DelDOT Standard Specifications 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 MUTCD.

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 police 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 jurisdiction. 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.

806.5Basis of Payment

A.The Department will pay for traffic officers at the contract unit price per hour. Price and payment

constitute full compensation for providing traffic officers, vehicles, and equipment.

B.For bidding purposes, the Department has fixed the unit price for this item and it will be included

in the contract as a special provision. The Department will pay for traffic officers based on a submitted invoice from the police department plus 10 percent.

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Source: Delaware Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2026 Edition. Pages 445–0 of 786. View official source ↗

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