Construction projects pose health, safety and environmental concerns to the surrounding environment, which extensively affect vehicular and pedestrian traffic as a result of the construction operations.
On average, each year, about 7 workers die as a result of accidents involving vehicles or mobile plant on construction sites. A further 93 are seriously injured.
Fatal injuries resulting from being struck by moving vehicles or coming into contact with heavy-duty equipment accounts for 14% in the Construction industry, while non-fatal injuries account for 12% of injuries resulting from being struck by moving vehicles (Construction Statistics in Great Britain 2021).
At Kevron Consulting, our team of consultants across project sites effectively manage pedestrian and vehicular traffic and ensure that construction operations and machineries do not pose threat to the general public, motorist activities and traffic flow.
For effective traffic management controls, some of the measures we recommend include but not limited to the underlisted items:
- Development and implementation of a robust traffic management plan
- A competent traffic warden should be appointed and assigned to manage vehicles and pedestrian
- A Two-Way Access and Egress (Drive-in and Drive-out) should be maintained to facilitate easy movement of vehicles and heavy machines.
- Adequate information should be provided to general public, information should include but not limited details of contractors, scope of project, duration of projects amidst others.
- Appropriate signages should be installed – Speed Limit, Warning signs showing the operations being done and inherent hazards and risks.
- Vehicular and designated pedestrian passageway should be clearly mapped out and barricaded away from construction areas to prevent unauthorized entry, collision of vehicles or heavy equipment with other vehicles and/or pedestrians.
- Construction workers should ensure they are properly kitted with high visibility vest and coveralls.
- Depending on the size of project and the level of interphase with the road, traffic management should be coordinated with local agencies should there is need for total road closure or diversion. Similarly, in Lagos-Nigeria, Project team is expected to liaise with Lagos Traffic Management Agency to jointly assess the impact on motorist and vehicular movement, and decide on way forward.
- Maintain liaison with all relevant stakeholders, government agencies and interested parties.
- For heavy equipment, ensure a reverse alarm is installed and functional, to alert pedestrians, vehicles and general public when reversing.
- A competent Banksman should be appointed and assigned to coordinate movement of heavy equipment and operations.
- Emergency Ambulance should be on standby.
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