10-04 Valley Forge Rd Pawlings Rd File 3366.pdf
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This document is a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 6-0 traffic signal system permit for an intersection improvement project located in Chester County, Schuylkill Township, specifically at the intersection of Valley Forge Road (SR 0023) and Pawlings Road (SR 1018). The permit details a comprehensive traffic signal installation with specific design elements including signal heads, detection zones, emergency pre-emption capabilities, and associated signage. The project involves coordinating signals between Pawlings Road and Country Club Road/Ferry Lane using fiber-optic communication, with radar and video detection systems, and includes detailed specifications for signal timing, phasing, and operational notes.
The permit includes extensive technical specifications for signal installation, such as minimum vertical clearance requirements, signal head positioning, and emergency vehicle pre-emption protocols. The design incorporates multiple detection zones with specific parameters, including advance dilemma zone detection ranging from 0-450 feet from the stop bar and density zone detection from 0-100 feet. The system permit (I-0155) mandates compliance with traffic signal standards TC-8800 series and requires coordination with local officials and utility companies to resolve potential infrastructure challenges. The document provides comprehensive details on signal indications, movement sequences, timing diagrams, and emergency pre-emption operation notes to ensure safe and efficient traffic flow at the intersection.
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FILE #PERMIT #
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING DISTRICT 6-0
COUNTY:
MUNICIPALITY:
INTERSECTION:
RECOMMENDED:
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL
REVIEWED:
DATE
DATE
DATE
DATE
DISTRICT TRAFFIC ENGINEER
CHESTER
SCHUYLKILL TOWNSHIP
SHEET OF
GENERAL NOTES
SYSTEM PERMIT #I-0155
TRAFFIC SIGNAL STANDARDS TC-8800 SERIES.
OF JACKED UNDER THE ROADWAY. INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
OLD, OR CONCRETE ROADWAY REGARDLESS OF AGE, MUST BE BORED
CONDUIT INSTALLED IN BITUMINOUS ROADWAY LESS THAN 5 YEARS
CHANGES IN INTERSECTION GEOMETRY REGARDING EXCAVATION.
PERMITTE SHALL OBTAIN A HIGHWAY OCCUPANCY PERMIT FOR ANY
UNIT FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BIDDING.
SPECIFICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT TRAFFIC
CONFORM TO FORM 408 AND A COPY OF THE PROPOSED
WHEN LIQUID FUELS MONEY IS USED, SIGNAL INSTALLAION MUST
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, DATED DECEMBER 10, 1974.
LATESE AMENDMENT TO ACT 287, PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO
UNLESS THE PERMITTEE COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE
THIS DRAWING CANNOT BE USED AS A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
UTILITIES.
PROBLEMS WHICH MAY BE CREATED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND UTILITY COMPANIES TO RESOLVE ANY
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH
FORM 408.
INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS
SHALL BE PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE CURB OR GRANITE CURB,
CURBING TO BE INSTALLED BY MUNICIPALITY AND WHERE NOTED,
INSTALLATION BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF PENNDOT.
EXACT LOCATION OF DETECTORS SHALL BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO
AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE APPROACH SHALL BE 8 FEET.
THE MINIMUM HORIZONTAL DISTANCE BETWEEN SIGNALS MEASURED
BOTTOM, AND EQUIPPED WITH BACKPLATES.
ALL OVERHEAD SIGNALS MUST BE RIGIDLY MOUNTED, TOP AND
SIDEWALK OR PAVEMENT.
MOUNTED SIGNALS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 8 FEET ABOVE THE
VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF 16 FEET ABOVE THE ROADWAY. POST
SIGNALS ERECTED OVER THE ROADWAY SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM
FEET.
SHALL ALSO HAVE A MINIMUM CLEARANCE HORIZONTALLY OF 2
EDGE OF SHOULDER. SUPPORT POLES FOR OVERHEAD SIGNALS
HEADS A MINIMUM OF 2 FEET BEHIND THE FACE OF CURB OR THE
POST MOUNTED SIGNALS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE SIGNAL
AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLICATION NO. 212.
ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE PERMIT AND SHALL BE INSTALLED
ALL SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS INDICATED ON THIS DRAWING
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERMITTEE.
NECESSARY FOR PROPER VISIBILITY OF THE SIGNALS IS THE
ALL MAINTENANCE WORK INCLUDING TRIMMING OF TREES,
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
PRIOR APPROVAL IS GRANTED IN WRITING BY A REPRESENTATIVE
NO MODIFICATIONS OF THIS INSTALLATION ARE PERMITTED UNLESS
0 25 50 FEET
SCALE
DETECTION
40' ZONE OF
DETECTION
40' ZONE OF
SIGNAL HEAD
SIGNAL HEAD WITH
ARROW SECTION
PHASE NUMBER
OPTICAL PRE-EMPTION
LEGEND
RECEIVER
WITH SIGN
PEDESTRIAN PUSHBUTTON
CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY
IDENTIFYING LETTER
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FAIL-SAFE INDICATOR
20'
GREEN BACKGROUND
WHITE LEGEND ON
8" LOWERCASE
10.6" UPPERCASE
CLEARVIEW ONE CD-45
2+6 START OF YELLOW (INTERVAL 5).
GREEN (INTERVAL 4). OFFSET 2 REFERENCED TO PHASE
TIMES. OFFSET 1 REFERENCED TO PHASE 2+6 START OF
SEE SYSTEM PLAN I-0053 FOR SIGNAL SYSTEM PROGRAM
MEANS OF FIBER-OPTIC COMMUNICATION.
PAWLINGS ROAD TO COUNTRY CLUB ROAD/FERRY LANE BY
SIGNALS ON VALLEY FORGE ROAD (SR 0023) FROM
THIS SIGNAL IS TO BE COORDINATED WITH ADJACENT
RIGHT TURN SIGNAL30"x36"R10-10RP
SIGNAL AHEAD36"x36"W3-3M
NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSING18"x18"R9-3AD
Valley Forge Rd96"x16"D3-4C
STOP HERE ON RED
LEFT LANE PLAQUER10-6-1
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LEFT TURN YIELD ON GREEN
LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT
96"x16"A D3-4 Pawlings Rd
B D3-4 96"x16" Pawlings Rd
W1-7 96"x48" LARGE DOUBLE ARROW
F LANE USE CONTROL30"x30"R3-8A(LR)
VALLEY FORGE RD (SR 2023) &
PAWLINGS RD (SR 1018)
15% REDUCTION
DETAIL SIGN D
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15% REDUCTION
DETAIL SIGN D
N.T.S.
15% REDUCTION
DETAIL SIGN D
N.T.S.
96"
96"
96"
SIZE
SYMBOL
PLAN
NUMBER
SERIES
SIGN TABULATION
REMARKS
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OPERATION NOTES:
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MAX INITIAL
MEMORY
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SEC./ACT.
MINIMUM
FIXED
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SIGNALS
PHASE
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SIGNAL INDICATIONS
SIGNALS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH TUNNEL VISORS 7,8
12" LENS 12" LENS
MOVEMENT, SEQUENCE AND TIMING DIAGRAM
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LOCATED 330' FROM STOP BAR
SEC/ACT RADAR DETECTION
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ADVANCE DILEMA ZONE NOTES:
SPEED BOUNDARY: MIN 27 MPH - MAX 100 MPH
RANGE OF DETECTION: MIN 0 - MAX 450 FROM STOP BAR
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL: MIN 2.5 - MAX 5.5 SEC
MINUMUM SPEED BOUNDARY: MIN 5 MPH - MAX 30 MPH
RANGE OF DETECTION: 0-100 FEET FROM STOP BAR
DENSITY ZONE NOTES:
Valley Forge Rd
VIDEO DETECTOR
VIDEO DETECTION ZONE
RADAR DETECTOR
RADAR DETECTION ZONE
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POLE
MAST ARM AND
PEDESTAL POLE
VEHICULAR
VEHICULAR
HEAD
PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL
SIGN WITH
/ARM LENGTH
LUMINAIRE
TYPE/WIDTH
PAVEMENT MARKING,
Pawlings Rd
Pawlings Rd
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VIDEO DETECTION, RADAR
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AECOM
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DATEDATEDATE RECOM.REVW.REVW.
DES./
NO. REVISION
FILE #PERMIT #
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING DISTRICT 6-0
COUNTY:
MUNICIPALITY:
INTERSECTION:
RECOMMENDED:
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL
REVIEWED:
DATE
DATE
DATE
DATE
DISTRICT TRAFFIC ENGINEER
CHESTER
SCHUYLKILL TOWNSHIP
SHEET OF
GENERAL NOTES
SYSTEM PERMIT #I-0155
TRAFFIC SIGNAL STANDARDS TC-8800 SERIES.
OF JACKED UNDER THE ROADWAY. INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH
OLD, OR CONCRETE ROADWAY REGARDLESS OF AGE, MUST BE BORED
CONDUIT INSTALLED IN BITUMINOUS ROADWAY LESS THAN 5 YEARS
CHANGES IN INTERSECTION GEOMETRY REGARDING EXCAVATION.
PERMITTE SHALL OBTAIN A HIGHWAY OCCUPANCY PERMIT FOR ANY
UNIT FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BIDDING.
SPECIFICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DISTRICT TRAFFIC
CONFORM TO FORM 408 AND A COPY OF THE PROPOSED
WHEN LIQUID FUELS MONEY IS USED, SIGNAL INSTALLAION MUST
UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, DATED DECEMBER 10, 1974.
LATESE AMENDMENT TO ACT 287, PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO
UNLESS THE PERMITTEE COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE
THIS DRAWING CANNOT BE USED AS A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
UTILITIES.
PROBLEMS WHICH MAY BE CREATED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND UTILITY COMPANIES TO RESOLVE ANY
PRIOR TO INSTALLATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH
FORM 408.
INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT SPECIFICATIONS
SHALL BE PLAIN CEMENT CONCRETE CURB OR GRANITE CURB,
CURBING TO BE INSTALLED BY MUNICIPALITY AND WHERE NOTED,
INSTALLATION BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF PENNDOT.
EXACT LOCATION OF DETECTORS SHALL BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO
AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE APPROACH SHALL BE 8 FEET.
THE MINIMUM HORIZONTAL DISTANCE BETWEEN SIGNALS MEASURED
BOTTOM, AND EQUIPPED WITH BACKPLATES.
ALL OVERHEAD SIGNALS MUST BE RIGIDLY MOUNTED, TOP AND
SIDEWALK OR PAVEMENT.
MOUNTED SIGNALS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 8 FEET ABOVE THE
VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF 16 FEET ABOVE THE ROADWAY. POST
SIGNALS ERECTED OVER THE ROADWAY SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM
FEET.
SHALL ALSO HAVE A MINIMUM CLEARANCE HORIZONTALLY OF 2
EDGE OF SHOULDER. SUPPORT POLES FOR OVERHEAD SIGNALS
HEADS A MINIMUM OF 2 FEET BEHIND THE FACE OF CURB OR THE
POST MOUNTED SIGNALS SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH THE SIGNAL
AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLICATION NO. 212.
ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE PERMIT AND SHALL BE INSTALLED
ALL SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS INDICATED ON THIS DRAWING
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERMITTEE.
NECESSARY FOR PROPER VISIBILITY OF THE SIGNALS IS THE
ALL MAINTENANCE WORK INCLUDING TRIMMING OF TREES,
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
PRIOR APPROVAL IS GRANTED IN WRITING BY A REPRESENTATIVE
NO MODIFICATIONS OF THIS INSTALLATION ARE PERMITTED UNLESS
0 25 50 FEET
SCALE
LEGAL RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
LEGAL RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
EMERGENCY PRE-EMPTION NOTES:
EMERGENCY PRE-EMPTION.
GIVE UNCODED EMITTERS THE ABILITY TO ACTIVATE THE
RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE ZERO "00" FEATURE ON, TO
CAPABILITIES FOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION, IT IS
NOTE: IF PRE-EMPTION EQUIPMENT HAS ENCODING
c b a G WHEN RETURNING TO PHASE 2+6
FOR DURATION OF OPTICAL PRE-EMPTION
WHEN RETURNING TO PHASE 2+6YG
5,8
6,7
1,2
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SIGNALS
INTERVAL
EMERGENCY PRE-EMPTION PHASING
M A
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LOCATED 330' FROM STOP BAR
SEC/ACT RADAR DETECTION
STOP BAR
DECTECTION 450' FROM
LIMIT OF DILEMMA ZONE
STOP BAR
DECTECTION 450' FROM
LIMIT OF DILEMMA ZONE
M A
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33663 3 62-3366
VALLEY FORGE RD (SR 2023) &
PAWLINGS RD (SR 1018)
MAXIMUM OPERATION.
LOCATION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLE DETECTORS ARE TO BE FIELD ADJUSTED TO ACHIEVE
APPROPRIATE APPROACH.
FLASH WHEN THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE HAS CONTROL OF THE INTERSECTION FOR THE
THIS EMERGENCY BEACON SHALL CONSIST OF A FLASHING WHITE FLOOD LIGHT, AND SHALL
FORGE ROAD (SR 0023) WITH A FAIL SAFE DEVICE FOR EACH DIRECTION OF OPERATION.
OF PAWLINGS ROAD (SR 1018) AND THE EASTBOUND & WESTBOUND APPROACHES OF VALLEY
CONTROLLER TO BE EQUIPPED WITH EMERGENCY PRE-EMPTION FOR THE SOUTHBOUND APPROACH
A "FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE" OPERATION.
IN EMERGENCY PRE-EMPTION, NO PRIORITY SHALL BE ESTABLISHED. PRE-EMPTION SHALL BE
OPERATION, PHASE 2+6 INTERVAL 4 SHALL FOLLOW.
UPON COMPLETION OF PRE-EMPTION PHASE 2+5, 4, OR 6 IN RETURNING TO NORMAL
PRE-EMPTION PHASE SHALL TIME OUT BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT PRE-EMPTION PHASE.
IF ADDITIONAL PRE-EMPTION PHASES ARE ACTIVATED WHILE IN PRE-EMPTION, THE ORIGINAL
SHALL REMAIN FLASHING.
IF THE SIGNALS, WHEN ACTIVATED BY AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE ARE FLASHING, ALL SIGNALS
GOVERNED BY THE APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLE.
RED INDICATIONS, FOLLOWED BY THE GREEN INTERVAL OF THE PRE-EMPTION PHASE
THE SIGNALS, WHEN ACTIVATED BY EMERGENCY VEHICLE SHALL TIME OUT ALL YELLOW AND
WHEN GOVERNED BY APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
FOLLOW ONLY PHASES NOT POSING A YELLOW TRAP CONDITION MAY REMAIN GREEN (2 OR 4)
INTERVALS, ACCORDINGLY. THEN THE GREEN INTERVAL FOR THE PRE-EMPTED PHASE SHALL
INDICATIONS IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWED BY THE COMPLETE YELLOW AND RED CLEARANCE
THE SIGNALS, WHEN ACTIVATED BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES, SHALL TERMINATE ALL GREEN
FOLLOW ONLY PHASES NOT POSING A YELLOW TRAP CONDITION MAY REMAIN GREEN (2 OR 4) W ONLY PHASES NOT POSING A YELLOW TRAP CONDITION MAY REMAIN GREEN (2 OR 4LY
Laurie A. Getz 01/20/2023 mawolfgang Text Box 11/10/10 mawolfgang Text Box
KMJ
mawolfgang Text Box AS-BUILT SR 0023 Sec CL2 mawolfgang Text Box
VIDEO DETECTION, RADAR
mawolfgang Text Box
AECOM
mawolfgang Text Box 1/20/23 mawolfgang Text Box
LOUIS BELMONTE 5/31/07
mawolfgang Text Box
PML
mawolfgang Text Box 12/8/10
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