Traffic Diversion for Loading/Unloading and Concrete Casting Works should account for people supporting the pour as well as pumps and mixers. The testing team’s arrival, equipment handling and access can create an overlooked interface at a busy site entrance.
Obtain the testing team’s access needs
Ask the responsible quality team and testing provider to confirm where their work will take place, how they will arrive and what equipment must be brought in. Technical testing methods, sampling requirements and acceptance criteria remain with the qualified specialists. The traffic brief concerns their movement to and from the reviewed work area.
Do not assume that technicians can work beside a mixer on a public road because it is convenient for the delivery sequence.
Coordinate a receiving point
Identify the site contact who receives the testing team and confirms the current access arrangement. Keep that contact connected to the concrete delivery coordinator, especially where arrivals overlap. Separate pedestrian entry from vehicle instructions where the reviewed arrangement requires it.
- Confirm the entry point and relevant site briefing.
- Identify equipment transfer needs and the proposed receiving area.
- Record the testing provider’s contact and expected arrival stage.
- Escalate access conflicts before changing the approved layout.
Include the activity in the layout review
For a RTA Permit for Loading/Unloading and Concrete Casting Works proposal, the project description should reflect the real public-space impact. An ancillary activity may affect the entrance even if it uses a smaller vehicle than the main deliveries.
If the proposed testing location changes, the quality and traffic teams should coordinate the consequences. Do not move the activity onto a footpath or into a vehicle route simply to keep the pour programme moving.
Plan departure and collection
Confirm when equipment or samples leave and whether a separate collection is expected. Their handling and storage requirements must come from the testing provider. The site coordinator should ensure that the collection booking matches the reviewed access arrangement.
Read the casting permit guide and pump and mixer access overview. HMJ can coordinate the traffic interface using the specialist’s confirmed requirements.
Official reference and project enquiry
Review the official RTA Right-of-Way occupation service against your proposed activity. Request HMJ support or call +971 50 778 9046.

