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Traffic Control Plans

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Designing Work Space Access Points to Better Accommodate Large Trucks (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Large trucks have been significantly over-represented in work zone crashes nationally for the past several years. Many of these crashes involve rear-end collisions. One way to reduce rear-end collisio…More

Separating Large Trucks From Non-Truck Traffic in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Large trucks and automobiles have very different dimensions and operating characteristics that can create challenges when approaching and passing through certain work zones. Using Virginia Department …More

Internal Traffic Control Plans (ITCP)

One way to prevent these fatalities is to implement traffic patterns on jobsites to reduce the amount of backing up that is necessary and minimize the exposure of workers on foot to vehicles.   T… More

Transportation Management Plans

A transportation management plan (TMP) lays out a set of coordinated transportation management strategies and describes how they will be used to manage the work zone impacts of a road project. Transpo… More

District Department of Transportation Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Plan (TCP) Typicals (Publication)

Resource Type: Standard Plans
Utility Work Zone Typicals includes twenty-one approved traffic control plan typicals that are used primarily for utility excavation, but can also be modified to use for other work within the public r…More

District Department of Transportation Pedestrian Safety and Work Zone Standards: Covered and Open Walkways (Publication)

Resource Type: Standard Plans
The purpose of these standards is to provide guidance and standards to District Department of Transportation employees for reviewing construction of protected walkways on the sidewalks and roadways of…More

Requirements for work or shadow vehicles to have Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) (Practice)

New Hampshire does not require a truck-mounted attenuator (TMA) to protect workers or work vehicles during lane closure set-ups and removals. NHDOT has included some TMA requirements in project-specif… More

City of Tacoma Department of Public Works Traffic Control Handbook (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
The Traffic Control Handbook includes sample traffic control plans that can be used by any person, firm or corporation, public or private, when involved in construction, maintenance or any activity th…More

Individual responsible for the design of traffic control plans; Involvement of consultants and associated problems (Practice)

Generally the project designer designs traffic control plans. There have been problems with the involvement of consultants. Some problems are lack of good knowledge of MUTCD Part 6 and WisDOT practice… More

Individual responsible for the design of traffic control plans; Involvement of consultants and associated problems (Practice)

Traffic control plans are designed by state/consultants and reviewed by District Traffic Control Supervisor. There have been problems with the involvement of consultants. More

D.C. Department of Public Works:Traffic management techniques (beyond the MUTCD) used to reduce accidents in work zones (Practice)

DC Department of Public Works utilizes Part VI of the MUTCD, plus the department is developing its own work area traffic control manual based on Part VI of the MUTCD. The contractor must provide a wo… More

Developing and Implementing Successful Transportation Management Plans – Grant Course (Training)

This instructor-led training course is intended to assist transportation agencies in understanding and developing an effective and complete work zone Transportation Management Plan (TMP). Topics discu… More

Washington State Department of Transportation Work Zone Traffic Control Plans (Publication)

Resource Type: Standard Plans
The Work Zone Traffic Control Plans include typical traffic control plans for flagging operations, lane closures, shoulder closures. They are adaptable to many roadway conditions and work operations w…More

New Hampshire Department of Transportation Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Plans (Publication)

Resource Type: Standard Plans
The Work Zone Traffic Control Standard Plans include traffic control plans on signing, lane shift, and lane closures.More

Individual responsible for the design of traffic control plans; Involvement of consultants and associated problems (Practice)

Minnesota DOT, locals, and consultants are involved in the design of traffic control plans. Standard consultant problems exist. More

Land Transport Authority Code of Practice: Traffic Control at Work Zone (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This COP sets out the standards and procedures for Temporary Traffic Control when carrying out works on public streets. It gives practical guidance to users of the code when implementing temporary tra…More

Washington State Department of Transportation Work Zone Traffic Control Guidelines (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
While this manual provides interpretive guidance, it does not change the intent of Part 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). This manual is a supplement to the MUTCD and applies…More

North Carolina Department of Transportation Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
Specific components of this policy include a Policy Statement, Goals and Objectives, and Guidelines for implementation of the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy. The Guidelines include strategies to…More

Individual responsible for the design of traffic control plans; Involvement of consultants and associated problems (Practice)

Ohio DOT and consultants are all involved in the design of traffic control plans. The majority of plans are designed by consultants, and there have been problems. More

Work Zone Management in the District of Columbia: Deploying a Citywide Transportation Management Plan and Work Zone Project Management System (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
In a growing and congested capitol city, the challenges of maintaining traffic during construction of a multi-million dollar transportation program are immense. Managers are tasked with budgeting, pla…More

Oregon Department of Transportation Traffic Control Plans Design Manual (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
The purpose of this manual is to introduce Traffic Control Plan Designers to the standards, practices, devices and technologies that make up the temporary traffic control discipline. This manual provi…More

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Standard Plans (Publication)

Resource Type: Standard Plans
These documents comprise the Standard Plans for construction in the state of Louisiana. It includes drawings for box culverts, catch basins and manholes, cattle guard, concrete retaining wall, corruga…More

Montgomery County Department of Transportation Utility Work Zone Traffic Control Requirements (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This document includes details of when a site specific Traffic Control Plan is required and what is required on a site specific Traffic Control Plan for utility construction within Montgomery County.More

Transportation Management for Major Highway Reconstruction. Major Highway Reconstruction in the United States: What’s Ahead (Publication)

Resource Type: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
This introductory article to the National Conference on Corridor Traffic Management for Major Highway Reconstruction states that the major implication for this conference is that the national highway …More

Colorado Department of Transportation Policy Memo 28: Mandatory Advanced Work Zone Management and Design Training (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This Policy Memo specifies Colorado Department of Transportation’s training requirements for personnel who design traffic control plans for federal-aid projects.More

Florida Department of Transportation Standard Plans for Road Construction: 102-600 – General Information for Traffic Control Through Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Standard Plans
This document contains information specific to the Federal and State guidelines and standards for the preparation of traffic control plans and for the execution of traffic control in work zones, for c…More

Kentucky Transportation Center Guidelines for Traffic Control in Work Zones (Publication)

Resource Type: Manuals, Policies, Guidelines, and Handbooks, etc.
This handbook summarizes some guidelines listed in the MUTCD. It is directed to state and local government road and street departments, utilities, companies performing construction by permit, and any …More

Individual responsible for the design of traffic control plans; Involvement of consultants and associated problems (Practice)

In Indiana, traffic control plans are designed by state and consultants. More

Best Practices in Work Zone Safety at LōTRANS 2012: Local Transportation Asset Management Virtual Conference & Innovation Showcase

September 18-20, 2012 at your desktop On September 18-20 at your desktop or laptop, the Clearinghouse hosted the comprehensive "Best Practices in Work Zone Safety" at the Local Transportation Ass… More

Individual responsible for the design of traffic control plans; Involvement of consultants and associated problems (Practice)

Michigan DOT personnel, local agency personnel, and consultants are involved in the design of traffic control plans.   Staff with limited traffic control design experience do not always recognize or … More
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