Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

Creating a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) is an iterative and collaborative process that must conform

with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). TMPs describe traffic, parking, biking

and pedestrian management techniques and placement of traffic control devices on the day-of-event.

TMPs may be submitted in AutoCAD, pdf or hard copy. Attached are generic Traffic Management Plans.

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

CHECKLIST

Traffic Management Plans Should Include:

□ Contact name, address, telephone and email address.

□ Location (address, intersection) and dimensions of proposed project site.

□ Labels of nearby streets with street names.

□ Existing traffic signals and signs within the work area.

□ Existing pavement markings, parking spaces, crosswalks, and bike lanes within the work area.

□ Existing curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways, intersections in the vicinity of the work area.

□ Dimensions of all existing pavement markings and proposed traffic control area and affected project zone.

□ Indicate staging area and materials storage area, as appropriate.

□ Indicate location of construction signs, barricades, delineators and other MUTCD approved traffic control devices.

□ Show existing and proposed temporary parking restriction zones, signs, and affected meters as needed.

□ Indicate the duration of the work or project and the subsequent traffic control (type of work, estimated start date,

as appropriate).

Notes:

Road closures require approval from the Commissioner of Public Works and/or Traffic and Parking.

Signs and traffic control devices are required to direct pedestrians through or around the work zones.

Any partial or full sidewalk or street closure may require a minimum of 1 police detail (the discretion of

Traffic and Parking) to supervise pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic. Police detail information can be

obtained from the Detail Office at the Somerville Police Department at (617) 625-1600.

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

STANDARD SYMBOLS FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Work on the Shoulders

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Road Closure with an Off-Site Detour

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Lane Closure on a Two-Lane Road Using Flaggers*

EXAMPLE

*Note: The City of Somerville uses

police details rather than flaggers

to direct traffic.

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Lane Closure on a Two-Lane Road with Low Traffic Volumes

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Lane Closure on a Two-Lane Road Using Traffic Control Signals

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

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Temporary Road Closure*

EXAMPLE

*Note: The City of Somerville uses

police details rather than flaggers

to direct traffic.

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Work in the Center of a Road with Low Traffic Volumes

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Surveying Along the Center Line of a Road with Low Traffic Volumes

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Lane Closure on a Minor Street

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Detour for One Travel Direction

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

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Detour for a Closed Street

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

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Right-Hand Lane Closure on the Far Side of an Intersection

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Left-Hand Lane Closure on the Far Side of an Intersection

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Half Road Closure on the Far Side of an Intersection

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Multiple Lane Closures at an Intersection

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

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Closure in the Center of an Intersection

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

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Closure at the Side of an Intersection

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Sidewalk Detour or Diversion

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Crosswalk Closures and Pedestrian Detours

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Lane Closures on a Street with Uneven Directional Volumes

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDELINES

Interior Lane Closure on a Multi-Lane Street

EXAMPLE

Source: Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (2009).

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Work in the Vicinity of a Grade Crossing

EXAMPLE