1 · Warn first
The driver must see the warning before the works. A sign ahead of the site, and a warning lamp for the night. Warning distance follows speed: on a 90 km/h road, 50 metres is not enough.
I am setting up road works
You need to close a lane, fence the excavation and warn the driver before the works. The order is: warn first, then guide, and fence last.
The order of the job
2 · Then guide
Moving traffic into the open lane is the job of cones and channelizers. Cones go out fast but blow over; for a longer closure a channelizer or barrier is the better answer.
3 · Then fence
The excavation and plant area must be physically closed. Water-filled barriers ship empty and fill on site; barricades suffice for lighter work.
The most common mistake on site
The most common mistake is choosing the right equipment and spacing it wrongly.
Cone spacing follows speed; spaced too far apart, the run reads as a line of obstacles rather than a lane, and drivers thread between them.
The second common mistake is placing the warning sign right beside the works. A driver needs distance to slow down, so the sign stands at a distance calculated from the speed limit.
The third is leaving the crew unprotected while setting out: the layout starts at the approach, not at the work area.
Tell us these when you ask for a quote
- Length of closure and the speed limit of the road
- How many days the works last — this decides cone or barrier
- Whether there is night working
- How many days the layout stays — the equipment class changes between one day and three months.
- Whether it stays open overnight; if it does, the number of warning lamps follows from that.
- How many lanes close and the speed limit on the approach.
- The hours the work takes place; day and night layouts need different equipment.
- Whether pedestrian movement continues; if it does, a separate protected corridor is planned.
With these three, the price and loading plan come in the first reply; without them we have to ask first.
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