1404Maintenance of Traffic

1404.1GENERAL

Unless the Contract requires otherwise, the Contractor shall keep Roads undergoing improvements open to traffic at no additional cost to the Department. The Contractor shall direct traffic over a Department-approved Detour route as required by the Contract or as directed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall maintain the portions of the Project being used by public traffic in a condition that accommodates the public traffic at all times. The Contractor shall provide and maintain temporary approaches, crossings, Intersections with trails, Roads, Streets; and abutments with businesses, parking lots, residences, garages, farms, and other property. The Department will not require the Contractor to remove snow from Roads open to traffic.

1404.2PLANNED DETOURS

The Department will maintain, without any cost to the Contractor, Detour Roads established by the Commissioner for through traffic diverted from the Project, if the Plans, Special Provisions, or the Engineer directs Project Road closures.

1404.3CONTRACTOR’S REQUEST FOR DETOUR

The Contractor may request from the Engineer a Detour for through traffic . The Contractor shall specify the Detour routes and submit justification information with the Detour request . The Department will consider and may, at its sole discretion, approve the Detour request and establish a Detour in accordance with the following:

devices on the Detour Roads at no additional cost to the Department. The Contractor shall submit the proposed Detour layout to the Engineer for approval at least 7 Calendar Days before the Contractor begins to use the Detour.

Department. The Department will remove snow from Detour Roads at the Department’s expense.

traffic protection measures required to maintain local traffic.

1404.4CONTRACTOR’S REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY BY-PASSES

The Contractor shall design, construct, maintain, and remove other Temporary By- Pass facilities requested by the Contractor and accepted by the Engineer at no additional cost to the Department.

1404.5CONTRACTOR’S USE OF CROSSOVERS

Unless otherwise prohibited by the Engineer and in accordance with pertinent traffic laws and regulations, the Contractor may use freeway or expressway maintenance crossovers in or near the construction area to change the travel direction of the construction Equipment.

1404.6TRAFFIC CONTROL DURING AND AFTER WINTER SUSPENSION

As directed by the Engineer during periods of winter suspension, the Contractor shall open the Project’s Roads to traffic to eliminate the need to accommodate traffic on Detour Roads during the suspension period. During authorized winter suspension, the Department will maintain traffic control devices in accordance with 1710, “Traffic Control Devices.” If Contractor-owned traffic control devices are damaged or destroyed, the Department will pay the Contractor for the value of the traffic control device as determined by the Engineer. The Contractor shall not suspend operations for the winter until meeting the requirements of 1710, “Traffic Control Devices,” and 1803.3, “Temporary Suspensions.” When resuming Work after winter suspension, the Contractor shall remove and replace, or correct Work lost or damaged during the suspension, as directed by the Engineer, and must remove items used for Road maintenance in accordance with 1514, “Maintenance During Construction.” The Department will pay for this Work at the Contract Unit Prices or as Extra Work in accordance with 1402, “Contract Revisions.”