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Part 6TEMPORARY TRAFFIC
CONTROLDelDOT Winter Workshop
February 25, 2011
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PART 6 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL
• 6A: General
• 6B: Fundamental Principles
• 6C: Temporary Traffic Control Elements
• 6D: Pedestrian and Worker Safety
• 6E: Flagger Control
• 6F: Temporary Traffic Control Zone Devices
• 6G: Type of Temporary Traffic Control Zone Activities
• 6H: Typical Applications
• 6I: Control of Traffic through Traffic Incident Management Areas
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Section 6C.01 Temporary Traffic Control Plans
• DE Guidance:
– Design based on posted speed limit or 85th-percentile speed
• If design is restricted or special conditions exist:
– Speed limit reduction should not exceed 10 mph
– Reduction > 10 mph should be “stepped down”
– DE Guidance: Approved by DelDOT Traffic
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Section 6C.01 Temporary Traffic Control Plans
SR 2 & Upper Pike Creek Rd Intersection Improvements
Constrained work area requires reducing speed limit from 45 MPH
to 40 MPH for lane shifts along SR 2
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Section 6C.01 Temporary Traffic Control Plans
• Varying minimum warning sign spacing for different types of conventional roads
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Section 6C.01 Temporary Traffic Control Plans
SR 14 at US 13
Advance warning sign spacing should follow Table 6C-1
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Section 6C.04 Advance Warning Area
• DE Guidance: Supplemental Flagger warning signs used when flagger assists work vehicles entering and exiting the work area
Supplemental FLAGGER AHEAD sign should be installed
upstream of flagger station
SR 141, Kirkwood Hwy to Faulkland Rd
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Section 6C.08 Tapers
• DE Guidance: Shifting taper equal to “L” should be used
• DE Option: Minimum shifting taper of 0.5L
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Section 6D.01 Pedestrian Considerations
• Alternate ped facilities are required if TTC affects existing ped facilities
SR 2 at Hazel Ave / VA Hospital
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Section 6D.01 Pedestrian Considerations
NOT COMPLIANT!
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Section 6D.01 Pedestrian Considerations
• If an alternate ped route is infeasible, providing free bus service or assigning personnel to assist are options
Meeting House Rd Pedestrian Improvements
Flaggers will be used to assist pedestrians through the work zone
during sidepath reconstruction
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Section 6F.61 Arrow Boards
• DE Standard: W1-6 sign shall match direction of arrow board
• DE Standard: W1-6 sign removed or covered during caution mode
Boyds Corner Intersection Improvements
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• DE Guidance: Longitudinal spacing (ft) = Speed limit (mph); 60 ft MAX.
• DE Option: Two ballasts to minimize drum displacement on high-speed roads or in areas with high winds
Interstate Bridge Maintenance, I-495
Two ballasts used on drums along I-495 due to high speeds
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Section 6F.78 Temporary Pavement Markings
• DE Guidance: Should not remain in place longer than 30 days
• Installed based on DelDOT’s Temporary Pavement Markings Policy
– Shall comply with Part 3
– Width of longitudinal lines: 4 in MIN.
– http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/de_mutcd/pdf/Temporary_Pavement_Markings_Policy.pdf
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Section 6F.78 Temporary Pavement Markings
State St, Millsboro
Minimum width of temporary longitudinal markings is 4 inches
per DelDOT’s Temporary Pavement Markings Policy
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Section 6F.83 Warning Lights
• DE Guidance: Warning lights no longer required on TTC devices
SR 2 at Hazel Ave / VA Hospital
Type B warning lights should not be used on TTC devices
(e.g., barricades and temporary traffic barriers)
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Section 6F.85 Temporary Traffic Barriers
• DE Guidance:
– 17:1 flare rate
– Min. 12’ lateral offset at leading edge
– 5’ “clear zone” behind unpinned barrier
– Buffer space along tangent
Interstate Bridge Maintenance, I-495
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Section 6F.85 Temporary Traffic Barriers
• New typical applications in DE MUTCD depicting barrier applications
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Section 6F.86 Crash Cushions
• DE Guidance: Sand crash cushions generally reserved for short-duration maintenance
• DE Guidance: Sand crash cushions should not be installed where reverse strikes are possible
SR 12, Frederica
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Section 6G.20 Vertical Difference
• DE Standard: Vertical difference treatments based on Table 6G-1 criteria
Sussex Road 213
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Section 6G.21 Storage of Equipment
• DE Standard: Treated as roadside obstacle per Table 6G-2
US 13, Camden
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• Cases are now Typical Applications (TAs)
• Table 6H-1 provides index for TAs
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• Case 6 = TA-10
• DE Option: TMA on downstream end of work area
• One-lane, two-way taper now 50 to 100 ft
• Downstream taper also 50 to 100 ft
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• Case 7 = TA-33
• Removed upstream Merge signs
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• Case 9 = TA-37
• Removed upstream Merge signs
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• Case 21 = TA-35
• Fewer shadow vehicles
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• New typical application in DE MUTCD for stationary lane closures along low volume roads
James St bridge, NewportEmergency one-lane bridge conversion
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• New typical applications in DE MUTCD for lane closures at intersections
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• TA-28 & TA-29: Ped detours
GOOD
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CHAPTER 6H. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
• New typical application in DE MUTCD for lane shifts on multi-lane highways
Interstate Bridge Maintenance, I-495
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Future DE MUTCD Training
• March 16th – Part 6 (Temporary Traffic Control)
• April 12th – Part 3 (Markings)
• May 16th – Parts 4 & 7 (Traffic Signals & School Areas)
• June 15th – Parts 8 & 9 (Railroads & Bicycle Facilities)
• T2 course registration
http://www.ce.udel.edu/dct/T2Courses.html