5-GENTEX RRFB PLAN - SIGNAL CONST.PDF
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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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L
IN
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IN
IM
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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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