How we work
Brief to pack-down,
in six steps.
MLA Traffic\'s process is the same whether the job is a half-day footpath works permit or a multi-stage civil project: brief → TGS + TMP design → permits lodged → mobilisation → on-site delivery → pack-down + report. Every step is documented, accountable, and run to Victorian compliance standards.
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Brief
You send us location, dates, scope, anticipated traffic volumes, and any council or VicRoads correspondence. The more context up front, the faster (and tighter) the quote. For larger projects, our TMI will do a site visit before designing the plan.
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TGS + TMP design
Our Traffic Management Implementer drafts the Traffic Guidance Scheme (TGS) and Traffic Management Plan (TMP) to AS 1742.3 and the Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (AGTTM). MLA Traffic is on the VicRoads pre-qualification register for both Traffic Management Design (TMD) and Implementation (TMI), Categories 1 & 2.
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Permits lodged
We lodge the application with the right authority — a Memorandum of Authorisation (MoA) with VicRoads / Department of Transport and Planning for state-managed roads, or a works on road permit with the relevant council for local roads. Permits typically take 5–10 business days for council, 10–20 for VicRoads.
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Mobilisation
Equipment loaded from our Epping depot — signage, cones, barriers, VMS boards, lighting towers as required. Crews briefed before site arrival. Ticketed Traffic Controllers (current AGTTM ticket + White Card) plus a TMI supervisor on larger jobs.
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On site
Setup to the approved TGS. Real-time flow management by experienced controllers — they read traffic build-up and adjust the stop/slow cycle before queues form. Daily checks documented. Variation records logged so there are no invoice surprises when conditions change.
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Pack-down + report
Site demobilised, all equipment returned, post-works documentation issued. For ongoing projects, daily site reports and shift handovers keep the principal contractor across what happened across all shifts.
What we always do
Four principles, every job.
Standards on every site
AS 1742.3 device standards, AGTTM framework, Victorian Code of Practice for Worksite Safety – Traffic Management, Road Management Act 2004. These aren't optional — they're the legal baseline for every Victorian traffic management worksite.
Real local knowledge
Crews based in Melbourne, supervisors who know the council permit pathways, depot equipment minutes away. Interstate or outsourced operators can't match response times when something happens at 2am.
Documented + accountable
Daily site checks, GPS-tracked vehicles, digital permit records, shift handovers. Every action that matters for compliance or disputes is captured.
Same team, plan to pack-down
Our dual TMD/TMI pre-qualification means we design the plan and run the on-site crew on the same job. One contractor, one invoice, one accountable team. No third-party handover, no finger-pointing when something needs to change mid-week.
Standards we work to
The compliance stack.
Victorian traffic management compliance is layered. Each of these documents creates legal obligations on contractors and traffic management providers — we hold pre-qualification or training across all of them.
- AS 1742.3
- Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices — Part 3 (Traffic control for works on roads). The Australian Standard cited by the Victorian Code of Practice.
- AGTTM
- Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management. The national best-practice framework adopted in Victoria under the National Training Framework.
- Victorian Code of Practice
- Code of Practice for Worksite Safety – Traffic Management — the Victorian application document, used by WorkSafe Victoria as the compliance benchmark.
- Road Management Act 2004
- The legal basis for managing road infrastructure in Victoria, including the responsibilities of road authorities and councils.
Full accreditations summary on the About page.
Ready to brief us?
Tell us about the site and we'll quote it back — VicRoads pre-qualified (TMD & TMI, Cat 1 & 2), across Melbourne and regional Victoria, 24/7.