5-GENTEX RRFB PLAN - SIGNAL CONST.PDF

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Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

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This is a signal construction plan document for Fell Township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, prepared by registered professional engineer David J. Molinaro for the Gentex Site Improvements and Signal Project. The plan details the installation of a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) system at the pedestrian crossing on North Main Street near SR 0171. The project scope includes installation of two-sided RRFB devices with yellow LED indications operating in an alternating "wig-wag" flashing sequence when activated by ADA-compliant pedestrian push buttons. The system requires a 14-foot traffic signal support pedestal, junction boxes, 5-conductor signal cable powered from an existing flasher assembly, foundation work, pavement markings, and associated signage including W11-2 pedestrian signs and R10-25 warning plaques. The RRFB units must flash for 25 seconds upon each push button activation at 70 to 80 flashes per minute with alternating pulsating patterns, conforming to Federal Highway Administration interim approval standards and Society of Automotive Engineers Standard J595. Installation must comply with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation standards and regulations, including consultation with utility companies to prevent damage to underground utilities.

The project requires compliance with all applicable Pennsylvania traffic signal design standards and specifications, with no modifications permitted without written approval from the District Traffic Engineer. Contractors must install and maintain all signs and pavement markings as indicated on the plans and are responsible for all maintenance necessary for proper visibility of the signals, including tree trimming. Prior to placing signals into flash operation, the contractor must notify the District Traffic Engineer a minimum of three days in advance and conduct a physical and functional shop test, with representatives permitted to witness testing. The sealed bids for the Gentex Site Improvements and Signal Project were due August 17, 2026, via the PennBid program, with bidding documents available from August 5, 2026. A bid bond equal to 10% of the total bid amount with Pennsylvania corporate surety was required. No prevailing wage rates or minority/women-owned business enterprise requirements applied to this project. Bidders could submit questions through PennBid until August 10, 2026.

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GENERAL NOTES

PERMIT NO. SHEET OF

DATE ISSUED DATE REVISED

DISTRICT COUNTY ROUTE SECTION SHEET

4-0 LACKAWANNA

DISTRICT TRAFFIC ENGINEER DATE

MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL DATE

FELL TOWNSHIP

FELL TOWNSHIP

COUNTY:

MUNICIPALITY:

INTERSECTION:

REVIEWED:

RECOMMENDED:

DATE REVISION BY

SCALE:

SR 0171

LACKAWANNA COUNTY

20 40 60 FEET

SIGN TABULATION

36"x36"

24"X12"

R10-25

W16-7P

SERIES QTY.DESCRIPTIONSYMBOL SIZE

C

B

A

RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON (RRFB) OPERATION NOTES

W11-2 PEDESTRIAN SIGN

DIAGONAL DOWNWARD POINTING ARROW PLAQUE

PUSH BUTTON TO TURN ON WARNING LIGHTS 9"X12"

CROSSWALK ON NORTH MAIN STREET

FLASHING WARNING DEVICE

REPRESENTATIVES MAY WITNESS THE TESTING.

REQUIRED IN SECTION 1104 (PUB 408), SO THAT DISTRICT

PRIOR TO CONDUCTING A PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL SHOP TEST AS

NOTIFY THE DISTRICT TRAFFIC ENGINEER SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS

SIGNALS INTO FLASH OPERATION.

INSPECTION A MINIMUM OF THREE DAYS PRIOR TO PLACING THE

CONTACT PENNDOT TRAFFIC UNIT TO SCHEDULE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL

PLAN, BEFORE SIGNALS CAN BE PUT INTO FLASH OPERATION.

INSTALL ALL SIGNS AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS, AS INDICATED ON THIS

MINIMUM OF 2 FEET BEHIND THE FACE OF CURB.

INSTALL SIGNAL SUPPORTS AND POST MOUNTED SIGNAL HEADS A

UTILITY COMPANIES TO RESOLVE ANY CONFLICTS.

UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, CONSULT WITH

287 OF 1974 AS AMENDED, PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO

UNLESS THE CONTRACTOR COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ACT

THIS DRAWING CANNOT BE USED AS A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING,

INDICATED.

WHICH ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE PERMIT, UNLESS OTHERWISE

BLOCK AND ALL PAVEMENT MARKINGS INDICATED ON THIS DRAWING,

THE CONTRACTOR INSTALLS AND MAINTAINS ALL SIGNS IN THE SIGN

THE CONTRACTOR.

SIGNALS, INCLUDING TRIMMING OF TREES, IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF

ALL MAINTENANCE NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER VISIBILITY OF THESE

ENGINEER.

APPROVAL IS GRANTED, IN WRITING, BY THE DISTRICT TRAFFIC

NO MODIFICATION OF THIS INSTALLATION IS PERMITTED UNLESS PRIOR

SIGNINGS STANDARDS TC 8716 (PUB 111).

(PUB 148) AND TRAFFIC CONTROL - PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND

MANUAL (PUB 46), TRAFFIC STANDARDS - SIGNALS TC-8800 SERIES

TRAFFIC SIGNAL DESIGN HANDBOOK (PUB 149), TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

DEVICES, SPECIFICATIONS (PUB 408), TRAFFIC CONTROL STANDARDS,

TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS ON OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL

ACCORDANCE WITH PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF

INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THIS TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN

OF

CABLE OR MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED CABLE.

AND IN SPECIFICATIONS. PROVIDE POWER TO POLE 2 THROUGH CONDUIT WITH 5 CONDUCTOR SIGNAL

CABLE FROM EXISTING FLASHER ASSEMBLY, WIRE SPLICE IN JUNCTION BOX 1 AS INDICATED ON PLANS

PROVIDE POWER TO POLE 1 WITH 5 CONDUCTOR SIGNAL CABLE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED

OPERATION SIMULTANEOUSLY.

COMMENCE OPERATION OF THEIR ALTERNATING RAPID FLASHING INDICATIONS AND SHALL CEASE

ALL RRFBs ASSOCIATED WITH A GIVEN CROSSWALK SHALL, WHEN ACTIVATED, SIMULTANEOUSLY

OF THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS STANDARD J595 DATED JANUARY 2005.

LIGHT INTENSITY OF THE YELLOW LED INDICATIONS SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

THE TIMER SHALL RESET UPON EACH NEW PUSH BUTTON ACTIVATION.

UPON PUSH BUTTON ACTIVATION, THE RRFB SHALL FLASH FOR A PERIOD OF 25 SECONDS.

RRFB SIGNALS TO BE DARK UNLESS ACTIVATED BY PUSH BUTTON.

5 AND 30 FLASHES PER SECOND, TO AVOID FREQUENCIES THAT MIGHT CAUSE SEIZURES.

ON-OFF SEQUENCE OF A FLASHING PERIOD OF THE INDICATION, SHALL NOT BE BETWEEN

THE FLASH RATE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL YELLOW INDICATION, AS APPLIED OVER THE FULL

PULSES OF LIGHT.

RAPID PULSES OF LIGHT AND THE OTHER YELLOW INDICATION SHALL EMIT THREE RAPID

FLASHING PERIODS PER MINUTE, ONE OF THE YELLOW INDICATIONS SHALL EMIT TWO

PULSATING LIGHT EMISSIONS AND DARK OPERATION. DURING EACH OF ITS 70 TO 80

MINUTE AND SHALL HAVE ALTERNATING BUT APPROXIMATELY EQUAL PERIODS OF RAPID

EACH OF THE YELLOW INDICATIONS SHALL HAVE 70 TO 80 PERIODS OF FLASHING PER

VIEW OF LIGHT TO KNOW THAT DEVICE IS ACTIVE.

SIDE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHEN RRFB DEVICE IS ACTIVE. THIS ALLOWS PEDESTRIANS

RAPIDLY ALTERNATING "WIG-WAG" FLASHING SEQUENCE.

WHEN ACTIVATED, THE TWO YELLOW INDICATIONS IN EACH RRFB SHALL FLASH IN A

SIGNALS FOR PEDESTRIAN VERIFICATION.

ALL RRFB SYSTEMS SHALL BE TWO-SIDED WITH TWO RRFBs AND TWO END-MOUNTED

INTERIM APPROVAL OF RRFB (1A-11).

RRFB SHALL CONFORM TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION'S (FHWA)

OVERHEAD SIGN MASTARM

RAPID FLASHING BEACON

TWO-SIDED RECTANGULAR

LEGEND

A

P4

SIGN

PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTON

JUNCTION BOX

CONDUIT / WIDTHC/3"

CONTROLLER ASSEMBLYCC-1

A B A B

A B

A B

P1C

P2

C

@ N CHURCH ST

NEAREST SIGNAL 5,188'

25 MPH

1.02% GRADE

CONCRETE WHEEL STOP

C /3

CC-1

C /3

P1C

CC-1

A B A B

A B A B

P2C1

DETAIL

RRFB ASSEMBLY

W-7798

1 2

REGISTERED

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ENGINEER

PE-040668E

DAVID J. MOLINARO

PROFESSIONAL

0 5 10

SCALE

' 10"

10"

ANY EQUIPMENT ON THE ASSEMBLY, WHICHEVER IS CLOSER.

MINIMUM 2' FROM FACE OF CURB TO EITHER THE PEDESTAL OR

NOTE: THE DISTANCE FROM CURB TO RRFB ASSEMBLY MUST BE

REQUIRED SIGHT DISTANCE 194 FT RIGHTSIGHT DISTANCE MEASURED 600+ FT RIGHT

REQUIRED SIGHT DISTANCE 199 FT LEFTSIGHT DISTANCE MEASURED 470 FT LEFT

D E

D W11-2 PEDESTRIAN SIGN 36"X36"

E W12-2-1 200 FEET SIGN 18"X18" 2

D E

DECORATIVE CROSSWALK

6'-0" MIN.

EACH SIDE. (HOT THERMOPLASTIC)

BORDER (REQUIRED)

6" CROSSWALK

TYPE E - HERRINGBONE, MAROON

FACE OF CURB TO FACE OF CURB OR SHOULDER.

PENNDOT APPROVED PAVEMENT MARKING MATERIAL AND EXTENDS FROM

DECORATIVE CROSSWALK, THE BORDERS ARE TO BE PARALLEL USING A

NOTE: A WHITE BORDER, 6" WIDE, IS REQUIRED ALONG EACH SIDE OF THE

PER TC-8600

N.T.S.

A

C/3"

CC-1

PROPOSEDEXISTING

CC-1

D D

14' PEDESTAL

YELLOW LENS

TWO-SIDED FLASHING

D

SIGNS, AND ALL EQUIPMENT

WARNING DEVICE, FOUNDATION,

REMOVE EXISTING FLASHING

C/2" (POWER)

CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY CC

CONDUCTORS/SIZE AWG)

5C/14 - CABLE (NO. OF

- JUNCTION BOX

- TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPPORT

- DETECTOR

- TWO-SIDED RRFB

DISCONNECT

SERVICE

TYPE C

2 1

2 2 1

P1

C/2"

C/2"

E

C/2" (POWER)

C/2"

C/2"

WIRING DIAGRAM

P2

* CABLE INCLUDED WITH RRFB ASSEMBLY

/22

* SIGNS INCLUDED WITH RRFB ASSEMBLY

SHEETING FOR LEGEND, BORDER, AND BACKGROUND.

ALL SIGNS TO UTILIZE RETROREFLECTORIZED TYPE III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, OR X

7-8-2026

GENERAL NOTES

PERMIT NO. SHEET OF

DATE ISSUED DATE REVISED

DISTRICT COUNTY ROUTE SECTION SHEET

4-0 LACKAWANNA

DISTRICT TRAFFIC ENGINEER DATE

MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL DATE

FELL TOWNSHIP

FELL TOWNSHIP

COUNTY:

MUNICIPALITY:

INTERSECTION:

REVIEWED:

RECOMMENDED:

DATE REVISION BY

NOT TO SCALE

SR 0171

LACKAWANNA COUNTY

CONFIGURATION AND SUPPORT DETAIL

FLASHING WARNING DEVICE

CROSSWALK ON NORTH MAIN STREET

FLASHING WARNING DEVICE

OF

W-7798

N.T.S

2 2

FLASHING BEACON (RRFB)

TWO-SIDED RECTANGULAR RAPID

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PUSHBUTTON

PEDESTRIAN

FACE

SIGN

FACE

SIGN

FACE

SIGN

SIDE VIEW

2" ADA COMPLIANT

PEDESTRIAN

PUSHBUTTON

14' TRAFFIC SIGNAL

SUPPORT -

PEDESTAL POLE

STANDARD PEDESTAL

POLE FOUNDATION (TYP.)

FACE

SIGN

VERIFICATION LIGHT

PEDESTRIAN

RRFB W/ SIDE

VERIFICATION LIGHT

PEDESTRIAN

RRFB W/ SIDE

FACE

SIGN

2'

(2) - W16-7P (L/R) BACK TO BACK

R10-25

(2) - W11-2 BACK TO BACK

CLOSED TIE DETAIL

F

F

SECTION F-F

H

1 (MAX.)

D **

D

AS REQUIRED

CONDUIT

(SEE SHEET 3)

ANCHOR BOLT

NUT

LEVELING

SECTION

PLAN

1" CHAMFER

(TYP.)

3" CL.

#5 BARS

1'

(MIN.)

@ 6" C.C. (TYP.)

CLOSED TIE

SPIRAL OR

#5 BARS

(TYP.)

3" CL.

(TYP.)

3" CL.

@ 3" C.C.

NOT SHOWN

CONDUIT IS

FOR CLARITY,

NOTE:

SEE NOTE 3

(SEE NOTE 5)

MESH OR GROUT

GALVANIZED WIRE

AA

TYPE A FOUNDATION

SECTION A-A

LINE, IF SIDEWALK IS PRESENT

POINT 6" BELOW THE GROUND

SQUARE FROM THE TOP TO A

FOUNDATIONS SHALL BE

SIDE IF SQUARE. CIRCULAR

** DIAMETER IF CIRCULAR, OR

0�'

#5 BAR

"W" BAR

D

BARS

"W"

D D

(GROUT ONLY)

DRAIN

⅝" DIA.

TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPPORTS IS SIMILAR.

4-ANCHOR BOLT CONFIGURATION FOR PEDESTAL POLE

MAST ARM & STRAIN POLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPPORTS.

NOTE: 6-ANCHOR BOLT CONFIGURATION SHOWN IS FOR

CASE 1

CASES 1 AND 2

LOCATIONS)

(ALTERNATE SPLICE

26" LAP SPLICE

LENGTH

SHAFT

7' - 10'

>10' - 14'

3'-0"

3'-0"

"D"

5'-0"

5'-6"

H

#8

#8

CASE 1

"W" BAR

QTY. SIZE

DESIGN TABLE (SOIL CONDITION)

FOUNDATION FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPPORT, PEDESTAL POLE

REGISTERED

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ENGINEER

PE-040668E

DAVID J. MOLINARO

PROFESSIONAL

N.T.S

7-8-2026

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