Highways and Traffic Security Services
Highway and traffic environments require reliable, responsive security services to keep road users and workers safe, protect valuable assets, and maintain the smooth flow of operations.
With tailored solutions and decades of experience, we help prevent disruption, reduce risk, and ensure critical infrastructure remains secure, compliant, and operational throughout the project.
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Highways and Traffic
We are your trusted partner
Securing highway and traffic environments present complex, high-risk challenges. From major infrastructure works to live road networks, we help ensure safety, compliance, and operational continuity.
Effective security is critical to keeping highways and traffic management operations running safely and efficiently. Without the right measures in place, unauthorised access, theft, or vandalism can quickly lead to safety risks, delays, and financial loss. Our approach focuses on protecting people, safeguarding assets, and maintaining the smooth flow of operations and essential services.
Our clients choose our highway security systems for our innovative technology, rapid deployment, and proven reliability – all delivered to integrate seamlessly with ongoing works and within budget.
With over 40 years of experience supporting critical infrastructure projects, we understand the challenges of securing highways, roadworks, and traffic networks.
The challenges that we solve:
- Unauthorised access to live highways or traffic management zones, putting workers and road users at risk
- Preventing illegal fly-tipping on roads, verges, and roadside work areas that can create hazards and delays
- Protecting high-value assets such as machinery, fuel, and cabling across large or remote sites
- Vandalism or theft impacting infrastructure, leading to delays, increased costs, and unsafe conditions
- Reducing the risk of accidents caused by trespassing or interference with live traffic systems
- Lone worker safety in remote, roadside, or high-risk traffic environments
- Real-time monitoring and rapid incident response to minimise disruption and keep traffic moving
- Supporting compliance with strict health, safety, and regulatory requirements
- Maintaining public confidence by ensuring highways and traffic networks remain safe, secure, and reliable
Solutions
Simplifying highways and traffic security systems
We work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across highways and traffic management operations, including project managers, principal contractors, asset management teams, and infrastructure providers. We understand that many of our clients are not security specialists, which is why they rely on us to deliver simple, dependable protection across complex, high-risk road environments.
Our highway security solutions combine a wide range of CCTV deterrent and protection systems, all powered by Orbis AI – our advanced technology that assesses risk in real time. We offer flexible camera options to suit any environment, including solar-powered systems for remote locations and Starlink-enabled connectivity for areas without network coverage, ensuring continuous, reliable protection wherever it’s needed.
By providing end-to-end highway security systems under one trusted partner, we remove the complexity of coordinating multiple providers across live highways, roadworks, and traffic schemes. This improves efficiency and cost control while ensuring consistent standards of safety, compliance, and site protection across every project.
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Step 1
Free initial site survey
We offer a free, no-obligation site survey, often within 24 hours, to assess your need for site security requirements
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Step 2
Bespoke site plan
We create a site management service plan with a range of options tailored to your site requirements and budget
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Step 3
UK Delivery
We install your chosen solution anywhere within the UK, usually within 48 hours of agreement
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Step 4
24/7 monitoring
We provide 24/7 monitoring of your site through our highly accredited UK-based Alarm Receiving Centre, along with a maintenance plan for your security services
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Step 5
Account Manager
Your dedicated Account Manager will provide you with a comprehensive reporting system, including regular site management service assessments and access to our client portal
Site Security Management
Why choose Orbis?
Our approach is tailored to the fast-paced, ever-changing demands of highways and traffic environments, working as an extension of your team to help keep road users and workers safe, protect critical infrastructure, and minimise disruption to the flow of traffic and essential services.
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Flexibility
Customisable security with detection, deterrence, response, and monitoring tailored to each site’s requirements
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Innovation
Our advanced AI Integration optimises monitoring and response, adjusting for threat levels to reduce unnecessary callouts
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Service Delivery
A rapid-response service from a national network of 25 locations ensures that we can usually be onsite within 2 days, anywhere within the UK
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ARC
Our alarm systems are monitored in real-time by our Alarm Receiving Centre Team and can be accessed by customers through our portal
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Customer Service
Your dedicated Account Manager will go above and beyond to deliver exceptional service and work collaboratively with you to achieve the best results
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24/7 Protection
Our Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC)
The ARC is our central control centre, with one mission: to safeguard people, sites, and properties across the UK, providing security through live monitoring of thousands of CCTV systems, alarms, and lone worker devices.
Each member of our ARC team is fully SIA trained to manage security incidents and coordinate rapid escalations to mobile response teams, on-site keyholders, and local police authorities when necessary.
- By utilising the power and speed of Orbis AI, our ARC team can detect and respond to suspicious activity or an onsite emergency
- Our security systems deliver industry-leading uptimes – ensuring that all type of sites, from construction sites to building projects are fully monitored
- We have direct access to national police control rooms, bypassing 999 services and saving valuable time in emergencies
- Fully accredited BS5979 Cat II emergency service-approved response and data management standard: ISO27001:2013
- Fully owned military-grade building operating 24/7/365, with onsite back-up systems in the event of power failure
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What do our customers say?
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“Orbis do exactly what you ask them to do, on time and at a good price. Orbis are a preferred supplier for vacant units.”
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“Orbis’ response – within 45 minutes of the initial call – was excellent, the quality of work was also extremely high and offered great value for money”
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“In addition to the latest technology Orbis provide, we are always delighted by their responsiveness and the second nature of their safety culture.”
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Frequently asked questions
What types of highways and traffic sites do you secure?
We support a wide range of environments, including motorway upgrades, road management, and high-risk asset protection needs across both urban and rural areas.
Can your security solutions operate on live roads and traffic systems?
Yes. Our solutions are designed to operate safely alongside live highways and traffic environments without disrupting ongoing works or the flow of vehicles.
Do you offer rapid deployment for short-term roadworks projects?
Yes. We provide fast mobilisation to ensure security is in place quickly, whether for emergency works or temporary projects.
Can you support lone workers on highways and roadside projects?
Yes. We provide solutions designed to enhance lone worker safety in high-risk roadside environments, including monitoring and emergency response support.
Do your services help with compliance and safety regulations?
Yes. Our solutions are designed to support health, safety, and regulatory compliance across all highways and traffic operations.
Can your security scale across multiple road projects?
Yes. We can support single sites through to large-scale highways programmes, ensuring consistent protection, reporting, and service delivery across all locations.
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