Tips To Minimize Disruption During Paving Construction

Have A Plan Before Your Paving Construction Project Begins

Having little to no interruptions during a paving assignment can save everyone time, money, and headaches. Ensuring a smooth process during construction comes from great scheduling and having a practical plan in place. At Tolliver & Curl Paving, we believe that all successful asphalt renovations start with good planning and clear communication. We love to work with our clients to help keep their plans on course and free of disturbances. Below are some tips on how we can help you have a smooth and seamless process during your paving project.

Coordinate A Schedule That Everyone Can Follow

One of the main things you can do to ensure a smooth and painless paving project is to create a plan for everyone to follow. We recommend finding times that are the least disruptive to schedule your asphalt pavement construction assignment. Avoiding weekends, holidays, and peak hours will help you avoid having heavy traffic that may need to be redirected. We will work with you on what would work best for your plan and how we can be available at the right time to help make it happen.

Notify Everyone Involved, As Well As Those Who May Be Affected

After your plan is scheduled and approved, we will notify our team, and you must notify your team, customers, or residents about the plan’s timeline. Letting everyone know about an upcoming paving project will help minimize any issues. Telling people upfront about your asphalt construction and what areas are involved will help everyone plan accordingly.  This paving project may affect their commute in some way and they need to be aware of how these temporary changes will affect them.

Create A Traffic or Parking Management Plan

Taking the time to create a well-thought-out traffic management plan is a huge key to the success of paving your asphalt. Not only will this help minimize or eliminate delays, but it will also keep those affected by your assignment happy and away from the construction project site. Creating a clear plan that people can understand and follow will help keep your worksite clear and free of any issues. Your plan may include creating a temporary pathway or road, a temporary parking lot, making signage for easy understanding, and maybe even updating your social media or sending emails to share updates. Sharing as much information as you can to those who are in your area or may be affected by your assignment will help you stay organized.

Good Signage Can Help Reduce Delays And Create Safety

Once you have completed your traffic management plan, it is important to bring your plans to life. Good signage can create an organized environment and keep people away from your site. This will help keep the area free of any issues so our crew can continue to work without any interruptions that may stop the assignment. Having clear signage will allow people to know what areas to avoid and how they can go around the assignment location. Without signage and clear communication, they may wander to the job site and need directions which may stop our crew from working. This can cause a huge safety concern. Signage can be used in many ways. It can show pedestrians and cars temporary pathways that were made for them. Signage can also be used to explain your plan and its timeline so people can continue to be updated on its progress.

Have A Point Of Contact

Selecting someone to be a point of contact during a paving project can help quickly resolve any issues. Having a dedicated person to contact when there are issues during an assignment can help our team quickly problem-solve and keep your plan on track. Giving us a phone number or email of someone from your team will allow our managers to contact someone who can help make decisions and keep the plan underway. This person should know every detail of the plan and be able to handle making decisions to help keep the plan on track if there are changes.

Prepare And Have A Plan For Weather Delays

Having a solution and plan for any possible weather delays will help avoid further delays on your assignment. When scheduling your paving assignment, we will look at the week’s weather forecast and work with you on secondary options in case there is a chance of rain. Being able to have a backup plan if rain does occur the day of will allow your assignment to still be scheduled for the next available time.

Careful Planning And Communication Can Minimize Delays

No one wants their plan to be delayed. That is why it is important to have a plan that everyone can follow. Having a good schedule and clear communication can play huge roles in keeping your site away from delays. Working with a team that can not only provide this information to you but can also help mitigate a plan is key to an assignment going as smoothly as possible. At Tolliver & Curl Paving, we have been working with customers for over 65 years and understand what it means to have clear communication. We have a team of experts who can help create a schedule that will keep your paving assignment on track and finished on time. We love working with all of our customers to understand any obstacles or issues that may arise during a paving plan and figure out a way to avoid them before the plan starts In doing this, we can come up with solutions that help keep our team on the right track and get your paving assignment done as quickly as possible. Give Tolliver & Curl Paving a call today if you are looking to lay new asphalt or need pavement maintenance. Let us know how we can help you or your business.