YORK REGION / VAUGHAN

Hydrovac work
in Vaughan.

Hydrovac work on a Vaughan project starts with more than a point on a drawing. The equipment footprint, the utility crossing and the space around an active road all need to fit together.

Discuss a Vaughan project Road access & crossings

Illustrative field imagery

ROAD ACCESS / UTILITY CROSSINGS

Make room for the work.

For a commercial entrance, a service crossing or a frontage project, mark both the excavation point and the proposed equipment position. A small opening can still require a larger working area. Give the project team something they can coordinate with deliveries, pedestrians and other trades.

Illustrative hydrovac jobsite showing truck access, a working area and crew.

LOCAL PROJECT CONTEXT

The road edge is part of the scope.

Vaughan distinguishes road occupancy, full road closures and municipal consent for utility work in its road allowance. Use the City’s road-permit guidance to identify the appropriate process for the planned work.

City of Vaughan · road permits

THE PROJECT BRIEF

Build the brief around the footprint.

Mark two locations

Show where the utility needs exposing and where equipment could stand. Include the entrance, working distance and any overhead or surface constraints for review.

Name the road authority

Confirm whether the affected corridor is municipal, regional or private. Share the permit contact and the traffic or pedestrian arrangements already being developed.

Define the next operation

Is the exposure for a crossing, a connection or a design check? State the information the next crew needs and who records it.

RELEVANT SERVICES

Exposure at a planned crossing

Defined daylighting points help the project team check buried services before the next excavation stage.

Frontage & service connections

Keep the connection, work-zone arrangement and restoration responsibilities in the same scope discussion.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Two useful
questions.

Is an excavation drawing enough for the road-access review?

Include the equipment footprint and access needs as well. Vaughan’s permit guidance distinguishes several uses of the road allowance; the responsible authority determines which process applies to your work.

What is useful for a Vaughan utility-crossing inquiry?

A marked crossing point, available utility records, the road or property owner, the proposed working area and the next planned construction step. Add photos that show access rather than only a close-up of the ground.

PROJECT ENQUIRY

Tell us where the work meets the road.

Send the work location, the proposed equipment position and what the next construction stage needs. Include the road or property owner and any access questions still outstanding.

Discuss your Vaughan project