California code are designated by (CA). A G20-2 "END ROAD WORK" sign, as appropriate, shall be placed at the end of the lane closure unless the end of work area is obvious or ends within a larger project's limits. Verify temporary pavement delineation is maintained until it is replaced with the permanent pavement delineation. Check Type 3 barricades, used as sign supports, for label with FHWA acceptance letter number showing they have been crash tested as a single unit with a sign panel of the size and type used on the project. Then install in sequence all remaining signs and devices in the opposing direction of travel. Mobile Check that the attenuator meets the test level requirement for the posted speed limit. The state representative assigned to the project should make sure the local agency resident engineer performs the duties as outlined above. Critical work activities are those performed in a closure that would render any portion of the traveled way unsuitable for public traffic use. Flashing beacons shall be placed at the locations indicated for in size and shall be orange or fluorescent red-orange in color. Contact Construction at headquarters for a current hard copy. Category 3 devices include crash cushions, impact attenuator vehicles, temporary railing, temporary barrier, and end treatments for temporary railings and barriers. Pay special attention to the aiming of the sign whenever solar-powered signs are used. Lane Closure System Welcome to LCS User ID: Password: Forgot your password? During construction, district construction directs the implementation of TMP elements that are part of the contract or encroachment permit. A spreadsheet may be used for the summary. Verify channelizers used for temporary edge line delineation are predominantly orange and the surface- mounted type. The contract item price also includes the costs of work necessary to restore channelizers damaged by public traffic. District Construction should request an impact study for proposed prolonged ramp closures not formally considered in the planning or design phase. Review the project for indications of driving difficulty. For conditions shown on the plans that need adjustment, discuss proposed changes with the district Traffic Operations Office. Before making a decision to approve a change order that would result in a prolonged ramp closure, weigh the results of the study with factors, such as construction costs, travel costs, delay, and safety. Dansher Rd. Check construction area signs often during the course of the work. If an existing pedestrian route will be affected by the work activities, verify the project includes Bid Item No. The following practices are recommended if opposing operations are undertaken: Conduct intermittent day and night inspections to verify compliance with visibility and legibility requirements for: While specific levels of quality control for temporary traffic control are not included in Section 12, Temporary Traffic Control, of the Standard Specifications, the contractor is responsible for providing quality control under Sections 5-1.01, General, and 6-2.02, Quality Control, of the Standard Specifications. Do not sever or move a pedestrian route for nonconstruction activities such as parking for vehicles and equipment. Closures that will reduce horizontal or vertical clearances require even more notification. Review Section 81-3, Pavement Markers, of the Standard Specifications. Check Current Highway Conditions Enter Highway Number(s) You can also call 1-800-427-7623 for current highway conditions. During daylight operations, the vehicles facing oncoming traffic should have their headlights and their flashing amber lights turned on at all times. Directing the contractor to move the portable flashing beacon after initial placement is change order work. For public convenience, such as routing traffic through detours when not shown on the plans and when ordered by the engineer, providing flaggers is change order work for which Caltrans pays 100 percent. Traffic queuesContain traffic queues completely within the advance warning signs of any closure. The records form may vary according to the magnitude and complexity of the subject. An impact attenuator vehicle must be used for the placement and removal of temporary traffic control devices when required by the contract. During night operations, the vehicles should have their headlights turned off and their hazard lights and flashing amber lights turned on. Require the contractor to keep signs clean and clearly visible, and repair them if damaged. Timely publicity can significantly improve traffic behavior on a construction project. Pedestrian facilities must be surfaced with asphalt concrete, portland cement concrete, or timber. Containment may require modestly increasing the spacing between signs or require the placing of additional signs. Make safety and convenience the primary design considerations. Use the following criteria and risk factors to determine when COZEEP is needed on a project. The CHP sorts and subtotals the COZEEP service summary by project, including cost information. If the cancellation form indicates a fee is being charged, retain the form in the project records under Category 21, Construction or Maintenance Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program, and send a copy to the district COZEEP coordinator. For all project work, the lump sum payment for the traffic control system includes payment for all labor, equipment, and materials to install, maintain, and remove the traffic control system as shown on the plans or Standard Plans. Unstable snow conditions have prompted closure of Highway 32 between Humboldt Rd in the Lomo area of Butte County and the Highway 36 junction in Tehama. Perform additional reviews periodically throughout the construction project, since changes may affect the facilitys effectiveness. For traffic control requirements, refer to Section 12, Temporary Traffic Control, of the Standard Specifications and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (California MUTCD). The DTM calculates the delay penalty during the design phase of the project. In Part 4, identify a Caltrans project supervisor, usually the resident engineer or an assistant resident engineer. A general time-scaled logic diagram displaying the major activities and sequence of planned activities that comply with special provision requirements. Provide the following information to the district railroad liaison agent who will forward it to the Public Utilities Commission: If construction involves structure work, send a copy of the above information to Structure Design. When pilot vehicles are used, radios are required. In many cases, placing a PCMS behind existing guard railing will protect it. Adequate maneuver room at critical points is an important factor in preventing accidents. In urban and suburban areas with high vehicular traffic volumes, place the signs at intersections. After installation, review the screen placement, especially near entrance and exit ramps. Maintain railings and walkways in good condition. Verify that covers placed on sign panels completely block out any messages so that the messages cannot be seen day or night. Coordinate with the district public information office to provide the public with information on planned project road closures, new road openings, traffic rerouting, and changes in traffic conditions. As funding and operations allow, consider providing COZEEP for the following situations: Generally, COZEEP is not necessary when only one lane is closed on freeways with four or more lanes in the same direction of travel. Determine when the contractor must submit a construction contingency plan. Based on traffic counts, the district traffic operations office determines times for closures and for night work. Include the district TMP manager, the DTM, and the public information officer as appropriate in preconstruction or work planning meetings. Reducing standards on existing roadways, such as sharpening curves and shortening auxiliary lanes, can adversely affect operating characteristics. Avoid blinding drivers in approaching vehicles when adequately lighting work areas. Withhold some payment from progress pay estimates to cover the cost of removing Type K temporary railing. The contractor bears costs and expenses for additional support from the CHP, and Caltrans deducts associated costs from monies due the contractor. Some reviews should take place at night, particularly when a major traffic change has taken place. Count the plastic traffic drums for payment as they are placed in the locations shown on the plans. Require proper maintenance of plastic traffic drums. GIS Maps. Caltrans and the CHP have an interagency agreement that is the basis for the Construction Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program (COZEEP). The district Construction office and the resident engineer should confirm that the contractors activities are compatible with the TMP that affects the project. The resident engineer may accept use of contractor-proposed devices on the Authorized Material List for Highway Safety Features. Retroreflective bands on portable delineators. Establishing continuity is especially necessary if previous traffic shifts have created confusing or conflicting diagonal joints and have eradicated pavement markings. Verify that temporary traffic control devices comply with the contract requirements. San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Please visit SR 210 Base Line Project's website for the latest news regarding the 210 freeway construction. Measure and pay for temporary traffic screen according to the specifications. The resident engineer must email service requests, daily reports, cancellation forms, and tracking spreadsheets to the COZEEP coordinator on a monthly basis. Document the reasons for COZEEP use. Do not allow the use of power from private parties to power the temporary signal system. 4-1202C (1a) Lane Closure System 4-1202C (2) Temporary Pedestrian Access Routes 4-1202C (3) Bridge Cleaning and Painting Activities 4-1202D Temporary Pavement Delineation 4-1202D (1) Temporary Pavement Markers 4-1203 During the Course of Work 4-1203A Flagging 4-1203B Temporary Traffic Control Devices 4-1203B (1) Traffic Cones Section 2-1, Safety, of this manual covers the responsibilities of the districts construction safety coordinator (CSC) who should periodically review the traffic handling for each project. Otherwise, Federal (MUTCD) codes are shown. To protect the highway during construction, improvement, or maintenance operations. Daytime ramp closures do not usually need COZEEP. The reviewer should determine that the plan can be implemented and that it adequately facilitates the movement of trafficincluding bicycles, motorcycles, and pedestrians. When multiple projects in one area occur at the same time, require contractors to coordinate their efforts by resolving schedule conflicts before submitting their schedules for closures, and verify there are no closure conflicts before implementation. Periodically review the portable signal system to document its maintenance. Verify that traffic handling devices meet the visibility and legibility requirements. Any part of the project within the limits stated in the order becomes a legal speed zone when signs are placed. The contract item for PCMSs, commonly bid as furnish-each or furnish-lump sum, includes all costs for placement, operation, maintenance, relocation, and removal of the signs. In the daily report, enter a description of the services the CHP provided, such as traffic breaks, stationary patrol upstream of the work area, or circulating patrol, and complete the CHP officer and CHP vehicle information. Caltrans Emergency Road Closures due to incidents impacts. Reviewing the needs and control of all road users is an essential part of highway construction, utility work, maintenance operations, and the management of traffic incidents through a work zone. Invoices should include the agreement number and be submitted monthly in arrears, in triplicate, within 60 calendar days of date of service. All closure information is continually updated and subject to change. Obtain a weekly temporary automated end of queue warning system operations report. A set of contingency action plans for each stage of the activities to prevent late opening of the traffic lanes. Review with the contractor how flaggers will communicate with each other, with pilot cars, and with workers inside the controlled area. The following is a list of CalTrans lane closures, road construction, and blocked lanes that are active or plannded for on Highway SR-17 Updated Mar 02, 2023, 9:33 AM CalTrans Lane & Road Closures SR-17 Both the senior officer and the project supervisor should sign the completed COZEEP daily report. Next install the first sign drivers will see in approaching the work area from the affected direction. Design for the least change in alignment, speed, or both. Serving as a liaison between construction, the district traffic manager (DTM) and the transportation management plans (TMP) manager. CHP officers are supposed to be assigned from the nearest local office. For a detailed discussion of acceptable temporary delineation methods, refer to Section 4-12, Temporary Traffic Control, of this manual. Published: Feb 06, 2023 California Invests Nearly $1 Billion for Transportation Improvements Serves as a liaison between Construction, the DTM, and the TMP manager. Click on the Nextbutton at the bottom right to go to the next slide. If a discrepancy occurs between the contract plans and specifications and the California MUTCD, the plans and specifications govern. Verify signs to be used comply with the specification requirements. The contractors responsibility to provide written notice 5 days before closing an existing pedestrian route. Verify TPARs are constructed in compliance with the requirements in Section 12-4.04, Temporary Pedestrian Access Routes, of the. Extend entrance ramps through the closed lane by projecting the left shoulder line. If sight distance is not adequate, contact the district traffic engineer for suggestions or recommendations. Obtain the information of trained contractor representatives, including whether they will be requesting or providing a status of closures, or both. Critical pieces of equipment are those necessary to complete the planned work in the closure, for which no close onsite substitutes exist, and whichif rendered inoperativewould extend the closure beyond the time allowed in the closure charts. Section 4-73, Concrete Curbs and Sidewalks, of this manual provides policies and procedures for those facilities. The Department has standardized its road and lane closure reporting into a statewide Lane Closure System (LCS). The objective of traffic control is to provide for worker protection and the safe passage of public trafficincluding bicycles, motorcycles, and pedestriansthrough and around the work zone with as little inconvenience and delay as possible. Section 124 of the California Streets and Highways Code authorizes Caltrans to close or restrict the use of any state highway whenever it considers such actions necessary for these reasons: Closures may also be necessary after major earthquakes or other natural disasters. The ideal transition is on a horizontal tangent with a slightly rising grade at the end of a level approach. Submit the CHP notification to the person who issued the daily report. Consult with your CSC, construction traffic manager, and DTM to discuss 24-hour-a-day speed reductions. Connect closures by extending the tangents. Resolve any accounting differences between the information Caltrans gives the CHP and the internal information CHP obtains from its payroll system. If you accept a closure request, the status will change to PENDING. If you reject a closure request, LCS will send the contractor an email asking for a correction and resubmission. For details related to preconstruction conferences, refer to Section 5-003, Preconstruction Conferences with the Contractor, of this manual. The Angeles CREST Highway (SR-2) is in the jurisdiction of Caltrans. Confirm the sign is placed where it is most visible to approaching motorists. The local CHP contact person will note in the cancellation form if Caltrans is being charged a cancellation or 4-hour overtime fee. Make sure the temporary automated end of queue warning system is in operation only during work, unless special provisions require one for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for certain construction activities. Verify there is enough shoulder width before allowing the use of an impact attenuator vehicle for placement and removal of components on two-lane, two-way highways. Acts as a resource for the resident engineer, the DTM, and the TMP manager during TMP implementation. Keep the projects completion dates current in the LCS. Confirm temporary flashing beacon systems comply with the requirements in Section 12-3.34, Temporary Flashing Beacon Systems, of the Standard Specifications. You may also consult the district Traffic Operations office. Calculate the total estimated travel time and mileage, and enter the total on the COZEEP daily report. Form CEM-2303, Temporary Pedestrian Access Route Sidewalk Detour Inspection Report, may be used by the engineer and the contractor to report weekly inspections if the temporary pedestrian access route is provided using an existing pedestrian route. Refer to Section 2-214D, Construction Contingency Plan, of this manual. Acting as a resource for the resident engineer, construction engineer, DTM, and TMP manager during TMP implementation and reviewing the contractors construction contingency plan. Verify visibility and legibility requirements. Sections 12-4.04, Temporary Pedestrian Access Routes, and 16-2.02, Temporary Pedestrian Facilities, require the contractor to provide pedestrian access. Unknown time of reopening. Consult your district COZEEP coordinator for a current estimate of hourly and mileage COZEEP cost. Refer to Section 7-1.04, Public Safety, of the Standard Specifications, and Topic 902, Sight Distance and Clear Recovery Zone Standards, of the Highway Design Manual. Users include motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians within the highway, including persons with disabilities, defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). When an AFAD becomes inoperable, notify the contractor to immediately replace it with an identical device, use a flagger with the appropriate-size advance warning sign and gate cones as shown in Standard Plan T13 or stop all construction activities that require the device to be in operation. In metropolitan areas, this type of warning may be feasible with cooperation of the transportation management center. Temporary full freeway closures of all lanes in the same direction of travel. Require the contractor to set up an off-the-highway detour before closing all ramps in both directions of travel at the same interchange. Stationary closures on the shoulder are 10-97 before placing the first cone after the last advance warning sign, and 10-98 after removing the last cone before the advance warning signs. If the contractor fails to reopen the highway according to the closure charts, suspend work and request a detailed written construction contingency plan demonstrating that the highway will be opened as soon as possible. Closures are reported and managed using the web-based Lane Closure System (LCS) Mobile application. Contractor will collect 7 day 24 hour traffic counts from Caltrans. Operation work schedule with a timeline set at 20-minute intervals. Subsequent relocations of each barricade are paid for as extra work using the force account method. SEE NOTE 2 END ROAD WORK G20-2 B 100' 10-20-10 48" x 24" 237 Directs the termination or modification of active planned lane closure operations when traffic delays become significant, without compromising traveler or worker safety. Verify the district traffic manager reviews a closure request for conflicts before approving it. Timelines for the contractor and the engineer to meet at the job site, review progress, and forecast when work will be stopped to open the lane, shoulder, ramp, or route to the public. Drums used instead of cones, barricades, or delineators as part of a traffic control system or used as specified under Public Safety section in the contract are not to be paid for at contract item price. Portable Changeable Message Signs (PCMS) are required only during times, places, or activities stated in the plans and specifications and are not required when the traffic control system is nonoperational or for discretionary use. Dated photographs or video recordings, particularly of points of transition, may be especially valuable. Instead, the district coordinator should contact the statewide contract manager to verify the correct billing rates. This notification allows Caltrans to coordinate work within the highway corridor. Report an Issue. Notify Me. Also refer to Section 2-2, Traffic, of this manual, which provides guidance and a general overview of providing a safe and convenient passage of public traffic through the construction area and is complementary to this section. Responsibilities include: The construction engineer is responsible for confirming that traffic moves through the work zone according to traffic control plans. If additional funds are required during the life of the project, the resident engineer can transfer available contingency funds to state-furnished materials and servicesCOZEEP. Likewise, the resident engineer may transfer unused COZEEP funds to the contingency fund and use them for other purposes when 90 percent of the contract item work is completed. If the contractor plans to use cones for night work, determine the type of cone proposed. Such conditions may alter the apparent pattern of the roadway and cause an eradicated line to appear to be a lane line. Use the standard formula for taper length shown in the California MUTCD or in the projects traffic control plan details. For more information on cancellations, refer to the current COZEEP agreement. Caltrans began a major project to retrofit the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to current seismic design standards in summer 1998 and expects to complete the work by winter 2014. . Verify portable flashing beacons operate according to the specifications. For example, anchor guardrail ends and install crash cushions. Speed management is desirable at locations such as rural freeways and expressways where traffic has been flowing in a high-speed, free-flow way for a significant period before encountering the work zone. How the contractor will meet the projected rates for material delivery to the job site. Ramps and connectorsManaging ramps and connectors within a closure requires additional consideration. Verify that portable delineators meet the dimension requirements. M1. Administration of traffic control may be delegated to another person assigned to the project. The contractor will not be able to access projects in LCS after the completion date. After placing components of stationary closures, the contractor may place the impact attenuator vehicle in advance of the work area to protect workers and traffic. If a system shutdown occurs, planned or unplanned, the contractor should provide flaggers to control traffic until the traffic signals are functioning correctly. Similarly, certain striping operations require the operator to operate against live traffic because of clearances. Results will display in a new window. Look for such signs as broken delineators, skid marks, and tire marks on temporary railing, which indicate a potential need for improvement. It is important to plan which personnel, signage, and equipment will be required to implement the traffic control system. Lack of escape options increases the likelihood of motorist-involved accidents that will disrupt traffic flow. Consult with the transportation management center before temporarily closing a ramp not previously scheduled through the LCS. When possible, implement temporary speed limit reductions in conjunction with a COZEEP operation. When estimating COZEEP hours, take the following CHP operating policies into account: The detail estimate will show the initial funding level provided for COZEEP as supplemental funds for state-furnished materials and services. In general, closures on two-lane highways and daytime closures on multi-lane highways do not require COZEEP. If differences exist, try to make them readily apparent. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) today unveiled Safety Sam as their new safety cone mascot. Caltrans TMP for the Bay Bridge Full Closure. Refer to Section 4-1202C (1a), Lane Closure System, of this manual. COZEEP is not a baseline measurean important fact when resources are limited and CHP personnel may not be available when requested. Confirm the signs display only pre-approved messages and that the messages conform to the Changeable Message Sign Guidelines, and district and Caltrans policy. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Region 1 and Region 6 Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) . The special provisions provide detail for railroad requirements including contractors responsibilities with the railroads to move materials or equipment within the limits of the railroad property.
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