Where we work
Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
Every city in the region designs to the same provincial standard — the BC Traffic Management Manual 2020 — and then runs its own permit process on top of it.
01Jurisdiction
Why the municipality matters
The drawing may be broadly similar from one city to the next, but who you file with, what they call the permit, what they’ll reject and how long they take are all different. Most of the value in local knowledge is knowing what gets sent back.
| Road type | Authority | Permit |
|---|---|---|
| Municipal streets, arterials, collectors | The city’s traffic engineering department | Named differently in each municipality |
| Provincial highways | Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | MoTI process |
Source: BC Traffic Management Manual 2020; municipal permit processes.
Some corridors change jurisdiction partway along. If your work sits near that boundary it’s worth checking before you file — a plan submitted to the wrong authority doesn’t bounce back quickly, it just sits.
02Coverage
Cities we’ve documented
| City | Permit instrument | Issuing authority |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey | Traffic Obstruction Permit (TOP) | City of Surrey — Traffic Management Section |
Working somewhere not listed? Ask. Our coverage is wider than the pages we’ve published — we publish a city page only once we can set out that municipality’s process accurately. A page that says “we work there too” helps nobody.
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