Service area
Traffic control in Surrey
Surrey has one of the largest road networks in the region and an active permit process. If your work affects an arterial or collector, expect the City to want an accepted traffic management plan before it issues your permit.
01The permit
Traffic Obstruction Permit (TOP)
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Traffic Obstruction Permit (TOP) |
| Issuing authority | City of Surrey — Traffic Management Section |
| Typical processing | Typically three to seven business days from a complete application. |
A traffic management plan must be submitted to and accepted by the Traffic Management Section before the permit issues, where the obstruction affects an arterial or collector road, or where there is a significant obstruction such as a temporary full road closure on a local road. Minor obstructions on local roads — a bin or storage container in a parking area, for example — generally do not require a submitted plan.
Source: Verified against City of Surrey published requirements.
02Local conditions
Working in Surrey
- Plans must be site, segment or phase specific, with detailed site-specific drawings.
- Designed in accordance with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Traffic Management Manual for Work on Roadways.
- Most Surrey streets are municipal. Provincial highways passing through are MoTI’s, under a separate process.
- The sequence is plan, then acceptance, then permit, then work. Each step has a queue.
03Open items
Still being confirmed
To be confirmed — Notable Surrey corridors served
To be confirmed — Response context — depends on confirmed base location
To be confirmed — Surrey project references
04Scope
All six services in Surrey
Traffic Control Person
Certified TCPs directing traffic through active work zones. Day, night and rotating shifts.
Traffic Control Person services Lane Closure Technician
Closures set up, signed and maintained to the plan — advance warning through to termination.
Lane Closure Technician services Traffic Management Plans
Site-specific plans drawn to TMM 2020, prepared for municipal acceptance and the permit that depends on it.
Traffic Management Plans services Special Events
Parades, festivals and Nagar Kirtans — and phased plans for bridge, tunnel and transit work.
Special Events services 24/7 Emergency Response
Collisions, road hazards, weather events. Crews dispatched outside business hours.
24/7 Emergency Response services Equipment Rental & Sales
Signs, cones, barricades and boards, delivered to site and collected when you are done.
Equipment Rental & Sales services