PLASTIC TRAFFIC CONTROL DRUMS SECTION 805
434 SECTION 805 — PLASTIC TRAFFIC CONTROL DRUMS
805.1Description.
This work consists of providing, placing, operating, relocating, and maintaining plastic traffic control drums.
805.2Materials.
A.Provide plastic drums in accordance with the DE MUTCD and as follows:
1.Made of low -density polyethylene plastic with closed tops to prevent collection of debris.
2.With holes no more than 1/2 -inch in diameter to make the drums less susceptible to wind.
3.Equipped with an approved integral deviceable to withstand 60 mile -per-hour winds.
4.With minimum dimensions of 18 -inches in diameter at the top and bottom and 36 -inches tall.
5.New or used meeting the requirements of the “ Quality Guidelines for Temporary Traffic Control
Devices ” as defined in Section 801.
6.Equipped with a minimum of 2 fluorescent orange prismatic retroreflective stripes and 2 white
prismatic retroreflective stripes, with fluorescent orange top stripe.
7.Meeting the applicable reflectivity requirements shown in the DE MUTCD.
B.Retroreflective sheeting for plastic drums in accordance with ASTM D4956, Type V that:
1.Includes alternating horizontal circumferential fluorescent orange and white prismatic
retroreflective stripes, 4 -inches to 6-inches wide.
2.Displays under both daylight and nighttime conditions.
3.Does not exceed 3 -inches between the horizontal fluorescent orange and white stripes.
805.3Construction.
A.Supply the plastic drum manufacturer certification to the engineer in accordance with Section
801.2.
B.Place drums in accordance with the contract and the DE MUTCD.
C.Relocate drums in accordance with the contract and the DE MUTCD .
D.Do not weight drums with sandbags. The engineer may require additional ballast weight on high
speed roadways or areas susceptible to high winds.
E.Replace or immediately clean any damaged, dirty, or ineffective drums that do not meet the
requirements of Section 805.2.
F.The engineer may reject unsuitable plastic drums and will notify the contractor of the drum
locations.
805.4Method of Measurement.
A.The Department will measure plastic drums as the number of plastic drums provided, installed,
and maintained each workday. PLASTIC TRAFFIC CONTROL DRUMS SECTION 805
435 805.5 Basis of Payment.
A.The Department will pay for plastic traffic control drums at the contract unit price per each day.
Price and payment constitute full compensation for providing, placing, maintaining, relocating, and removing plastic drums.
B.The Department will make no additional payment for additional ballast used on plastic drums.
C.The Department will not measure or pay for ineffective drums not immediately replaced.
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT 805001 PLASTIC TRAFFIC CONTROL DRUMS EA-DY TRAFFIC OFFICERS SECTION 806
436 SECTION 806 — TRAFFIC OFFICERS
806.1Description.
This work consists of providing traffic officers.
806.2Materials.
Not applicable .
806.3Construction.
A.Use traffic officers in a highway work zone in accordance with the latest version of the
Department’s Guidelines for the Use of Uniformed Law Enforcement Officers in Work Zones of the DE MUT CD.
B.Find the project specific requirements for use of traffic officers in the maintenance of traffic notes
contained in the contract.
C.Ensure that traffic officers wear police officer uniforms.
D.Ensure that traffic officers wear high -visibility safety apparel when outside of a vehicle in
accordance with the DE MUTCD .
E.The engineer may authorize use of additional officers for speed enforcement.
F.Mark vehicles as police vehicles and equip with:
1.Full external light bar clearly visible for 360 -degrees around the vehicle and at a distance of no
less than 3,000 -feet under clear weather at night;
2.A radar unit or any other speed -measuring device; and
3.Two -way radios.
G.The contractor may use town police, municipal police, county police, or Delaware state police for
traffic officers in accordance with the jurisdictional location of the project. The Delaware state police will make the determination regarding which polic e agency has jurisdiction, if questions of jurisdiction arise.
H.Obtain the engineer’s approval of the schedule of hours and of the number of traffic officers
anticipated for each site or operation. Submit requests for traffic officers and anticipated work schedules on a weekly basis to the police agency having juris diction. The police agency having jurisdiction will decide the submittal schedule.
I.Explain to the traffic officer what project activities will require the officer’s services and the
officer’s duties while on the project. Have the engineer or the engineer’s designee present to witness the contractor’s explanation of the traffic officer ’s duties to the police officer and provide the documentation that the traffic officer is responsible for completing.
J.Do not use traffic officers to close lanes without additional temporary traffic control, except in
emergencies.
K.The contractor may commence operations if the required number of traffic officers are not
available, if approved by the engineer.
806.4Method of Measurement.
The Department will measure this item as the number of hours the contractor used the traffic officers.
Source: Delaware Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2025 Edition. Pages 444–446 of 779.