Fernwood gets your projects moving by streamlining your traffic related permits and plans. We’re experts in the world of special events and support the construction industry - we can help you get the road closures you need. All Fernwood traffic plans are compliant with MOTI TMM 2020 & WCB part 18 and all staff are certified with the BC Municipal Safety Association.
Traffic Management Services
What Traffic Management Services Do You Provide?
Risk Assessments: Determine the category of the plan and what’s required.
Traffic Control Plans: Visual plan showing the road closure, lane markings, road geometry, streetscape features, traffic devices and personnel.
Sub-plans (where required): Incident management plan, public information plan, implementation plan, where required.
Parking Plans: Some jurisdictions require a visual map showing where parking is to be stripped with temporary no stopping zones. These plans can be created for construction, events, and filming.
Public Notification Plans: Notification letters and mailouts to highlight neighbourhood impacts, including maps of closures and resident access.
What Does The Process Look Like?
Contact us with the details surrounding your traffic closure, and we’ll gather all the information needed to provide you with a free estimate.
We’ll prepare the risk assessment and determine what category of plan you require.
We’ll guide you through the next steps and develop your traffic management plan according to statutory requirements and the needs specific to your event/work site.
We’ll stay in touch every step of the way and navigate your municipality’s procedures to ensure you get the permits you need.
What Will It Cost Me?
Risk & Category Assessment - $50
First step - determining the complexity of your project.
Traffic Control Plans - From $395
Pricing varies depending upon your project’s needs and category.
Traffic Management Plans & Sub-Plans - From $125
Preparation of incident management plan, public information plan, implementation plan & parking plans.
Review & Revisions - $85 p/h
Minor changes and review of existing plans, small tasks often completed within one hour.
Permit Applications - $85 p/h
Completing the permitting process for the necessary municipality.
Category 3 Plans - Project Specific
Major closures require a Professional Engineer to prepare and seal the plans. Contact us to discuss details with our in-house Engineer..
What Traffic Management Plans Do I Need?
The level of traffic management plan required will be determined by the risk assessment. We will determine the category and risk level, from there we can determine what plans are required for your closure.
Category Types:
Category 1: Typically consist of low-risk closures on secondary roads where the street is not fully closed. Requirement: Traffic control plan.
Category 2: Typically consist of medium risk closures on primary roads and or a fully closed street. Requirement: Traffic control plan, public information plan, incident management plan, implementation plan.
Category 3: Typically consists of high-risk closures on high volume arterial routes. Requirement: Traffic control plan, public Information plan, incident management plan, implementation plan, seal by Professional Engineer.
Plan Types:
Traffic Control Plan: The traffic control plan visualizes the layout of the work area and the devices required to safely control and/or divert traffic.
Public Information Plan: The Public Information Plan identifies actions and procedures for informing the travelling public, project stakeholders, and the Ministry of current traffic operations and planned changes to traffic operations.
Incident Management Plan: The Incident Management Plan defines processes for responding to unplanned events or traffic incidents in the work zone so that incident response operations within the work site are managed effectively.
Implementation Plan : The Implementation Plan identifies responsibilities and procedures for ensuring that traffic management sub-plans are developed and implemented in a coordinated manner. It identifies the qualifications, responsibilities, and duties of supervisory and management personnel responsible for implementing the Traffic Management Plan and includes the designation of a Traffic Control Manager and a Traffic Control Supervisor.