Borger Traffic’s all‑or‑nothing approach: integration lessons for civil project teams
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on Roads & Infrastructure (AU)
30 Second Briefing
Borger Traffic has grown from Mem Yesil and Mel Agnew’s high‑risk start‑up into a major New South Wales traffic control provider, built on Yesil’s two decades of experience moving from crane operator to traffic management specialist. The business focuses on high‑risk crane and heavy‑haul operations where precise traffic staging, lane closures and plant–people separation are critical. For civil contractors, the story points to tighter integration between lift planning, temporary traffic management and on‑site supervision to control risk on constrained urban worksites.
Technical Brief
- Planning integrates crane slew radius, outrigger envelopes and exclusion zones into traffic staging diagrams.
- Training emphasises hand-signal protocols, spotter positioning and blind-spot management around large plant.
Our Take
Roads & Infrastructure Magazine has recently highlighted a cultural shift towards valuing people over mega‑projects in its “Roads Review: Looking Forward” piece, which aligns with Borger Traffic’s focus on safety and experienced traffic control personnel in New South Wales.
With 930 Infrastructure stories and 2423 tag‑matched pieces in our database, relatively few are centred on specialist traffic control contractors like Borger Traffic, suggesting that contractor‑level safety culture and on‑the‑ground traffic management practices remain under‑reported compared with major road project announcements.
Nearly 20 years of traffic control management experience for leaders such as Mem Yesil is significant in the Australian context, where complex urban works in New South Wales increasingly demand seasoned supervisors to navigate tighter worksite safety regulations and public scrutiny around road closures and disruptions.
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