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Traffic Control in Vaughan, Concord and York Region
Salus Traffic works out of 329 Rayette Rd in Concord, so our crews, crash trucks and equipment start every job already inside Vaughan. Certified traffic control, Book 7 plans and road occupancy permit support for projects across Vaughan and the nine municipalities of York Region.
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A Traffic Control Company Based in Vaughan
Most traffic control companies serving Vaughan are driving in from somewhere else. We are already here.
Our yard sits on Rayette Road in Concord, off Keele Street between Highway 7 and Langstaff Road. That puts us a few minutes from the Highway 400 and 407 interchanges, the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, the industrial blocks along Jane Street and Highway 7, and the subdivisions going up in Vellore, Kleinburg and Maple. When a Vaughan contractor calls at six in the morning because the inspector moved the closure window, the crew that answers is not fighting traffic in from Mississauga or Durham.
Being local matters for more than travel time. Our supervisors know which roads in Vaughan belong to the City and which belong to York Region, what each of them expects in a traffic control plan, and when lane closures are allowed on Highway 7, Major Mackenzie or Rutherford. That knowledge shows up as fewer permit revisions and closures that open on time.
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Salus Traffic Solutions, Concord Yard
329 Rayette Rd Unit #4-5, Concord ON L4K 2G1
Phone: (905) 739-0808
Email: info@salustraffic.ca
Crews, crash trucks, line painting equipment and rental inventory are all dispatched from this location.
Traffic Control Services in Vaughan and York Region
Everything a Vaughan work zone needs, from the permit drawing to the last barrel coming off the road.
Lane Closures and Flagging
Certified traffic control persons and lane closures on City of Vaughan streets and York Regional roads, set up to OTM Book 7 with tapers and signing matched to the posted speed. A supervisor inspects the layout before your crew starts work behind it.
Road Occupancy Permits and Plans
Book 7 compliant traffic management plans prepared for York Region’s Corridor Control Permit and the City of Vaughan’s Road Occupancy Permit, with the drawings and details each authority asks for. More on our traffic plans and project support page.
Utility Locates and Short-Duration Work
Quick, clean setups for hydro, gas, water and telecom crews working in the boulevard or a single lane. Crews are sized to the road and the time you need.
Subdivision and Site Servicing
Traffic control for servicing, road cuts, entrance construction and haul routes on new residential, commercial and industrial developments across Vaughan and the rest of York Region.
Highway 400, 407 and 427 Corridor Work
MASH compliant crash trucks and freeway crews for the 400-series highways that run through Vaughan. Details, corridors and TMA information are on our freeway traffic control page.
Pavement Markings, Signs and Equipment
Line painting, sign installation and traffic control equipment rentals and sales, all dispatched from the same Concord yard as our crews.
Road Occupancy Permits in York Region and Vaughan
Before anyone occupies a lane, a boulevard or a sidewalk in Vaughan for construction, a permit has to be in place. Which permit depends on who owns the road.
This is the part that catches contractors new to York Region. Vaughan has two layers of road authority inside the same city limits, a third one along its southern boundary and a fourth on the highways. Send the application to the wrong one and you lose weeks. Here is how it breaks down.
York Regional Roads
- Permit
- Corridor Control Permit for Road Occupancy, issued by York Region
- Roads
- Highway 7, Major Mackenzie Drive, Rutherford Road, Langstaff Road, Keele Street, Jane Street, Weston Road, Dufferin Street, Bathurst Street, Islington Avenue, Pine Valley Drive, Highway 27, Highway 50 and the other Regional roads
- Where to apply
- roadpermits.york.ca
- Lead time
- The Region asks for applications about four weeks before the start date, and longer for some permit types
City of Vaughan Streets
- Permit
- Road Occupancy Permit from the City of Vaughan, with a Road Closure Application when a full closure is needed and Municipal Consent for new utility installations
- Roads
- Local and collector streets, subdivision roads and the industrial streets around Concord, Woodbridge and Maple, including Rayette Road itself
- Where to apply
- Through the City of Vaughan’s road permit process, handled by Service Vaughan
Steeles Avenue
- Permit
- City of Toronto
- Why
- Steeles marks the boundary between Vaughan and Toronto and is maintained by the City of Toronto, so work in it follows Toronto’s permit process even when your site is on the Vaughan side
Highways 400, 407 and 427
- Permit
- MTO for Highway 400 and Highway 427; Highway 407 has its own requirements set by its operator
- What to expect
- Freeway rules apply: longer tapers, night windows and truck mounted attenuators. See our freeway traffic control page
What York Region asks for with a road occupancy permit
- A traffic management plan prepared to OTM Book 7 by a qualified contractor
- A certificate of insurance, with coverage that depends on the type of applicant
- Drawings or a location map showing the work area
- A 24-hour emergency contact for the site
- For new utility installations, municipal consent before the permit is issued
Our plans team prepares the traffic management plan and supporting drawings in the format the Region and the City expect, and works through any revision comments with you until the permit is issued. Requirements and fees change, so confirm the current details on York Region’s road use permits page before you apply.
Working hours on York Regional roads
York Region treats weekday mornings from 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and afternoons from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. as peak periods. Lane closures inside those windows need specific approval and carry extra fees, so most Regional road work in Vaughan is scheduled into the windows below. We plan crews and closures around them from the start.
Weekday Daytime
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Overnight
9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Weekends
9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday
Peak Periods
5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. Approval and fees required.
Need a Permit Drawing for a Vaughan Job?
Send us the address, the road and the type of work. We will tell you which permit applies and what the plan needs to show.
Areas We Serve in Vaughan and York Region
From our yard in Concord, every community in Vaughan is a short drive, and the rest of York Region is not much further.
Vaughan Communities
Main Corridors
York Region Municipalities
- Vaughan
- Richmond Hill
- Markham
- Aurora
- Newmarket
- King (King City, Nobleton, Schomberg)
- Whitchurch-Stouffville
- East Gwillimbury
- Georgina (Keswick, Sutton)
Vaughan borders Toronto to the south, Brampton and Caledon to the west, Richmond Hill and Markham to the east and King to the north, and our crews work on both sides of those lines. For work in Toronto and the rest of the GTA, start with our traffic management operations page. For the 400-series highways, see freeway traffic control.
Who We Work With in Vaughan
Vaughan is one of the busiest construction markets in the Greater Toronto Area. High-rise towers are going up around the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, warehouses and logistics buildings keep filling in along Highway 400 and Highway 407, subdivisions are pushing north through Vellore and Kleinburg, and the Region keeps widening and rebuilding the roads that connect all of it. That mix brings a wide range of clients through our door.
- General contractors and developers building subdivisions, industrial space and high-rise projects
- Utility and telecom contractors handling locates, service connections and relocations in the boulevard
- Contractors on York Region and City of Vaughan road, watermain and sewer programs
- Transit and rail contractors working around the Highway 7 rapidway, the GO corridors and the Yonge North Subway Extension
- Geotechnical, survey and environmental teams that need short closures on a repeat schedule
- Property managers and event organizers who need a street or parking area closed safely
See the full list of sectors on our industries page, or browse recent project experience.
How to Book Traffic Control in Vaughan
Most Vaughan jobs move from first call to crew on site in a few steps. The permit is usually the long pole, so the sooner we see the scope, the sooner the drawing can go in.
Tell Us the Scope
Address, which road and lanes are affected, the type of work, the dates and the hours. If you already know whether the road is Regional or City owned, say so. If not, we will figure it out.
Plan and Permit
We prepare the Book 7 traffic management plan for the permit application and confirm the crew, equipment and any crash trucks the layout calls for.
Crew Mobilizes from Concord
Once the permit is in hand, the crew, signs, arrow boards and barrels leave the Rayette Road yard and the closure goes in on schedule.
Support Through the Job
Supervisors inspect the setup, adjust when staging changes, and respond around the clock if a sign is knocked down or an inspector asks for something different.
Why Vaughan Contractors Call Salus Traffic
- A yard in Concord, so crews and equipment are already in Vaughan
- Book 7 certified traffic control persons and supervisors on every job
- Traffic management plans built for York Region and City of Vaughan permits
- MASH compliant crash trucks for Highway 7, the 400 and the 407
- Line painting, signs and equipment rentals from the same yard
- 24/7 emergency response when the work zone changes
Our training, inspection and documentation standards are covered on the safety and compliance page. If you are looking to join a crew based in Vaughan, see join our team.
Vaughan Traffic Control FAQs
Questions we hear from contractors working in Vaughan and York Region.
Do I need a road occupancy permit to work on a road in Vaughan?
In almost every case, yes. Any construction, utility or maintenance work that occupies part of a road allowance in Vaughan needs a permit from the authority that owns the road: York Region for Regional roads such as Highway 7, Major Mackenzie Drive, Rutherford Road, Keele Street and Jane Street, and the City of Vaughan for local and collector streets. The permit application normally has to include a traffic control plan prepared to OTM Book 7, which is where we come in.
How do I know whether York Region or the City of Vaughan issues my permit?
It comes down to who owns the road. The major arterials that cross Vaughan, including Highway 7, Major Mackenzie, Rutherford, Langstaff, Keele, Jane, Weston, Dufferin, Bathurst, Islington, Pine Valley, Highway 27 and Highway 50, are York Regional roads and need a Corridor Control Permit for Road Occupancy from the Region. Neighbourhood and industrial streets are City of Vaughan roads and need a City Road Occupancy Permit. Steeles Avenue is maintained by the City of Toronto, and the 400-series highways fall under MTO or the 407 operator. Send us the address and we will tell you which one applies.
How long does a York Region road occupancy permit take?
York Region asks applicants to apply about four weeks before the planned start date, and some permit types need two to three months. A complete application with a Book 7 traffic management plan, a certificate of insurance and a 24-hour emergency contact moves faster than one that comes back for revisions, so we prepare the plan to the Region’s expectations the first time.
What hours can lanes be closed on York Regional roads?
York Region’s standard work windows are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. overnight, and from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday on weekends. Weekday peak periods, 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., need specific approval and carry additional fees. City of Vaughan streets have their own conditions, which are set out on the permit.
Do you prepare the traffic control plan for the permit?
Yes. Our traffic plans and project support team prepares OTM Book 7 compliant traffic management plans for York Region and City of Vaughan permit applications, along with the drawings and location maps the authorities ask for. If the Region or the City comes back with comments, we revise the plan and keep it moving.
Do you cover Woodbridge, Maple, Kleinburg and Thornhill?
Yes. All of Vaughan’s communities, including Woodbridge, Maple, Kleinburg, Thornhill, Vellore Village, Carrville, Patterson and the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, are within a short drive of our Concord yard. Woodbridge sits just west of our yard along Highway 7, so it is one of the quickest areas for us to reach.
Do you work in the rest of York Region?
Yes. We provide traffic control across all nine York Region municipalities: Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham, Aurora, Newmarket, King, Whitchurch-Stouffville, East Gwillimbury and Georgina. Regional road permits work the same way anywhere in York Region, and each local municipality has its own process for its own streets. We also work throughout Toronto and the rest of Ontario.
How quickly can a crew reach a site in Vaughan?
Our yard at 329 Rayette Rd is in the middle of Vaughan, off Keele Street between Highway 7 and Langstaff Road, so travel time to most Vaughan sites is measured in minutes rather than hours. We run a 24/7 emergency response line for urgent situations. For planned work, the permit timeline is usually the limiting factor, not the crew.
Can I get traffic control equipment in Vaughan without hiring a crew?
Yes. Cones, barrels, signs, barricades, arrow boards and message boards are available through our equipment rentals and sales service, dispatched from the same Concord yard. Contact us with the quantities and dates and we will confirm availability.
Working in Vaughan? Let’s Talk.
Send us the address, the road and the type of work. We will confirm which permit applies, prepare the traffic control plan and put a crew from our Concord yard on your site.
