Process
How a project runs, start to finish
If you haven’t hired traffic control before, the sequence isn’t obvious — and getting it out of order is what causes delays. Here is what actually happens.
01Stage
Scope
That’s usually enough to tell you whether a traffic management plan will be required, roughly what crew size the job needs, and whether the municipality is likely to impose restricted hours.
What we need from you: The road, the dates, the shift pattern, and what you’re doing to the road.
Timing: Same or next business day.
02Stage
Plan
A site-specific plan drawn to TMM 2020: device placement, taper lengths for the posted speed, pedestrian and cyclist provision, phasing where the work changes shape. Municipalities reject template plans — Surrey specifically requires plans to be site, segment or phase specific with site-specific drawings.
What we need from you: Site drawings if you have them, the work sequence, and any constraints you already know about — a business that must keep its access, a transit stop, a school zone.
03Stage
Permit
The plan is submitted to the authority that governs that road. Municipal roads go to the city; provincial highways go to MoTI. The names differ — Surrey issues a Traffic Obstruction Permit, Vancouver a Street Use Permit.
What we need from you: Applicant details and timeline confirmation.
Timing: Roughly three to seven business days for municipal processing, from a complete application. An incomplete one doesn’t get rejected quickly; it waits.
04Stage
Mobilise
Crew and equipment scheduled and confirmed. The crew is briefed off the accepted plan — the same document the city signed off.
What we need from you: Confirmed start, site access details, and a contact who will be there.
05Stage
Operate
Setup verified against the plan before work starts, then traffic controlled for the duration. Devices get struck, moved and stolen — they’re monitored and reinstated. If site conditions change enough that the plan no longer fits, we stop, tell you, and revise rather than improvise.
What we need from you: Notice of changes to the work.
06Stage
Demobilise
Devices recovered, road returned to normal configuration, documentation returned to you — for your project file, and for the municipality if the permit conditions require it.
07Programme risk
Build the permit into your programme
What we need from you
| Stage | From you |
|---|---|
| Scope | Road, dates, shift, scope of work |
| Plan | Drawings, sequence, known constraints |
| Permit | Applicant details, timeline confirmation |
| Mobilise | Confirmed start, access, site contact |
| Operate | Notice of changes to the work |
What you can expect from us
- A quote that reflects the actual scope, not a placeholder to be revised later
- A plan drawn for your site, not a template
- Certified crew, currently certified
- A supervisor who answers the phone
- Documentation without having to ask twice
Tell us about the project.
Site location, start date, duration and shift pattern are enough for a scoped quote.
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