AWP Safety (Kohlberg-backed) Acquires Site Barricades, Integrity Traffic and WS Barricade

AWP Safety Acquires Washington Traffic Control and Western Traffic Control

July 31, 2024

Industrial Services

AWP Safety, a Kohlberg & Company–backed worksite safety operator, has acquired Washington Traffic Control, LLC (Seattle, Wash.) and Western Traffic Control, LLC (Vancouver, Wash.). The add-on acquisitions expand AWP Safety's traffic control and worksite protection capabilities and strengthen its footprint in Washington and northern Oregon; transaction terms were not disclosed.

AWP Safety Acquires RHV Capital's Traffic Control Group and Texas Traffic and Barricade

August 2, 2023

Industrial Services

AWP Safety, the Kohlberg & Company-backed worksite safety platform, acquired RHV Capital's Traffic Control Group (Arrive Alive Traffic Control, Give 'Em a Brake Safety, Stay Alert Safety Services) and Texas Traffic and Barricade. The add-on deal expands AWP Safety's national footprint across utility, broadband and transportation infrastructure end markets and brings additional regional teams and capabilities into its platform.

Area Wide Protective (Kohlberg-backed) Acquires Statewide Safety Systems and Trafficade Traffic Safety Divisions

August 2, 2021

Industrial Services

Area Wide Protective (AWP), a Kohlberg & Company-backed infrastructure services platform, has agreed to acquire Statewide Safety Systems and the traffic safety divisions of Trafficade Service Companies. The deals expand AWP’s geographic footprint and capabilities, creating a combined traffic control and work‑zone safety provider with more than 130 facilities across 27 states and eastern Canada and thousands of customers served daily.

Kohlberg & Company Acquires Area Wide Protective from The Riverside Company

December 23, 2020

Industrial Services

Kohlberg & Company has acquired Area Wide Protective (AWP), a North Canton, Ohio–based traffic control and temporary traffic safety management services provider, from The Riverside Company. Riverside retained a minority stake via its Strategic Capital Fund; AWP will be led by new CEO Ron Childress as founder/CEO John Sypek transitions to Vice Chairman. Terms were not disclosed.

AWP Safety Acquires Warning Lites Inc. of Colorado

March 2, 2023

Transportation

AWP Safety, backed by Kohlberg & Co., has acquired Warning Lites Inc. of Colorado, a full-service traffic control and equipment rental provider operating throughout Colorado. Transaction terms were not disclosed; the deal is an add-on to AWP Safety to strengthen its equipment rental and worksite protection capabilities in the U.S. Mountain region.

Right Traffic Acquires Southwest Barricades, FC Traffic and Barricades Unlimited

November 21, 2025

Transportation

Right Traffic has acquired three regional traffic control companies — Southwest Barricades, FC Traffic and Barricades Unlimited — expanding its presence across the U.S. Southwest. The transactions bring local traffic control expertise and equipment rental capabilities into Right Traffic's technology-forward platform to accelerate geographic expansion and improve work zone safety.