Ministry of Transport and successors, London Highways Division: Registered Files

This series consists of registered files relevant to major road schemes and traffic regulation in the London area, together with papers arising from the traffic implications of redevelopment proposals. Some files relate to parking facilities, street lighting, traffic signs and the London Government Act 1963. Some of the files in this series have been re-registered from the HA (otherwise in MT 110), RDL, RTC, TCC, TCD (otherwise in MT 111) and UT file series (otherwise in MT 137).

For files of the London Traffic Division, see MT 129

For the records of the Advisory Committee on London Traffic, 1919-1920, the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee, 1924-1966 and the London Traffic Branch of the Board of Trade, 1907-1916, see

For files of the London Policy Division, see MT 135

• Department of the Environment, London Highways Division, 1970-1976
• Ministry of Transport, London Highways Division, 1964-1970

From 1982 Department of Transport

Topics

Road Transport

Transport management

London Highways Division was formed in 1964 to combine the duties of a Divisional Road Engineer for Greater London with those of a Headquarters Division for trunk and classified roads in the London area. In 1976 the London Highways Division was re-organised and became Greater London Roads and Traffic Division.

The division had responsibility for the monitoring of road schemes including the examination of the traffic implications of major re-development proposals in London, and the use of the Minister's powers of direction over planning applications affecting trunk roads. Under the Highways Act 1959, it was responsible for the making of orders and schemes for trunk roads. It was also responsible for the allocation of funds, within delegated limits for the maintenance and improvement of trunk and classified roads and for the examination of applications for grants and loans.