Roads, highways and pavements

We provide a range of services to maintain and improve York's roads, highways and pavements

In this section:

• Report problems
  Use this form to report any problems with roads, highways or pavements including: street name plates, road signs, road markings, flooding, road closures, crossings, kerbs at crossings or junctions (dropped kerbs), anything causing a problem on a road (such as oil, mud, glass or paint), damaged verges, footpaths and pavements, bollards, bus stops, manhole covers, seats, walls, gritting, ice, snow and speed humps
• Alley gating
  An alleygate is a lockable gate at the entrance to an alley that burglars cannot climb
• Emergency plans for flooding
  If there is a major flood in York the council will support the emergency services. We do this for all major emergencies
• Excavating the highway
  Guidance on getting permission to excavate the highway
• Gritting
  Roads, footpaths, salt bins, cycle routes and car parks
• Gypsy and traveller site
  Gypsy and traveller sites
• Lighting
  Street lights and traffic lights
• Parking
  Car park map, live car park information, permits and discounts
• Pavements
  Report problems with pavements
• Road adoption
  Road adoption is a term used to describe the council taking ownership of a private street
• Road building
  Download the highway design guide
• Road maintenance
  Let us know about potholes, spillages, blocked gullies, drains, trips, grass cutting or damage to street furniture such as seats or cycle tracks
• Road markings and signs
  Road signs, speed humps, street name plates and yellow lines
• Road safety
  Advice about teaching road safety, local and national campaigns and cycle training for both adults and children
• Roadworks
  Live information and planned roadworks in York
• Skip and highway licences
  Licences for building materials, scaffolding and hoarding, street cafes and skip permits
• Taxi ranks
  Locations of full and part-time taxi ranks in York
• Traffic restrictions
  Roadworks in York and how to get permission to close roads and highways