City Rise Safety

City Rise Safety

Traffic control services and safety equipment

Overview

City Rise Safety provides traffic control and safety services in California to protect crews, work zones, and communities. It offers traffic control and flagging, traffic control plans and permits, ADU installation traffic control, special event safety, equipment rental, and custom signage. The company operates through several divisions and unions (City Rise Traffic with LiUNA and City Rise Utility with IBEW), giving it hundreds of crews to serve statewide. Its goal is to partner with clients to keep workers and the public safe by delivering compliant, reliable traffic control and safety services.

Significant Headcount Growth

About City Rise Safety

Simplify's Rating
Why City Rise Safety is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Automotive & Transportation

Consulting

Industrial & Manufacturing

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Lodi, California

Founded

1988

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What believers are saying

  • City Rise updated its site in August 2026, signaling active commercial momentum.
  • Recent pages highlight hundreds of crews across California and ten locations statewide.
  • Lineage Capital's backing from 2022 supports expansion and equipment-heavy growth.

What critics are saying

  • Indeed ratings sit at 2.9/5, with 2.4 work-life balance in 2025.
  • Reviews describe unreliable hours and poor management, risking retention before 2026 peak season.
  • Unionized crews and commodity traffic work invite AWP Safety and local rivals to squeeze margins.

What makes City Rise Safety unique

  • Founded in 1988, City Rise Safety built a California-wide traffic control footprint.
  • The 2022 BATS merger created Northern California's largest full-service traffic control provider.
  • It bundles traffic control, permits, rentals, portable restrooms, and custom signs.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

32%

1 year growth

32%

2 year growth

32%
City Rise Safety
Aug 17th, 2026
UCON R.E.A.L. Safety Award winner.

UCON R.E.A.L. Safety Award winner. CITY RISE Safety is proud to receive the UCON R.E.A.L. Safety Award in the 500,001-1,000,000 Man-Hours category. This recognition reflects the dedication of every field employee, supervisor, dispatcher, and support team member who makes safety a priority every day. Safety is at the core of every decision, every jobsite, and every customer partnership. Thank you to UCON for this honor, and congratulations to all of this year's award recipients for continuing to raise the standard for safety across California.

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