Division 13-06-008
Construction Traffic Control Plans

Sections:

13-06-008-0001    General

13-06-008-0002    Plan Presentation

13-06-008-0003    Traffic Control Device Maintenance Requirements

13-06-008-0001 General

Construction traffic control plans shall be in conformance with the requirements of the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). All traffic control plans shall be approved by the City’s Traffic Engineering Manager prior to issuance of any permits associated with the plans. When a project involves construction that requires a substantial traffic control plan, the plan shall be submitted together with the construction plans to allow for the necessary review time. (Ord. 2017-22, Rep&ReEn, 07/05/2017)

13-06-008-0002 Plan Presentation

A.    Construction traffic control plans are required for controlling public and construction traffic through work areas and zones as well as for other permitted activities within the public rights-of-way and easements. Traffic control plans may reference particular typical drawings contained in Part VI of the MUTCD for work of a minor nature. Traffic control plans shall be prepared by persons knowledgeable with the fundamental principles of temporary traffic control and the work activities to be performed.

B.    The traffic control plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

1.    Scaled drawings conforming to City Standard Specification No. 6-05-010 of the construction zone, detours, construction stages, and affected surrounding areas. The scale of the drawings shall be one (1) inch equals twenty (20) feet (1:200), for construction zones under three hundred (300) feet in length and one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet (1:500) or one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet (1:500) for construction zones greater than three hundred (300) feet in length.

2.    Project name and address.

3.    City permit number.

4.    Plan preparation date.

5.    Time of day (if applicable) that construction traffic control is to be in place.

6.    Traffic control responsibility (name, address, telephone number and contact person for barricade company).

7.    A listing of all traffic control devices specified for installation.

8.    The size of the work area (all dimensions).

9.    The location of the work area in relation to the cross streets, alleys, or other major reference points (show all distances and dimensions).

10.    How existing pedestrian and bicycle facilities will be temporarily or permanently rerouted through or around the construction zone.

11.    Relocation of transit stops and the continuation of pedestrian access to them.

12.    Impacts on access to existing parking facilities including, but not limited to, garages, carports, and surface lots.

13.    Provisions for special human resource requirements, such as flaggers (equipment, clothing, and flagging methods are required to conform to the MUTCD in every instance).

14.    Telephone numbers of persons to be contacted in an emergency and for maintenance of traffic control devices.

15.    A construction schedule, as well as a schedule of the times of day when work is permitted or when certain lanes are to remain open. (Ord. 2017-22, Rep&ReEn, 07/05/2017)

13-06-008-0003 Traffic Control Device Maintenance Requirements

A.    The permittee shall make daily inspections of all permitted traffic control devices. The following elements are the minimum number of items that shall be inspected on a daily basis:

1.    Conformance to design.

2.    Condition of devices.

3.    Performance of flaggers.

4.    Placement of devices.

B.    In order to improve public comprehension, compliance, and safety, City off-site inspectors may approve minor changes to the approved traffic control plan, based on observed field conditions. (Ord. 2017-22, Rep&ReEn, 07/05/2017)