coordination
- Traffic signal switch-outs
- Street works coordination
- Chapter 8 compliance management
Emergency & Specialist Traffic Management
For complex, time-critical or specialist projects, our experienced teams provide responsive traffic management support.
Services include:
- Emergency traffic management call-outs
- High-speed traffic management
- Low-speed traffic management
- Infrastructure project support
- Utility works traffic management
- Telecoms traffic management
- Event traffic management
Delivering Traffic Management Across the North West
LIG supports projects throughout the North West, providing responsive traffic management services wherever safe access, road user protection and programme certainty are critical.
From complex city-centre works in Manchester and Liverpool to utility, telecoms and infrastructure projects across Warrington, Cheshire and Lancashire, our teams help clients safely manage works on live networks while minimising disruption to local communities.
We understand that every location presents its own challenges. Busy urban environments, strategic road networks, residential streets and high-footfall public spaces all require carefully planned traffic management solutions that balance operational efficiency with safety.
Whether supporting a mobile network upgrade in Manchester, utility works in Warrington or infrastructure improvements across Merseyside, LIG delivers the same high standard of planning, coordination and on-site management from project start to completion.
Our North West coverage includes:
- Manchester and Greater Manchester
- Liverpool and Merseyside
- Warrington
- Cheshire
- Lancashire
- Wigan
- Bolton
- Stockport
- Salford
- Preston
- Blackburn
- Blackpool
For larger multi-site programmes, our teams can coordinate traffic management across multiple locations, providing a consistent approach to planning, permitting and delivery.
Why Choose LIG
Reduced Delays and Aborts
CONE 12 gives you first‑time‑right TM designs, cutting permit rejections and keeping programmes moving.
Faster Approvals
Our planning team has 30+ years of council experience, meaning your TM plans land exactly how authorities expect.
Better Public Safety
Clear, compliant layouts protect road users, pedestrians and crews, reducing incidents and improving community confidence.
Predictable Delivery
With in‑house TM teams and deep mobile‑site knowledge, we deliver consistent, first‑time‑right setups across the UK.
Reduced Project Risk
Planning, TM, lifting and logistics under one roof means fewer interfaces and fewer opportunities for things to go wrong.
Expert Team
Our operatives go beyond compliance, from cleaner site presentation to proactive public guidance, reducing complaints and elevating client reputation.
Traffic Management for Telecoms, Utilities and Energy Infrastructure
LIG supports complex infrastructure projects where access constraints, live networks, stakeholder requirements and programme-critical deadlines demand a higher level of traffic management planning and coordination.
Our teams work closely with principal contractors, utilities providers, network operators and infrastructure specialists to develop traffic management solutions that facilitate safe site access whilst maintaining network resilience and public safety.
Telecoms Infrastructure
Telecoms projects frequently take place within challenging operational environments, including congested urban streets, high-footfall locations, strategic road networks and restricted-access city centres.
LIG supports:
- Mobile network upgrades
- 4G and 5G deployment programmes
- Rooftop telecoms installations
- Fibre broadband rollout projects
- Small cell and street-level network infrastructure
- Mobile mast construction and maintenance
Our team develops traffic management solutions that accommodate road restrictions, temporary lane occupancies, crane operations, specialist lifting activities and out-of-hours working requirements, ensuring network upgrades can be delivered with minimal disruption to road users and local communities.
Utility Infrastructure
Utility works often involve live carriageways, emergency response requirements, permit-controlled activities and multiple stakeholder interfaces.
We support:
- Electricity network upgrades
- Water infrastructure projects
- Gas network works
- Fibre and broadband installation programmes
- Multi-utility diversion schemes
- Street works and maintenance programmes
Working alongside utility contractors and network operators, we provide planned traffic management layouts, temporary traffic signal arrangements, road closures, diversion routes and pedestrian management systems designed to maintain safe working zones while ensuring network access is preserved.
Energy & Power Projects
Energy infrastructure projects frequently involve abnormal loads, specialist plant movements, temporary access requirements and complex site logistics.
LIG provides traffic management support for:
- Substation upgrades
- Power distribution projects
- Renewable energy infrastructure
- Battery energy storage systems (BESS)
- EV charging infrastructure installations
- Generator deployment and replacement projects
Our traffic management teams coordinate closely with lifting operations, logistics providers and project delivery teams to ensure safe vehicle movements, controlled access routes and compliant temporary traffic arrangements throughout the duration of the works.
Integrated Project Delivery
Where traffic management forms part of a wider infrastructure programme, LIG can integrate directly with lifting, logistics and site access requirements to provide a coordinated delivery model.
This allows project teams to benefit from:
- Reduced contractor interfaces
- Improved programme coordination
- Streamlined permit management
- Consistent health and safety standards
- Efficient site mobilisation and demobilisation
- Improved stakeholder communication
For complex telecoms, utility and energy projects, this integrated approach helps minimise disruption and maintain programme certainty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What areas do you cover for traffic management in the North West?
LIG provides traffic management services throughout Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside and surrounding areas. Our teams can also support wider regional and national projects where required.
How quickly can LIG mobilise traffic management support?
Mobilisation times depend on project requirements, traffic management design needs and permit requirements. Our team works closely with clients to provide the fastest possible safe and compliant solution, which is usually within 24 hours.
Do you provide traffic management plans and permit applications?
Yes. LIG can support the complete process, including site surveys, traffic management plans, CAD drawings, permit coordination and TTRO applications where required.
Can temporary traffic lights be supplied as part of the service?
Yes. We provide temporary traffic light systems, including multi-phase arrangements where project requirements demand more complex traffic control.
Do you provide pedestrian management as well as vehicle traffic management?
Yes. We regularly design and implement pedestrian management systems to safely separate site activities from members of the public, particularly within busy urban environments and high-footfall locations.
What sectors do you work in?
We support projects across telecoms, utilities, energy, highways, construction and infrastructure sectors throughout the North West and beyond.
