Division 600 — Section 601
600-1 Division 600
MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC 601.1 Description 601.1.1 General 1 This Section contains specifications for the materials, equipment, construction, measurement, and payment for work zone traffic control conducted within the right-of-way in conformity with the Plans, the Specifications, or as directed by the RCE . 2 The Department has adopted the FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) as the official source for traffic control guidelines for SCDOT policies and procedures for installing and maintaining signs, markings, and signals. The MUTCD provides the minimum requirements for installation, operation, and maintenance of all traffic control devices. 3 The Contractor is not required to provide traffic control on any portion of the highway outside of the work specified in the Contract. The Department will erect and maintain signs on detours or temporary routes that the Contractor is not required to maintain. Provide and maintain such signs at and along all detours for which the Contractor is responsible. Maintain and relocate, where necessary, all regulatory, warning, and guide signs erected by the Department within the limits of the project. 4 The RCE may permit the Contractor to omit permanent construction signs on low volume roads or streets where the work will be completed within the daylight hours of a single day. I f the permanent construction signs are omitted, install temporary signs while the work is in progress. 5 All signs in the MUTCD have an identification number . A full-scale drawing of each sign is available for sign fabricators from the Director of Traffic Engineering. 601.1.2 Traffic Management Plan 601.1.2.1 General 1 The Policy for South Carolina Department of Transportation and Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility: Implementation, Maintenance, and Safety Guidelines (i.e., the Policy ) requires development of a set of coordinated strategies, hereinafter known as the Transportation Management Plan (TMP), to manage the work zone impacts for each project. The Policy describes the development, design, and implementation requirements for a TMP.