Highway Ranger Service

In partnership with Essex County Council and Essex Highways the Highway Rangers carry out minor highway maintenance works around the district. This includes trimming vegetation at the side of the road, repairing and cleaning road signs.

The Highway Rangers generally only work on roads of 30mph and below and undertake minor highway maintenance works. Major highway works such as pothole repair should still be reported to Essex Highways.

Minor highway maintenance works

The Highway Rangers undertake a variety of minor highway maintenance works including:

• Cleaning and minor repairs to non-electrical road signs
• Cleaning and minor repairs to street furniture
• Re-instatement of posts and bollards (minimal excavation)
• Trimming of highway vegetation and removal of cuttings
• Ad hoc grass cutting and strimming
• Localised cleaning and minor excavation of footway drainage channels
• Clearing of weeds or vegetation from pavements
• Removal of litter and from highway land
• Removal of illegal signs and flyposting
• Minor block / flag paving repairs on the pavement and high streets

Report an issue

The Highway Rangers carry out minor works around the district such a trimming vegetation at the side of the road, repairing and cleaning signs.

For major works please report through Essex County Council Highways.

Works that should be reported to Essex Highways include but are not limited to:

• Street lamps damaged or not working.
• Potholes in the road or pavement damage eg broken tarmac/asphalt that would require resurfacing.
• Blocked highway drains.
• Cutting back private hedges for example a hedge growing out of a private garden.
• Repair to electrical street signs.
• Works on fast roads above 30 mph.
• Highway line re-painting.