Reallocating Road Space Guidance in Response to Covid-19

A guide to reallocating road space in response to Covid-19 was published by the Department for Transport on 12th January 2021 and applies to all highway authorities in England. It is additional to the guidance in the Traffic Management Act (2004) and replaces the guidance published on 9th May 2020 and 23rd May 2020. The government now expects local authorities to make significant changes to their road layouts to give more space to cyclists and pedestrians, which will help embed the altered behaviours that have come as a result of the pandemic, and also demonstrate the positive effects of active travel. A summary of the updated guidance is therefore provided below, and useful links are provided at the end.