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Street Fixtures
Find out who is responsible for the street fixtures on our streets
IN THIS ARTICLE
- What street fixtures we manage
- Information about the Culver Street & Head Street bollards and when they are down
- What street fixtures Essex County Council manage
Our Fixtures:
We are responsible for maintaining these fixtures on Colchester's streets:
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Street/Road name plates
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Litter bins
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Dog Waste bins
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Benches and seats on the pavement
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Heritage bollards, for example the Borough shield sign
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Signs for pedestrians
Culver Street & Head Street Bollards
We also manage the Culver Street and Head Street bollards. These are short posts preventing traffic from entering a road. These roads will be closed when the bollards are up. These are the times at which we put them up:
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On Mondays – Thursdays the bollards will go up at 11:00am and we will put them down at 4:00pm.
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On Fridays – Saturdays the bollards will go up at 10:00am and we will put them down at 5:00pm.
If you need to report a problem with the bollards then contact the Community Zone Team for the Town Centre on 07833 925492, or you can email customerservice@colchester.gov.uk
Other Fixtures:
The fixtures of which we don't maintain are managed by Essex County Council. They are:
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Street Lighting
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Traffic Signs
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Bollards including lit up boards
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Pedestrian guard rails
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Public rights of way signs
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Directional signs and posts
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Traffic signals
- Belisha beacons
To contact Essex County Council about any of the above issue please visit the Essex County Council Website here.
