Provision of Tourist Signing

Design, Manufacture and Installation

Transport Scotland’s Operating Companies can offer design, manufacture and installation services to applicants who have obtained approval for tourist signs on trunk roads and motorways. These services will be offered to applicants at commercial market rates although in some cases these costs may be significant depending on the number of signs required.

Applicants are strongly advised to have a realistic understanding of the likely costs and to have appropriate funding identified before proceeding. Reference should be made to Appendix A & B which provides a breakdown of costs for a fictitious location requiring a single tourist sign.

Alternatively, applicants may wish to procure the design, manufacture and installation of their tourist signs independently.

In all cases the following requirements will apply;

• The design of the signs must be in accordance with statutory requirements and be approved by Transport Scotland’s appropriate Operating Company
• The signs must be manufactured by a certified traffic sign manufacturer and CE marked in accordance with the Construction Products Regulations
• Installation must be carried out by an approved contractor who is certified to work on trunk roads or motorways.