Everything You Need To Know About Site Traffic Management Plan

So, what is a site traffic management plan and what do you need to know about such plans? A site traffic plan specifies how traffic control and information measures will be allocated in response to a specific, pre-defined traffic situation, such as managing peak holiday traffic or closing a strategic route due to bad weather, maintenance, or a severe road accident.

The goal is to anticipate the arrangements for real-time traffic control and guidance and notify road users about the traffic condition in a consistent and timely manner.

The site traffic management plan applies in the following situations, which will vary in detail depending on local circumstances:

• Significant traffic collisions
• Extreme weather conditions and excessive traffic
• Special events (sports, cultural, leisure) can result in abnormally high traffic volumes, capacity problems, or a significant displacement of road users.

A site traffic management plan does not eliminate all traffic problems, but they reduce their severity. They promote partner coordination and cooperation and make reaching mutual agreements on operational requirements easier.

In response to a particular situation, a TMP will optimize the utilization of current traffic infrastructure capacity and provide a platform for a cross-regional and cross-border seamless service that gives consistent information to road users.

The conditions addressed can be unpredictable (accidents) or predictable (incidents) (recurrent or non-recurrent events). The steps are always taken temporarily, albeit "temporary" can mean a long time, such as during construction or long-term maintenance.

A site traffic management plan can be developed at four different geographic levels:

• Regional TMPs: for networks inside areas or regions that can be extended to link with neighboring regions for cross-regional and cross-border levels under specified conditions.
• TMPs that span numerous regions: for wide-area networks and important corridors (sometimes an entire country)
• TMPs for cross-border networks and major corridors linking counties, states, or provinces within a big country.
• TMPs for conurbations: for cities and the regional highway networks that serve long-distance through/transit traffic

Tips For A Successful Site Traffic Management Plan

• Ascertain that all drivers are authorized and licensed to operate the vehicle.
• Ascertain that all visitors know the site's traffic management plan and their responsibility to follow it.
• Ensure that all employees are aware of the traffic management plan and that they are given adequate information, education, training, and monitoring.
• Ensure that mobile plants, cars, and pedestrians are separated or interact safely.
• Ensure your site traffic management plan systems and plans are up to date, effective, and reviewed.
• To minimize or reduce the risk, install any essential instruments in the workplace, such as boom gates, bollards (posts), and pedestrian pathways.
• Consider the current traffic flow on your Jobsite by drawing out all probable plant and vehicle movements.
• Map out pedestrians' typical pathways and see where they intersect with movable plants and cars to identify collision sites. Consider the points of entry, exit, pick-up, and drop-off.
• Determine the safest paths: Determine the safest routes for mobile plants, vehicles, and pedestrians, and designate them on the site map.
• Examples include exclusion zones, signage, reverse beepers, speed limiting devices, spotters, convex mirrors, one-way traffic, and other risk controls.
• Ensure that site inductions for new personnel and visitors include the new provisions for segregating pedestrians from movable plants and vehicles. The revised site plan should be widely displayed, and all workers should follow it.

Conclusion

So, these were some important points you needed to know about the site traffic management plan. From next time onwards, if you plan to use one, make sure you note all these points to make an informed decision.