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Roadworks search

Use the find roadworks use Search page where you'll see a search form similar to the one below.

• The first time you use the roadworks search form all the default search filters will be set, and all the search sub-sections will be minimised
• To change the search filter click on a filter header, and the individual filters will be displayed
• The search filters currently set in each sub-section are displayed beside the filter header
• An info tool against some of the filter options will provide you with more information about that filter
• Once you're happy with your selection of search filters press the Search button and the search results will be displayed
• A search may be saved as an e-mail alert or an RSS feed in the results page. See below for more information

E-mail Alerts & RSS

Elgin can be configured to disseminate customised roadworks information on a daily basis via e-mail, or via an RSS feed. The data in which you're interested is defined by peforming a Search.

1. On the Search tab, configure your required search filters.
2. Click the Search button to generate results.
3. When the Results tab appears you are given the option to set up an e-mail alert or an RSS feed.
   Note that even if your search returns no results, the filters you defined can still be used to set up a notification.
   
   
4. Choose whether to set up an e-mail alert or an RSS feed. If the former, enter the e-mail address to which daily notifications will be sent. You may also enter a description to help you identify the contents of the alert.
   
   
5. Choose whether to set up your e-mail alert or RSS feed for works starting today or tomorrow or works that have changed in the last 24 hours. By implication, this option overrides the date range option in current search parameters.
   
   
6. Click Create Notification to set up the alert or feed.
7. If you opted to set up an e-mail alert, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. Please follow the instructions within it to complete the process.
   
   
8. If you opted to set up an RSS feed, when the Results tab reloads you will be presented with a hyperlink to the feed, for example:
   
   
   
   Open the link in a new tab, or right-click it and copy the URL into your chosen feed reader.

Note that you can configure a maximum of one e-mail alert per e-mail address. If you set up a new e-mail alert with an e-mail address that is already in use, the previously-configured alert will be overwritten.

Map

Map tools	Select Click on the map feature and if available the feature's details will be displayed in a popup box. Normally only map features indicated with a icon will be clickable. When this tool is selected the map cursor will be displayed as an arrow. Zoom in Draw a rectangle on the map where you want to zoom in to, or alternatively click once on the map and the map will zoom in by a multiple of two centred on the map click. When this tool is selected a small magnifying glass icon with a plus sign next to it will be displayed next to the map cursor. Zoom out Draw a rectangle on the map where you want to zoom out to, or alternatively click once on the map and the map will zoom out by a multiple of two centred on the map click. When this tool is selected a small magnifying glass icon with a minus sign next to it will be displayed next to the map cursor. Move map Click and drag the map tool on the map to move the map in the desired direction. When this tool is selected a small hand icon will be displayed next to the map cursor. Refresh map The map will reload at its current location and scale, and all the mapped layers will be redrawn. Reset map Reset the map to its maxium extent
Map layers	Map layers & legend This button toggles the Map layers & legend menu which is used to control which map layers are displayed on the map. If a map layer is not visible at the current map scale its checkbox is disabled. The scales at which a map layer is visible is detailed in the map layer's legend entry, and the current map scale is displayed in the bottom right corner of the map. See the Map layers section below for lists of areas where data is available for certain layers. The map legend panel displays all the layer keys for all the mapped layers. Map layer infomation The map layer information panel displays any other information available for each of the layers
Map scale	The current map scale is displayed next to the change scale bar. Click on the plus or minus buttons to zoom in or out of the map, or click on the scale bars to zoom to a particular scale. The tooltip for each scale bar indicates what scale the map will zoom to.
Zoom to	Select the type of search you wish to carry out, enter your search parameters and click the Find button. A list of search results will be presented if there is more than one result, otherwise the map will automatically zoom in to the searched location.

Map layers

Some map layers are only available in limited areas. The lists below show the coverage for these map layers.

Roadworks impact

The impact of a roadwork is categorised into Severe, Moderate, Slight or Minimal according to the following criteria:
Severe - severe delays likely	Applies to major works on motorways where the anticipated delay is greater than 30 minutes.
Moderate - delays likely	Applies in the following cases: works on motorways where the anticipated delay is 10-30 minutes works where there is a road closure or convoy working* works where the road is deemed traffic sensitive and there is traffic control *Convoy working is a method of working in which traffic is brought to a halt in advance of roadworks using traffic control and is then led through the site past the works by a works vehicle at 10mph or less.
Slight - delays possible	Applies to works on motorways and trunk routes where the anticipated delay is less than 10 minutes, and to all other roadworks on roads that are deemed not to be traffic sensitive where the following traffic control measures are in use: stop/go boards two-way or multi-way traffic lights contra-flow or lane closure
Minimal - delays unlikely	Applies to works on motorways and trunk routes where there is no anticipated delay, and to works on footways (pavements). All roadworks that have not been assigned an impact due to insufficient information are assigned to this category.

Accessibility

Elgin has been designed to meet the needs of computer users with visual impairment and other conditions that limit accessibility. Map based information presents particular challenges in respect of accessibility. Where possible all information is also available in textual form via a search facility in accordance with W3C AA guidelines.

Browser compatibility

Elgin is supported on all modern browsers including Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and above.