Traffic Controls for Street and Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Operations  |
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| Subchapter G, Part 630 |
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FHWA Directive |
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Purpose |
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Contents of the Agency Procedures |
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Responsible Person |
| Section A - Introduction and General Specifications |
| A-1 |
Need for Standards |
| A-2 |
Scope |
| A-3 |
Application of Standards |
| A-4 |
Responsibility |
| A-5 |
Incident Management |
| A-6 |
TCP |
| A-7 |
Training |
| Section B - Signs |
| B-1 |
Design of Signs |
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Reflective Sheeting Specifications |
| B-2 |
Position of Signs |
| B-3 |
Erection of Signs |
| Regulatory Signs |
| B-4 |
Authority |
| B-5 |
Design |
| B-6 |
Application |
| B-6A |
Permanent Sign |
| B 6B |
Temporary Sign |
| B-7 |
Road, Bridge, or Railroad (Street Closed Sign) (R11-2) |
| B-8 |
Local Traffic Only Signs (R11-3, R11-4) |
| B-9 |
Weight Limit Signs (R-12 Series) |
| B-10 |
Do Not Pass Sign (R4-1) |
| B-11 |
Keep Right Sign (R4-7a) |
| B-12 |
Keep Left Sign (R4-8a) |
| B-13 |
Special Regulatory Signs |
| Warning Signs |
| B-14 |
Function |
| B-15 |
Design and Application |
| B-16 |
Application of Construction Approach |
| Temporary Warning Signs |
| B-17 |
Use and Application of Temporary |
| B-17-A |
Flags |
| B-18 |
Large Arrow Sign (W1-6,7) |
| B-19 |
Advance Road or Utility Construction Sign (W20-1) |
| B-20 |
Advance Detour Sign (W20-2) |
| B-21 |
Advance Road Closed Sign (W20-3) |
| B-22 |
Advance One Lane Road Sign (W20-4) |
| B-23 |
Advance Lane Closed Sign (W20-5) |
| B-24 |
Advance Merge Sign (W20-6) |
| B-25 |
Advance Flagger Sign (W20-7) |
| B-26 |
The Two-Way Traffic Sign (W6-3) |
| B-27 |
Workers Sign (W21-1) |
| B-28 |
Fresh Oil Sign (W21-2) |
| B-29 |
Road Machinery Sign (W21-3) |
| B-31 |
Shoulder Work Ahead Sign (W21-5) |
| B-32 |
Survey Crew Sign (W21-6) |
| B-33 |
Signs for Blasting Areas |
| B-34 |
Blasting Zone Sign (W22-1) |
| B-35 |
Turn Off 2-Way Radios and Cellular Telephones Sign (W22-2) |
| B-36 |
End Blasting Zone Sign (W22-3) |
| B-37 |
Road Narrows Sign (W5-1) |
| B-38 |
Bump Sign (W8-1) |
| B-39 |
Dip Sign (W8-2) |
| B-40 |
Soft Shoulder Sign (W8-4) |
| B-41 |
Truck Crossing Sign (W11-1) |
| B-42 |
Low Shoulder Sign (W8-4-1) |
| B-43 |
Uneven Pavement Joints Sign (W8-9) |
| B-44 |
Advisory Speed Plate (W13-1) |
| B-45 |
Other Warning Signs |
| Guide Signs |
| B-46 |
Function and Design of Information and Guide Signs |
| B-47 |
Length of Road Work Sign (G20-1) |
| B-48 |
End Roadwork Sign (G20-2) |
| B-49 |
Fines Doubled in Work Zone and End of Work Zone |
| B-50 |
Detour Arrow Sign (M4-9) Section (M4-10) |
| Section C - Barricades, Cones, Etc. |
| C-1 |
Barricades |
| C-2 |
Characteristics |
| C-3 |
Markings |
| C-4 |
Barricade Construction |
| C-5 |
Barricades and Channeling Devices |
| C-6 |
Vertical Difference |
| C-7 |
Storage of Equipment and Materials |
| C-8 |
Traffic Cones |
| C-9 |
Flexible Guide Markers |
| C-10 |
Vertical Panels |
| C-11 |
Plastic Drums |
| C-12 |
Portable Concrete Curb Barrier |
| C-13 |
P.C.C. Barrier 6' Curve Section |
| C-14 |
Portable Concrete Barrier End Protection |
| C-15 |
Sand-Filled Plastic Barrels |
| C-16 |
Application of (Drums and Cones) |
| C-17 |
Placement of (Drums and Cones) |
| C-18 |
Traffic Cones, Flexible Guide Markers, Vertical Panels, and Drums |
| C-19 |
Type III Barricades |
| C-20 |
Signs on Barricades |
| C-21 |
Maintenance or Utility Activities |
| C-22 |
Table II |
| Section D - Lighting Devices |
| D-1 |
Function |
| D-2 |
Electric Lights |
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A. Flood Lights |
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B. Hazard Identification Beacons |
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Lanterns or Flares |
| D-4 |
Warning Lights |
| D-5 |
General Requirements - Barricade Lights |
| D-6 |
Testing Quality and Marking |
| D-7 |
Lights on Channelizing Devices (This section is being modified. Please click here for info) |
| D-8 |
Lights on Signs |
| D-9 |
Non-directional Reflective Panel |
| D-10 |
Traffic Control Signals |
| D-11 |
Portable Traffic Signal Operation |
| D-12 |
Flashing Lights on Vehicles |
| D-13 |
Changeable Message Sign |
| D-14 |
Crash Cushions |
| D-15 |
Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) |
| D-16 |
Shadow Vehicles |
| D-17 |
Arrowpanels |
| Section E - Control of Traffic Through Work Areas |
| E-1 |
Function |
| E-2 |
Hand Signaling Devices |
| E-3 |
Flaggers |
| E-4 |
Flagging Procedures |
| E-5 |
Flagger Stations |
| E-6 |
One Way Traffic Control |
| E-7 |
Flagger Control |
| E-8 |
Flag Carrying or Official Car |
| E-9 |
Pilot Car |
| E-10 |
Traffic Signs |
| E-11 |
Pavement Markings |
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Definitions |
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A. Existing Pavement Markings |
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B. Application at Work Areas |
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C. Specification for Removable Preformed Retroflective Pavement Marking for Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Work Zones |
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(1) General |
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(2) Requirements |
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D. Temporary Markings |
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E. Marking Installation |
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(1) General |
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(2) Centerline |
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(3) Lane Line |
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(4) Edge Line |
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(5) Raised Pavement Markers (RPM's) |
| Section F - Expressways and Limited Access Facilities |
| F-1 |
Application of Standards |
| F-2 |
Signs |
| F-3 |
Barricades and Channelization |
| F-4 |
Lighting Devices |
| F-5 |
Flags |
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Notes |
| Section G - Typical Application of Traffic Control Devices |
| Case 1 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Over 6 feet from Edge of Pavement |
| Case 2 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Shoulder Closure |
| Case 3 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Daytime Only Lane Closure |
| Case 3-A |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic Moving Daytime Operations |
| Case 4 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Lane Closure, exceeding 1 daylight period |
| Case 5 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic Shoulder Moving Daytime Operations |
| Case 5-A |
Two-Lane, One-Way Traffic Mowing Daytime Operation |
| Case 5-B |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic Mowing Daytime Operation |
| Case 6 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic Moving Daytime Operations - Lane Closure |
| Case 7-A |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Daytime Only Short Time Lane Closure - Heavy Traffic |
| Case 7-B |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Daytime Only Short Time Lane Closure - Light Traffic |
| Case 7-C |
Two-Lane, Two-Way or Multilane - Daytime Only Short Time Shoulder Closure |
| Case 7-D |
Two-Lane, Two-Way or Multilane - Daytime Only Short Time Shoulder Closure - > 20 Minutes |
| Case 8 |
Moving Operations (Greater Than 4 MPH) Daytime Operations Only |
| Case 8-A |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Daytime Only Moving Operation |
| Case 8-B |
Two Lane, One-Way - Daytime Only Moving Operation |
| Case 8-C |
Multilane, Center Lane(s) - Daytime Only Moving Operation |
| Case 9 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Lane Closure on Bridge Deck |
| Case 10 |
Stationary Short-term Portable Traffic Signal Operation - on Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic |
| Case 10-A |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Temporary Detour (Heavy Traffic) |
| Case 10-B |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Temporary Detour (Light Traffic) |
| Case 11 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Widening of Pavement |
| Case 12 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Lane Closures in Series |
| Case 13 |
Multilane, Divided, Highway - Day or Night (over 6 feet from edge of pavement) |
| Case 14 |
Multilane, Divided, Highway - Day or Night Shoulder Closure |
| Case 15-A |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Detour |
| Case 15-B |
Two-Lane, Two-Way Traffic - Day or Night Urban Detour |
| Case 16 |
Multilane, Divided Highway - Lane Closure Exceeding One Daylight Period |
| Case 17 |
Day or Night Crosswalk Closures and Pedestrian Detours |
| Case 18 |
Multilane, Divided, Highway - Day or Night Detour (Undivided Highway) |
| Case 19-A |
Multilane, Divided, Highway Lane Closure Extreme Emergency Only Truck MUST Have Arrow Panel |
| Case 19-B |
Multilane, Divided, Highway Lane Closure - Emergency |
| Case 20 |
Multilane, Divided, Highway - Day or Night Lane Closure - Fixed Worksite |
| Case 21 |
Two-Way Traffic - Daytime Only Moving Operations Bituminous Surface Treatment |
| Case 22 |
Multi-Lane, Divided, or Undivided - Daytime Only Moving |
| Case 23 |
Two-Lane, Two-Way or Multi-Lane - Day or Night Advance Warning Signs for |
| Case 24 |
Blasting Zone |
| Case 25 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Heavy Traffic Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 26 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Light Traffic Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 27 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Short Duration less than a day Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 28 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Short Duration less than a day Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 29 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Short Duration less than a day On Ramp Before Work Area Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 30 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Short Duration less than a day Off Ramp Before Work Area Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 31 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Light Traffic For Stop & Go or Slow Moving Detours Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 32 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Light Traffic For Stop & Go or Slow Moving Detours Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
| Case 33 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Shoulder Work - Off Shoulder Typical Application - Shoulder Work on Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate |
| Case 33A |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Shoulder Work - On Shoulder Typical Application - Shoulder Work on Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate |
| Case 34 |
Two-lane, Two-way or Multilane Traffic Daytime Operations Only Short Time Operations |
| Case 35 |
Two-lane, Two-way or Multilane Traffic Daytime Operations Only Short Time Operations |
| Case 36 |
Multilane Limited Control for Interstates and Highways - Light Traffic Work Areas On Ramps - Daytime Operations Only Typical Application - Controlled Access Roadway or Interstate System |
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