Sandbags for Traffic Control & Road Work in Montréal

How traffic control teams in Montréal use sandbags

Traffic control companies and road crews rely on sandbags to keep signs, barricades and channelizers upright in wind and the draft from passing trucks. High-visibility orange and yellow bags add another layer of visibility in the work zone, and heavy-duty fabric survives daily loading, unloading and resets. We supply fleets with filled bags in consistent weights so every set-up behaves the same way.

Montréal had a population of 1,762,949 in the 2021 Census. In Québec, the spring thaw raises the St. Lawrence, Ottawa, Rivière des Prairies and Saint-François rivers, and riverside homeowners typically prepare sandbags from March onward.

Typical uses

• Sign stand and tripod ballast
• Type III barricade feet
• Delineator and channelizer bases
• Temporary pedestrian fencing
• Lane closure set-ups
• Utility and sewer work zones