For the operation to begin efficiently, the required barricades and signs should be in their proper locations no later than the day before the sealing begins. For strip/spot seal coat work, traffic control devices are normally placed on the day the work is performed. Generally, there should be one person who has full responsibility for traffic control. Traffic control includes erecting signs and barricades, placing traffic cones, flagging, and moving appropriate traffic control devices down the roadway as close as possible behind the seal coat equipment.

Project signing should be completed before beginning any seal coat work. Signs should be covered until they become effective and removed when no longer needed.