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Vaults 60, 87 & ET Structural Repair and Grating Replacement

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TRAFFIC CONTROL

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 SUMMARY

A. Section Includes:

1. Procedures and requirements for providing traffic control during construction activities.

2. Work to be performed shall consist of providing, installing, maintaining, relocating, and removing temporary traffic control devices and services as ordered by traffic control plan (TCP) and as required for control and protection of public traffic through the Project work zone.

B. Related Requirements:

1. Document 00 72 13, General Conditions – Construction Contract.

2. Document 00 73 13, Supplementary Conditions – Construction Contract.

1.02 SUBMITTALS

A. Action Submittals:

1. Traffic and Pedestrian Control and Routing Plans: As specified herein, and proposed revisions thereto.

1.03 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

A. Notification of the Work commence date and application for permission from governing body having jurisdiction over right-of-way is responsibility of the Contractor.

B. Conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

C. Conform to local codes, policies, and regulations of agency having jurisdiction over area where the Work is performed.

1. Within the City of Knoxville, Contractor shall follow their Policy on Work Zone Traffic Control, latest revision, and submit a temporary traffic control permit. Those documents can be found here:

https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/engineering/transportation_e ngineering_division/temporary_traffic_control_permit

D. Copy of Permit must be kept at Job Site.

https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/engineering/transportation_engineering_division/temporary_traffic_control_permit https://www.knoxvilletn.gov/government/city_departments_offices/engineering/transportation_engineering_division/temporary_traffic_control_permit

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.01 GENERAL

A. All signage, channeling devices, arrow displays, lighting devices, and other traffic control devices shall conform to design requirements contained in the MUTCD which specifically govern such features as size, contrast, colors, shape, composition, and use of symbols. Use of “homemade” or contractor-fabricated devices are prohibited.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN (TCP)

A. Contractor shall submit the TCP along with request for approval noting date of proposed construction and duration to the agency having jurisdiction.

B. Contractor shall obtain necessary permits required for performance and execution of the TCP in coordination with appropriate agencies.

C. Contractor shall install and maintain temporary traffic control devices adjacent to and within the Project work zone in accordance with the approved TCP and the MUTCD. Installation of the traffic control devices shall proceed in accordance with MUTCD phasing and shall be performed prior to the start of construction operations.

3.02 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (TCD)

A. Furnish and place Traffic Control Devices before the start of construction operations.

B. Install only those Traffic Control Devices needed for each stage or phase of construction as required by the TCP and the MUTCD.

C. Relocate temporary or permanent Traffic Control Devices as required by phasing of the Work. Remove devices that no longer apply to the Work in progress. Temporarily cover signs when they are not applicable to current conditions.

D. Immediately clean, service, or replace any Traffic Control Device that is defaced, damaged, or when its retro reflectivity is reduced by 50 percent due to fading and dirt. Keep temporary Traffic Control Devices clean and serviceable.

E. If required by the Work in progress maintain Traffic Control Devices 24 hours a day with adequate barricades, lights, and arrows to protect public from traffic hazards and accidents.

F. Use flares and/or lights during times of low visibility to delineate traffic lanes and to guide traffic.

G. Remove temporary Traffic Control Devices upon completion of the Work and repair damage caused by their installation.

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H. Barricades and Lights:

1. Provide as required by the Tennessee Vehicle Code and in sufficient quantity to safeguard public and the Work.

2. Provide as necessary to prevent unauthorized entry to construction areas and affected roads, streets, and alleyways, inside and outside of fenced area, and as required to ensure public safety and safety of Contractor’s employees, other employer’s employees, and others who may be affected by the Work.

3. Provide to protect existing facilities and adjacent properties from potential damage.

4. Locate to enable access by facility operators and property owners.

5. Protect streets, roads, highways, and other public thoroughfares that are closed to traffic by effective barricades with acceptable warning signs.

6. Locate barricades at nearest intersecting public thoroughfare on each side of blocked section.

7. Illuminate barricades and obstructions with warning lights from sunset to sunrise.

I. Signs and Equipment:

1. Conform to requirements of manual published by the MUTCD and approved traffic control plan.

2. Provide at obstructions, such as material piles and equipment.

3. Use to alert public of construction hazards, which would include surface irregularities, unramped walkways, grade changes, and trenches or excavations in roadways and in other public access areas.

3.03 CONSTRUCTION PARKING CONTROL

A. Control parking of construction personnel’s vehicles and construction equipment to prevent interference with public traffic and public access to private drives, parking areas, sidewalks, and residences.

B. Prevent parking on or adjacent to side streets or in non-designated areas. Contractor at their expense will repair vehicle damage caused by Contractor or Contractor’s personnel to residential or private property.

C. Schedule and coordinate delivery and off-loading of materials to not interfere with traffic outside of Contractor’s designated work zone or storage yard.

3.04 FLAGMEN

A. When the TCP requires, provide flagmen or traffic control officers who are trained and equipped in accordance with requirements of Part VI of the MUTCD.

B. Flaggers shall use Type III or Type IV retro reflective Stop/Slow paddles. Use of flags is prohibited unless it is an emergency in low-speed, low-volume locations, which can best be controlled by a single flagger.

C. Flagger or traffic control officer shall wear retro reflective vest at all times during traffic control operations.

END OF SECTION

D. Copy of Permit must be kept at Job Site.