00221.02 165 Section 00221 - Common Provisions for Work Zone Traffic Control Description
00221.00 Scope - In addition to the requirements of Section 00220, t his Work consists of providing
temporary Traffic Control Measures and furnishing, installing, moving, operating, maintaining, inspecting, and removing T raffic Control Devices throughout the Project area according to the Standard Drawings, the T raffic Control Plan for the Project, the Specifications, and as directed.
00221.01 Abbreviations, Definitions, and Standards :
a.Abbreviations: PCMS - Portable Changeable Message Sign TCS - Traffic Control Supervisor TSS - Temporary Sign Support
b.Definitions: Protection Vehicle - A vehicle placed in advance of short duration or mobile Work activities for the protection of workers and Equipment in the activity area. A Protection Vehicle is equipped with flashing warning lights, and vehicle- mounted warning signs or a changeable message sign. A Protection Vehicle may be fitted with a truck mounted impact attenuator. Work Area - The portion of the Highway closed to Public Traffic and set aside for workers, construction Equipment, and construction Materials. The Work Area is typically delineated by channelizing devices or separated from traffic using temporary barriers.
c.Stan dards - When designing, applying, installing, maintaining, inspecting, and removing Traffic Control Devices, use and follow the most current versions in effect of the following: Oregon Department of Transportation's Sign Policy and Guidelines for the Stat e Highway System The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) FHWA Standard Highway Signs manual ODOT Oregon Temporary Traffic Control Handbook for Operations of 3 Days or Less when directed by the Engineer only for mobile pavement marking operat ions or surveying Work, available on the ODOT Traffic Control Plans Unit website (see 00110.05(e)) ODOT Oregon Portable Changeable Message Sign Handbook , available on the ODOT Traffic Control Plans Unit website ODOT Traffic Control Plans Design Manual , ava ilable on the ODOT Traffic Control Plans Unit website
00221.02 General Requirements - Provide and maintain all TCM. The Engineer may verbally or in
writing require immediate changes to the TCM being used on the Project. Immediately make these changes, as directed. Submit all proposed TCM revisions to the Engineer for approval. Do not start Work on any stage of construction until the TCP has been reviewed and accepted and all TCM are in place and the TCP is operating satisfactorily. During constructi on, determine if TCM, in addition to those in place, are required and immediately notify the Engineer. Immediately make changes as approved or directed, but do not place or remove devices without prior approval. 00221.03 166 Work may be suspended as specified in 00180.70 or the TCM may be performed by the Agency if the Contractor fails to correct an unsafe condition. Costs for Work performed by the Agency may be deducted from monies due the Contractor.
00221.03 Traffic Safety and Op erations - Comply with the following:
Do not use an open Traffic Lane on a freeway or multi -lane facility as an acceleration or deceleration lane for construction vehicles. Provide additional Surfacing or width within the Work Area or, if allowed, extend the length of a closed Traffic Lane for construction vehicle acceleration or deceleration. Do not use a flagger to allow construction vehicles to access an open Traffic Lane on a freeway or a multi -lane facility. When paving operations create an abrupt or sloped edge drop off greater than 1 inch , protect traffic by installing signing according to the "2 Lane, 2 Way Roadway Overlay Area" detail shown on the Standard Drawings. Protect longitudinal and transverse Pav ement joints by placing and maintaining an asphalt concrete wedge according to 00221.07(c)(1). During flagging operations, monitor the length of traffic queues and when extended traffic queues develop, protect traffic by providing advance flaggers and addi tional signing according to the "Extended Traffic Queues for Advance Flagging" detail shown on the Standard Drawings.
00221.04 Traffic Control Outside Project Site - Provide TCM outside the Project Site when
required.
00221.05 Regulations and Codes - All electrical Equipment, Materials, and Work shall conform to
NEC requirements and all other laws that apply.
00221.06 Traffic Control Plan - The Contractor will be allowed to use the Agency's TCP, modify the
Agency's TCP , or use a different TCP. Subm it the following for approval 5 Calendar Days before the preconstruction conference:
a.Agency Traffic Control Plan - If the Agency's TCP is used without modification, a written notification indicating that the Agency's TC P will be used without modification.
b.Contractor Modified Traffic Control Plan - If the Contractor requests to use a modified Agency TCP, or a TCP developed by the Contrac tor, provide stamped Working Drawings according to 00150.35 that include the proposed TCP showing all TCM and quantities of TCD, and the following: A TPAR plan that includes: • Details and features used to provide pedestrian accessibility. • Pedestrian stagin g Pla ns at a scale no smaller than 1 inch = 50 feet. • Temporary alternate facilities or detour routes for pedestrian traffic. Staging sequences and details for Work affecting vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic. Proposed order and duration of the TCM . A detailed temporary striping plan. If additional modifications are made to the Contractor modified Agency TCP or the Contractor's TCP, submit stamped Working Drawings, according to 00221.06(b), at least 14 Calendar Days before beginning the construction activities that require the TCP changes.
c.Tourist -Oriented Direct ional and Business Logo Signs - One copy of a sketch map of the Project showing all existing tourist -oriented directional (TOD) and business logo signs and a written 00221.13 167 narrative describing how these signs will be kept in service and protected throughout all the construction stages. If there are no TOD or business logo signs on the Project, a written notification that no TOD or business logo signs exist within the Project limits.
00221.07 Ro uting Traffic Over Surfacings - Control traffic being routed over surfaces as follows:
a.Aggregates - When directed, control traffic over Aggregate with flaggers or flaggers and pilot cars.
b.A sphalt Treated Permeable Base - When directed, control traffic over asphalt treated permeable Base (ATPB) with flaggers or flaggers and pilot cars.
c.Asphalt Concrete - Control traffic over asphalt concrete as follows:
1.Paving - When the longitudinal joint is greater than 1 inch in height, install additional TCD according to 00221.03. Complete the placing of ACP and construction of paving joints according to 00735.48, 00735.49, 00743.45, 00744.44, 00744.45, 00745.47, and 00745.48, as applicable.
2.Cold Plane Pavement Removal - Complete the Pavement removal according to 00620.40. When the area cannot be paved back during the same shift and the depth of Pavement removal is greater than 1 inch, inst all additional TCD acc ording to 00221.03.
d.Emulsifi ed Asphalt Chip Seal s - Control traffic over Emulsified Asphalt chip seal s with flaggers and pilot cars, unless otherwise directed, until the entire surface has been swept or bladed after the Aggregate was placed as tabulated below: ADT Minimum Pilot Cars Over 1500 2 1500 and Less 1
e.Sand Seals - Control traffic with flaggers and pilot cars during application of asphalt and until it is covered with Aggregate, unless otherwise directed. Materials
00221.10 General - Evaluate the condition of TCD using the criteria shown in the most current
version in effect of the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) publication titled Quality Guidelines for Temporary Traffic Control Devices and Fe atures , available from the ATSSA website (see 00110.05(e)). Use new TCD or TCD meeting the "Acceptable" quality category of the ATSSA publication for all installations unless otherwise specified. Provide test results, quality compliance certificates, Equ ipment lists, and drawings when specified. Acceptance will be by the QPL, test results, quality compliance certificates, Equipment lists, drawings, and testing as necessary to assure compliance with the Specifications. After TCD have been installed and accepted on the Project, inspect and maintain the condition of the devices. All Work Zone TCD shall comply with the crashworthiness requirements of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350 or with the AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH).
00221.13 Work Zone Fencing - Use work zone fencing from the QPL.
00221.20 168 Equipment
00221.20 Safety Apparel - Worke rs, except flaggers, working within Highway Right of Way and
exposed to traffic or construction Equipment shall wear high visibility safety apparel that meets the Performance Class requirements of the most current version of ANSI/ISEA 107, American Nationa l Standard for High Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear Devices . Wear safety apparel that at least meets the following minimum requirements: Daytime – Class 2 upper body garment. Nighttime - One of the following: Class 3 upper body garment. Class 2 upper body garment and Class E trousers or gaiters. ANSI Class 2 or Class 3 fluorescent orange red, fluorescent yellow green or a combination of the two of these colors for the apparel background material color. Fluorescent yellow -green, orange, yellow, or bright white hardhat or baseball -style cap. Wear hardhats when there is danger of falling or flying objects or electrical shock or burns. Wearing high visibility safety apparel that exceeds the minimum class requirements is allowed. Labor
00221.30 General - Observe all laws concerning safety, health, and sanitation st andards according
to 00170.60. Construction
00221.40 General - Install, inspect, move, operate, maintain, and remove temporary TCD according
to the Plans, Specifications, a nd the following: Install, maintain, and move all TCD by working with the direction of traffic. Provi de additional TCM, according to 00221.02, when necessary or directed. Turn, cover, or remove the existing TCD as directed when they are not necessary or c onflict with temporary devices. Remove and obliterate, without damaging the wearing surface, all evidence of all temporary TCD when the Contract is completed. Remove TCD in a sequence reverse to installation. Temporary TCD remain the property of the Cont ractor. Existing TCD shall remain in operation throughout the Contract or until replaced by new, permanent TCD as appropriate. 00221 .44 Work Zo ne Fencing - Install work zone fencing as shown or as directed. Maintenance
00221.60 Temp orary Traffic Control Devices - Evaluate the condition of TCD and maintain them
using the criteria shown in the most current version of the ATSSA publication titled Quality Guidelines for Temporary Traffic Control Devices and Features . Except for electrical de vices, replace all TCD that, according to the ATSSA publication, are in “Marginal” or “Unacceptable” condition with equal devices that are in new or “Acceptable” condition, within a time period agreed upon by the Engineer. 00221.90 169 Electrical devices that are in “ Marginal” or “Unacceptable” condition may be repaired instead of being replaced, as long as the repairs are satisfactorily completed within a time period agreed upon by the Engineer. TCD delivered to the Project Site found to be in “Marginal” or “Unacceptable” condition, shall be repaired or replaced at no additional cost to the Agency except as in 00221.90(b). TCD damaged by Public Traffic shall be replaced at the Contract unit price for the device. Evaluate, maintain, repair or replace TCD, and perform other duties including the following: Keep TCD in proper position, clean, and legible at all times. Keep lights, reflectors, and flashers clean, visible, and operable during both daylight and darkness. Trim or remove vegetative growth or other materials so TCD can be seen by Public Traffic. Verify, by inspection, the effectiveness of the installations at frequent intervals, both in daylight and darkness, at actual travel speeds. Repair, replace, or restore damaged or destroyed TCD to maintain continuity and effectiveness. Maintain temporary TCD during suspensions of Work the same as if Work were in progress.
00221.61 Existing Signs and Other Existing Traffic Control Devices - Maintain existing guide
signs, warning signs, regulatory signs, specific service signs (business logos), tourist-oriented directional signs (TODS), and other existing TCD, in the same manner as temporary signs and devices associated with the Project. Measurement
00221.80 Measurement, Method “A” - Under this method, Work covered under this Section will be
measured as follows:
a.Separate Items - The quantities for Work Zone TCM and TCD will be measured according to 00222.80, 00223.80, 00224.80, 00225.80, 00226.80, 00227.80, and 00228.80.
b.Temporary Protection and Direction of Traffic - No measurement of quantities will be made for this Work.
00221.88 Measurement, Method “B” - Under this method, no measurement of quantities will be
made.
00221.89 Measurement, Method “C” - Under this method, no measurement of quantities will be
made. Payment
00221.90 Payment, Method "A" - Under this method, Work will be paid as follows:
a.Pay Quantities - The accepted quantities of Work Zone TCM and TCD will be paid for according to 00222.90, 00223.90, 00224.90, 00225.90, 00226.90, 00227.90, and 00228.90.
b.Temporary Protection and Direction of Traffic - Temporary protection and direction of traffic will be paid for at the Contract lump sum amount for the item "Temporary Protection and Direction of Traffic" and will be for: 00221.98 Positioning all TCD in proper locations at all times. Providing and furnishing electrical power. Cleaning up and removing devices destroyed or damaged by Public Traffic. Moving temporary impact attenuators of any type to and from Contractor's stockpile areas. Furnishing, placing, replacing, maintaining, moving and removing tubular and conical markers. Removing existing raised and recessed pavement markers. Furnishing, placing, replacing, maintaining, moving and removing tubular and conical markers used to delineate the Pavement edge because of edge line obliteration. Furnishing, installing, maintaining, moving, and removing work zone fencing. Moving and removing existing permanent post mounted signs and reinstalling existing permanent post mounted signs on any type of support at new locations when required by stage construction, as shown or directed. Providing, Surfacing, maintaining, removing, and restoring the TPAR. Performing routine inspections of the TCD. Preparing and signing the daily "Traffic Control Inspection Report", when a TCS is not included in the Schedule of Items or when a TCS is not onsite for a work shift.
00221.98 Payment, Method "B" - Lump Sum Basis - Work Zone traffic control will be paid for at
the Contract lump sum amount for the item "Temporary Work Zone Traffic Control, Complete". This Work includes Work specified in the following Sections: 00222, 00223, 00224, 00225, 00226, 00227, and 00228. Payment will be payment in full for furnishing, installing, moving, operating, maintaining, inspecting, and removing Materials and TCD, and for furnishing all Equipment, labor, and Incidentals necessary to complete the Work as specified.
00221.99 Payment, Method "C" - Incidental Basis - When the Contract Schedule of Items does
not indicate payment for Work Zone traffic control, all Work Zone traffic control will be considered Incidental and no separate payment will be made. This Work includes Work specified in the following Sections: 00222, 00223, 00224, 00225, 00226, 00227, and 00228. 00222.11
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