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TRAFFI C SI GNAGE

02/15

JBLM Desi gn Requi r ement s

Al l t r af f i c s i gns shal l compl y wi t h t he most r ecent Manual on Uni f or m Tr af f i c Cont r ol Devi ces ( MUTCD) and SDDCTEA Pam 55- 17. The cont r act or shal l t est t he r ef l ect i v i t y of t he new si gns and pr ovi de GPS l ocat i on, s i gn desi gnat i on, dat e and r ef l ect i v i t y dat a. Pl acement of t he s i gns shal l compl y wi t h MUTCD.

The mat er i al s used shal l conf or m t o t he Washi ngt on St at e Depar t ment s of Tr anspor t at i on ( WSDOT) speci f i cat i on f or r ef l ect i v i t y ( ASTM D 4956, Types I I I , I V, VI I I , I X, and XI ) . The al umi num sheet i ng used i n f abr i cat i ng t he s i gns shal l al so conf or m t o t he WSDOT' s speci f i cat i ons. The si gn post shal l be br eak away 1 3/ 4 i nch squar e gal vani zed st eel t ubi ng i n a 2 i nch squar e gal vani zed st eel socket . Do not pl ace concr et e ar ound t he socket i n t he gr ound. Tr eat al l s i gns i n t he cant onment ar ea as Ur ban St andar d and al l s i gns i n t he r ange/ t r ai ni ng ar ea as Rur al St andar d.

Si gn post s shal l be br eakaway unl ess appr oved ot her wi se by JBLM.

Pr oj ect s t hat i ncl ude new r oads, shal l al so i ncl ude st r eet s i gnage i n t he const r uct i on cont r act .

No const r uct i on f ence or bol l ar ds shal l be pl aced wi t hi n t he c l ear zone. I f wor k i s t o be done on t he r oadway or wi t hi n t he c l ear zone, appr opr i at e Tempor ar y Tr af f i c Cont r ol ( Chapt er 6, MUTCD) shal l be i mpl ement ed. Tempor ar y Tr af f i c Cont r ol measur es must be i nspect ed by t he cont r act or at a mi ni mum of once per day and mor e f r equent l y as needed. Si gns shal l be c l eaned as needed i n or der t o pr omot e saf e t r avel t hr ough t he wor k ar ea. The cont r act or shal l keep a l og of t he i nspect i ons and cl eani ng of s i gns. I f t he s i gns ar e t o be used over ni ght , ni ght t i me i nspect i ons wi l l al so be r equi r ed.

Al l St r eet Name si gns shoul d have whi t e r et r or ef l ect i ve bor der and l egend.

The l egend shal l be mi xed- case. The backgr ound col or shal l be r et r or ef l ect i ve gr een. Si ze of l egend shal l be as speci f i ed i n MUTCD f or speed and number of l anes per r oad. Si gn shal l have r ounded cor ner s and shal l be bor der ed i n whi t e. The f ont t o be used shal l be Hi ghway Got hi c f ont D or C.

FEV, LEV, and HOV Si gns

Cont r act or s/ AEs wi l l not be al l owed t o use pavement mar ki ng or s i gns f or Fuel Ef f i c i ent Vehi c l es, Low Emi ssi on Vehi c l es or Hi gh Occupancy Vehi c l es, et c.

f or LEEDs poi nt s. No si gns or pavement mar ki ng wi l l be used f or such par ki ng.

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

AMERI CAN ASSOCI ATI ON OF STATE HI GHWAY AND TRANSPORTATI ON OFFI CI ALS

(AASHTO)

AASHTO M 133 ( 2012; R 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Pr eser vat i ves and Pr essur e Tr eat ment

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Pr ocesses f or Ti mber

AASHTO M 168 ( 2007; R 2012) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Wood Pr oduct s

AASHTO M 268 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Ret r or ef l ect i ve Sheet i ng f or Fl at and Ver t i cal Tr af f i c Cont r ol Appl i cat i ons

AMERI CAN WOOD PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( AWPA)

AWPA T1 ( 2017) Use Cat egor y Syst em: Pr ocessi ng and Tr eat ment St andar d

AWPA U1 ( 2017) Use Cat egor y Syst em: User Speci f i cat i on f or Tr eat ed Wood

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM A36/ A36M ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Car bon St r uct ur al St eel

ASTM A123/ A123M ( 2017) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Zi nc ( Hot - Di p Gal vani zed) Coat i ngs on I r on and St eel Pr oduct s

ASTM A320/ A320M ( 2017b) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Al l oy- St eel and St ai nl ess St eel Bol t i ng f or Low- Temper at ur e Ser vi ce

ASTM A499 ( 2015) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or St eel Bar s and Shapes, Car bon Rol l ed f r om " T" Rails

ASTM A500/ A500M ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Col d- For med Wel ded and Seaml ess Car bon St eel St r uct ur al Tubi ng i n Rounds and Shapes

ASTM A563 ( 2015) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Car bon and Al l oy St eel Nut s

ASTM A653/ A653M ( 2019) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or St eel Sheet , Zi nc- Coat ed ( Gal vani zed) or Zi nc- I r on Al l oy- Coat ed ( Gal vanneal ed) by t he Hot - Di p Pr ocess

ASTM A709/ A709M ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or St r uct ur al St eel f or Br i dges

ASTM A1011/ A1011M ( 2018a) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or St eel Sheet and St r i p, Hot - Rol l ed, Car bon, St r uct ur al , Hi gh- St r engt h Low- Al l oy, Hi gh- St r engt h Low- Al l oy wi t h I mpr oved For mabi l i t y , and Ul t r a- Hi gh St r engt h

ASTM B209 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Al umi num and Al umi num- Al l oy Sheet and Pl at e

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ASTM B221 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Al umi num and Al umi num- Al l oy Ext r uded Bar s, Rods, Wi r e, Pr of i l es, and Tubes

ASTM C94/ C94M ( 2018) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Ready- Mi xed Concr et e

ASTM D4956 ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Ret r or ef l ect i ve Sheet i ng f or Tr af f i c Control

ASTM F436/ F436M ( 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Har dened St eel Washer s I nch and Met r i c Di mensi ons

ASTM F3125/ F3125M ( 2015a) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Hi gh St r engt h St r uct ur al Bol t s, St eel and Al l oy St eel , Heat Tr eat ed, 120 ksi ( 830 MPa) and 150 ksi ( 1040 MPa) Mi ni mum Tensi l e St r engt h, I nch and Met r i c Di mensi ons

U. S. FEDERAL HI GHWAY ADMI NI STRATI ON ( FHWA)

FHWA SHS ( 2004; Suppl ement 2012) St andar d Hi ghway Signs

MUTCD ( 2015) Manual on Uni f or m Tr af f i c Cont r ol Devices

1. 2 GENERAL

Al l s i gns must be i n accor dance wi t h t he MUTCD. Any s i gns not det ai l ed on t he dr awi ngs must be i n accor dance wi t h t he FHWA SHS.

1. 3 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Tr af f i c Si gn Post s

FHWA Accept ance Let t er

Tr af f i c Si gn Ret r or ef l ect i ve Sheet i ng

SD- 04 Sampl es

Fl exi bl e Post s

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PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 TRAFFI C SI GN POSTS

2. 1. 1 St eel Fl anged Channel Sect i on ( U- Shape)

Fabr i cat e st eel post s f r om st eel conf or mi ng t o ASTM A36/ A36M or ASTM A499 and wi t h a mi ni mum yi el d st r engt h of 30 ksi and a mi ni mum t ensi l e st r engt h of 50 ksi . Punch or dr i l l 5/ 16 t o 3/ 8 i nch di amet er hol es spaced at 1 or 2 i nch cent er s al ong t he cent er l i ne of t he web pr i or t o gal vani z i ng f or t he ent i r e l engt h of t he post . Gal vani ze post s af t er punchi ng i n accor dance with ASTM A123/ A123M.

2. 1. 2 Per f or at ed St eel Tube

Fabr i cat e st eel post s f r om st eel conf or mi ng t o ei t her ASTM A653/ A653M, st r uct ur al st eel , Gr ade 50, Cl ass 1, coat i ng desi gnat i on G90 or ASTM A1011/ A1011M, st r uct ur al st eel , Gr ade 50, hot - di p gal vani zed af t er punchi ng i n accor dance wi t h ASTM A123/ A123M. Pr epunch hol es appr oxi mat el y 7/ 16 i nch i n di amet er spaced at appr oxi mat el y 1 i nch cent er s al ong each si de of t he t ube f or t he ent i r e l engt h of t he post .

2. 1. 3 St eel Tube

Conf or m t o ASTM A500/ A500M, Gr ade B or C, and hot - di p gal vani zed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM A123/ A123M.

2. 1. 4 St r uct ur al St eel H Sect i on

Conf or m t o ASTM A709/ A709M, Gr ade 50 or 50W. Gal vani ze post s, f use pl at e and spl i ce pl at e af t er f abr i cat i on i n accor dance wi t h ASTM A123/ A123M.

2. 1. 4. 1 Sl i p Base, Fuse Pl at e and Spl i ce Pl at e

Conf or m t o ASTM A36/ A36M, mi ni mum yi el d st r engt h 50, 000 psi .

2. 1. 4. 2 Hi gh- St r engt h Bol t s, Nut s and Washer s

Hi gh st r engt h bol t s must conf or m t oASTM F3125/ F3125M. Nut s must conf or m t o ASTM A563. Washer s must conf or m t o ASTM F436/ F436M. Hi gh st r engt h bol t s, nut s and washer s must be z i nc coat ed.

2. 1. 5 Wood

Wood post s must be dr y no. 1 gr ade Dougl as f i r , sout her n or Ponder osa pi ne, heml ock, spr uce, or west er n l ar ch conf or mi ng t o AASHTO M 168. Tr eat t he post s wi t h wat er - bor ne pr eser vat i ve accor di ng t o AASHTO M 133, AWPA T1 and

AWPA U1.

2. 2 FLAT ALUMI NUM SI GN PANELS

Al umi num si gn panel s must conf or m t o ASTM B209, al l oy- t emper 6061- T6 or 5052- H38. The bl anks must be f r ee f r om l ami nat i ons, bl i s t er s, open seams, pi t s, hol es, ot her def ect s t hat may af f ect t hei r appear ance or use. The t hi ckness must be uni f or m and t he bl ank commer ci al l y f l at .

2. 3 EXTRUDED ALUMI NUM SI GN PANELS

Conf or m t o ASTM B221, al l oy 6063- T6. The maxi mum al l owabl e devi at i on f r om

SECTI ON 10 14 53 Page 4 f l at on t he f ace i s 0. 05 i nches per f oot . Al umi num edge mol di ng must be i n accor dance wi t h ASTM A320/ A320M or SAE J405d aust eni t i c st eel , mi ni mum yi el d st r engt h of 30, 000 psi .

2. 4 TRAFFI C SI GN RETROREFLECTI VE SHEETI NG

Al l backgr ound sheet i ng appl i ed t o f l at sheet and ext r uded panel s i gns must be i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4956, Type I I I , I V, VI I , VI I I , I X or XI r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng and must have Cl ass 1, 3, or 4 adhesi ve backi ng.

Ret r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng must be hi gh i nt ensi t y t hat i s an unmet al l i zed mi cr o pr i smat i c r ef l ect i ve mat er i al .

Ret r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng must have suf f i c i ent adhesi on, st r engt h and f l exi bi l i t y such t hat t he sheet i ng can be handl ed, pr ocessed and appl i ed accor di ng t o t he manuf act ur er ' s r ecommendat i ons wi t hout appr eci abl e st r et chi ng, t ear i ng, cr acki ng or ot her damage.

2. 4. 1 Legend and Bor der

Appl y r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng as l egend and bor der i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4956, Type I X, XI , or AASHTO M 268 Type C or D, Cl ass 1.

Ret r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng must be an unmet al l i zed cube cor ner mi cr opr i smat i c r ef l ect i ve mat er i al . Ret r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng appl i ed as l egend and bor der f or speci f i c s i gni ng appl i cat i ons, wi t hout a dat um mar k on t he sur f ace of t he sheet i ng, must be eval uat ed f or r ot at i onal sensi t i v i t y i n accor dance with AASHTO M 268, Sect i on 3. 3. 1 and f abr i cat ed i n accor dance wi t h AASHTO M 268, Sect i on 3. 3. 2.

2. 4. 2 Scr een Pr i nt ed Tr anspar ent Col or ed Ar eas

For scr een pr i nt ed t r anspar ent col or ed ar eas or t r anspar ent col or ed over l ay f i l ms on whi t e sheet i ng, t he coef f i c i ent of r et r or ef l ect i on ( RA) must be no l ess t han 70 per cent of t he or i gi nal val ues f or t he cor r espondi ng col or .

2. 4. 3 Adhesi ve Per f or mance

Adhesi ve per f or mance f or r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng must be i n accor dance with ASTM D4956. The sheet i ng sur f ace must be i n condi t i on t o be r eadi l y scr een pr ocessed and compat i bl e wi t h t r anspar ent over l ay f i l ms, pl us r ecommended t r anspar ent and opaque scr een pr ocess col or s. Fur ni sh manuf act ur er ' s i nf or mat i on as t o t he t ype of sol vent or sol vent s t hat may be used t o c l ean t he sur f ace of t he sheet i ng wi t hout det r i ment al l oss of per f or mance and dur abi l i t y .

2. 5 LETTERS, NUMERALS, ARROWS, SYMBOLS, AND BORDERS

Appl y l et t er s, numer al s, ar r ows, symbol s, and bor der s on t he r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng or opaque backgr ound of t he s i gn usi ng t he di r ect or r ever se scr een pr ocess. Appl y messages and bor der s of a col or dar ker t han t he backgr ound t o t he pai nt or t he r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng usi ng t he di r ect pr ocess. Messages and bor der s must be of a col or l i ght er t han t he s i gn backgr ound and appl i ed usi ng t he r ever se scr een pr ocess. Use opaque or t r anspar ent col or s, i nks, and pai nt s of t he t ype and qual i t y r ecommended by t he r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng manuf act ur er i n t he scr een pr ocess.

Per f or m t he scr eeni ng i n a manner t hat r esul t s i n a uni f or m col or and t one, wi t h shar pl y def i ned edges of l egends and bor der s and wi t hout bl emi shes on t he s i gn backgr ound t hat wi l l af f ect i nt ended use. Ai r dr y or bake t he s i gns af t er scr eeni ng accor di ng t o t he manuf act ur er ' s r ecommendat i ons t o pr ovi de a smoot h har d f i ni sh. Rej ect any s i gns wi t h bl i s t er ' s or ot her

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2. 6 DELI NEATOR POSTS

2. 6. 1 St eel Post s

Fabr i cat e post s f r om st eel conf or mi ng t o ASTM A36/ A36M or ASTM A499 and havi ng a mi ni mum yi el d st r engt h of 30 ksi and a mi ni mum t ensi l e st r engt h of 50 ksi . Gal vani ze post s af t er punchi ng i n accor dance wi t h ASTM A123/ A123M.

2. 6. 2 Fl exi bl e Post s

Pr ovi de one- pi ece dr i veabl e or t wo- pi ece wi t h dr i veabl e st eel anchor f l exi bl e post s. Post s must be i mpact - r esi st ant , i nt egr al l y col or ed UV st abi l i zed pol ymer or pol ycar bonat e ext r usi on or f i ber gl ass r ei nf or ced composi t e mat er i al . Ot her mat er i al s ar e subj ect t o appr oval by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve. I ncl ude a r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng pl at e wi t h each post as i ndi cat ed.

2. 7 DELI NEATOR RETROREFLECTORS

2. 7. 1 Ci r cul ar Pr i smat i c Ref l ect or s

Ret r or ef l ect or s at t ached t o st eel post s must be a 3- i nch mi ni mum di amet er acr yl i c pl ast i c l ens wi t h pr i smat i c opt i cal el ement s and a smoot h, c l ear , t r anspar ent f ace. Fabr i cat e t he back f r om si mi l ar mat er i al and f use t o t he l ens ar ound t he ent i r e per i met er t o f or m a homogeneous uni t . Per manent l y seal t he uni t s agai nst t he i nt r usi on of dust , wat er , or ai r . Mount t he r et r or ef l ect or uni t i n a housi ng f abr i cat ed f r om 0. 063- i nch al umi num al l oy or s i mi l ar , or f r om col d- r ol l ed, hot di p, gal vani zed st eel , havi ng a t hi ckness of 0. 064 i nches. Pr ovi de t he i ndi cat ed col or .

2. 7. 2 Ret r or ef l ect i ve Sheet i ng

A r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng pl at e must be appl i ed t o each f l exi bl e post by t he post manuf act ur er and must be i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D4956, Type I I I , I V, V, VI I , VI I I , I X or XI r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng. Ret r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng must be hi gh i nt ensi t y t hat i s an unmet al l i zed cube cor ner mi cr o pr i smat i c r ef l ect i ve mat er i al . Pr ovi de t he s i ze and col or of t he r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng pl at e as i ndi cat ed.

2. 8 HARDWARE

Bol t s, nut s, post c l i ps, l ock and f l at washer s must be ei t her al umi num al l oy or commer ci al qual i t y st ai nl ess st eel , hot - di p gal vani zed or cadmi um pl at ed af t er f abr i cat i on. Bol t s/ nut s must be an appr oved t amper r esi st ant desi gn. Pr ovi de f i ber washer s of commer ci al qual i t y .

2. 9 CONCRETE

ASTM C94/ C94M, usi ng 3/ 4 i nch maxi mum aggr egat e, and havi ng mi ni mum compr essi ve st r engt h of 3000 psi at 28 days.

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PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 SI GN POSTS

3. 1. 1 St eel Fl anged Channel Sect i on or Per f or at ed Squar e St eel Tube or Round St eel Tube

Si gn post s consi st of a base post and si gn post . Dr i ve st eel s i gn base post s wi t h a sui t abl e dr i v i ng head. At t ach s i gn post s t o base post s.

Repl ace any base post s damaged dur i ng dr i v i ng or ot her wi se at no addi t i onal cost t o t he Gover nment . Embed st eel s i gn base post s i n concr et e as i ndi cat ed. I nst al l manuf act ur ed t r i angul ar s l i p bases i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons.

3. 1. 2 St r uct ur al St eel H Sect i on Post s

Ti ght en al l br eakaway assembl y bol t s i n a syst emat i c manner t o t he pr escr i bed t or que i ndi cat ed. Loosen each br eakaway assembl y bol t and r e- t i ght en t o t he r equi r ed t or que i n t he same or der as t he i ni t i al t i ght eni ng. Bur r t he t hr eads at t he nut usi ng a cent er punch t o pr event t he nut f r om l ooseni ng. Ti ght en nut s on hi nge pl at e bol t s t o t he r equi r ed mi ni mum bol t t ensi on val ues i ndi cat ed.

3. 1. 3 Wood

Dr i l l hol es i n t he post as i ndi cat ed.

3. 2 SI GN PANELS

Cl ean, degr ease and et ch t he f ace of met al panel s usi ng met hods r ecommended by t he r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng manuf act ur er . Af t er c l eani ng and degr easi ng, appl y r et r or ef l ect i ve sheet i ng mat er i al t o t he s i gn panel s as r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er . Per f or m shear i ng, cut t i ng and punchi ng pr i or t o pr epar i ng t he bl anks f or appl i cat i on of r ef l ect i ve mat er i al . Do not f i el d dr i l l hol es i n any par t of t he panel . Use nyl on washer s r ecommended by t he s i gn sheet i ng manuf act ur er bet ween t he bol t heads and si gn f aces on f l at sheet al umi num si gns. Repl ace any damaged si gn panel s at no addi t i onal cost t o t he Gover nment .

3. 3 DELINEATORS

Dr i ve st eel del i neat or post s i nt o t he gr ound i n a manner t hat wi l l not damage t he post . At t ach f l exi bl e del i neat or post s t o st eel anchor s or dr i ve i nt o t he soi l i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons.

Demonst r at e t he met hod of i nst al l at i on f or t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s Repr esent at i ve t o ver i f y t hat post s wi l l be i nst al l ed wi t hout bei ng damaged.

3. 4 LOCATI ON AND POSI TI ON OF SI GNS

Locat e and er ect al l s i gns i n accor dance wi t h t he dr awi ngs and MUTCD.

Ver t i cal l y mount s i gns at r i ght angl es t o t he di r ect i on of , and f aci ng, t he t r af f i c t hat t hey ar e i nt ended t o ser ve. Wher e mi r r or r ef l ect i on f r om t he s i gn f ace i s encount er ed t o such a degr ee as t o r educe l egi bi l i t y , t ur n t he s i gn s l i ght l y away f r om t he r oad. Tur n s i gns t hat ar e pl aced 30 f eet or mor e f r om t he pavement edge t owar d t he r oad. On cur ved al i gnment s, det er mi ne t he angl e of pl acement by t he di r ect i on of appr oachi ng t r af f i c r at her t han by t he r oadway edge at t he poi nt wher e t he s i gn i s l ocat ed.

Mount ed s i gns must pr esent a smoot h f l at sur f ace var yi ng no mor e t han 3/ 8 i nch f r om a 4- f oot st r ai ght edge pl aced i n any posi t i on on t he f ace of t he

SECTI ON 10 14 53 Page 7 si gn af t er er ect i on. Mount s i gns on t r af f i c s i gnal post s wi t h st r ap or c l amp t ype s i gn suppor t s. Each i nst al l ed s i gn wi l l be i nspect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer ' s r epr esent at i ve pr i or t o accept ance by t he Gover nment .

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