Closures - Please supply the necessary details
Setting real time closures in Waze is really satisfying - we can immediately help Waze users avoid bad routing. It's also pretty easy to set up a closure if you supply us with the correct information!
Often, the source of your information won't quote times - so make a guess! If you don't, we have to. As a guideline, if the roadworks look like something scheduled (e.g. resurfacing), I generally guess a start time of 6am on the first day and an end time of 8pm on the last day, particularly if the closure runs Monday to Friday. If the closure runs up to a Monday, I guess that it's supposed to go all weekend and be re-opened by 6am Monday. If it's a fairly short closure for something like a burst water main, then I guess an end at midnight.
If you regularly make sensible requests, particularly if you're an Area Manager, I'm likely to just add your closure immediately. But I can't do that if half the details aren't supplied!
- A permalink including all the segments that require closing
- A short, simple reason to show in the client for the closure: "Resurfacing", "Sewer repairs", "Burst water main" etc. Even a generic "Roadworks" if you can't find anything more specific
- A start date and time. Whilst it may seem pointless to set a start time sometime in the past, it then provides useful information. If you see a closure with a start date of 3 weeks ago appear, then a "general error" UR from 2 weeks ago may be instantly explained
- An end date and time
- Any online links, in case the editor setting the closure wants to check something
Often, the source of your information won't quote times - so make a guess! If you don't, we have to. As a guideline, if the roadworks look like something scheduled (e.g. resurfacing), I generally guess a start time of 6am on the first day and an end time of 8pm on the last day, particularly if the closure runs Monday to Friday. If the closure runs up to a Monday, I guess that it's supposed to go all weekend and be re-opened by 6am Monday. If it's a fairly short closure for something like a burst water main, then I guess an end at midnight.
If you regularly make sensible requests, particularly if you're an Area Manager, I'm likely to just add your closure immediately. But I can't do that if half the details aren't supplied!
Re: Closures - Please supply the necessary details