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Traffic signal & ITS consultancy

Signal designs that work in the model — and on the street.

Independent traffic signal design and adaptive control consultancy. Ten years designing, commissioning and operating signalised junctions and ITS across National Highways and local authority networks.

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Time–space diagram · coordinated corridor 90s window · 60s cycle
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A green wave: five junctions timed so a vehicle holding the coordinated speed meets green at every one, drawn here as it's set out on site — the origin of the name.

A UK traffic signal head with a No Right Turn sign plate on the same pole, Union Jack flag in the background

What I do

Design work, and the operational judgement to back it

Delivered either as a standalone commission or as specialist capacity alongside your own team.

01

Traffic Signal Design

Concept through detailed design — signal layouts, phasing and staging, detection strategy, controller specification.

  • Concept development & feasibility
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Signal layout & detection design
  • Controller specification
  • Wiring design review & design assurance
02

Adaptive Signal Control

MOVA and SCOOT design, validation and optimisation. UTC and UTMC configuration and review.

  • MOVA design, validation & optimisation
  • SCOOT configuration support
  • UTC / UTMC configuration & review
  • Queue management & capacity enhancement
  • Travel time reduction
03

Traffic Operations

Signal timing review, corridor performance analysis, congestion diagnosis and network optimisation.

  • Signalised intersection operations review
  • Corridor performance analysis
  • Traffic flow assessment
  • Congestion reduction strategies
04

Systems Integration & Commissioning

FAT and SAT testing, controller configuration, field commissioning, network acceptance testing.

  • FAT & SAT testing
  • Controller configuration
  • Field deployment & commissioning
  • Network acceptance testing
05

Developer & S278/S38 Design

Junction designs for planning conditions and highway agreements, commissioned directly by developers or their consultants.

  • S278 / S38 junction design
  • Transport assessment signal inputs
  • Planning condition discharge support
06

Specialist Capacity Support

Overflow design support for consultancies delivering signal and ITS work on frameworks and programmes.

  • Overflow design capacity
  • Framework & programme support
  • Peer review & design checking
07

Network Management

Ongoing oversight of a signalised network's performance — timings, faults, and change control — as an extension of your team.

  • Network-wide timing review & plan updates
  • Fault trend monitoring & escalation
  • Change control & as-built record keeping
  • Performance reporting to the authority
08

Maintenance Contracts

Term maintenance support for local authority signal stocks — routine and reactive, backed by design-level knowledge of the assets.

  • Routine & reactive maintenance support
  • Asset condition surveys
  • Fault diagnosis & remedial design
  • Term contract & framework delivery
09

Site Assessments

Chapter 8 (Part 9) site assessments for temporary traffic management and works-related signing, informing safe, compliant scheme design.

  • Chapter 8 Part 9 compliant site surveys
  • Temporary traffic management assessment
  • Works-related signing & scheme design input
  • Risk & safety audit support

Expertise

Proven on the networks that matter

Ten years delivering Strategic Design Framework programmes for National Highways, plus direct commissions for multiple local authorities and complex corridor schemes — not just single junctions.

National Highways

Strategic Design Framework delivery — Areas 12 & 14.

Local authorities

Delivered for multiple councils, including Kirklees and Warrington Borough Council.

Complex corridors

Network-level signal and adaptive control schemes, not just single junctions.

MOVA & SCOOT

Adaptive control specialism — particularly MOVA validation and optimisation.

MOVA SCOOT UTC UTMC LinSig TRANSYT Vissim AutoCAD Key Signals TOPAS2500 Intergreen Calculations Detection Strategy Design Vehicle Tracking

Client feedback

Newly formed, backed by a decade of delivery

"Jake has valuable knowledge of the YNE area and the traffic signal sites within this contract. His knowledge gained from the ASC contract has put him in good stead, as well as his connections with other NH staff. Jake has developed his MOVA knowledge and I believe he is certainly one of the best MOVA specialists in the North of England and an asset to your contract... Jake has developed into a fine engineer."
Joe Maguire, Senior Engineer, OD YNE P&D Asset Management — National Highways
"I want to express my appreciation for Jake's outstanding contribution to the Kirklees UTC team. His positive approach to problem-solving and prompt delivery of schemes makes a real difference... He goes above and beyond by arranging and coordinating contractors and traffic management on a busy ring road to reduce disruption. What stands out most is his commitment to mentoring apprentices and engineers — taking them out on site, organising workloads and sharing his expertise to build their practical experience and knowledge."
Robert Whiteside, Group Engineer, Highways Network Management (UTMC) — Kirklees Council
Currently taking on new work

Signal design capacity, and direct developer commissions.

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