Traffic Control Plans Design Manual 13th Edition – January 1, 2018 Oregon Department of Transportation Technical Services Traffic-Roadway Section Traffic Control Plans Unit http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TS/traffic_control_plans.shtml Traffic Control Plans Design Manual DATE: January 1, 2018 TO: Traffic Control Plans Designers FROM: Scott M. McCanna, P.E. State Work Zone Engineer th SUBJECT: Traffic Control Plans Design Manual – 13 Edition, January 1, 2018 PURPOSE The purpose of this manual is to provide an introduction to the standards, practices, devices and technologies that serve as the foundation for the temporary traffic control discipline. This manual provides an organized collection of traffic control plan design standards, guidelines, policies, and procedures to be used in the development of a temporary Traffic Control Plan (TCP). This TCP Design Manual is intended for TCP Designers, engineers or technical staff, members of City or County Public Works offices and private consulting engineering firms responsible for developing temporary traffic control plans and highway construction staging plans. However, concepts and guidance within this manual may also be applied to highway maintenance operations, utility and permit services, or other temporary activities within public highway rights of way. Professionals conducting work outside of ODOT for other agencies should exercise caution in applying standards and practices within this manual as differences in design policy may exist between ODOT and those established by other agencies. This technical manual is intended to provide greater detail in the design of temporary traffic control plans and supersedes other existing ODOT Design policies that make reference to temporary traffic control design standards. This manual should be considered as the primary technical design policy for ODOT in the design of temporary traffic control plans. Please contact the ODOT Traffic Control Plans Unit, in Salem, for clarification or interpretation of any standards, practices or policies contained in this manual. MANUAL ORGANIZATION This manual discusses Traffic Control Plans Design beginning with general information – including ODOT’s Guiding Principle – and progressing to specific TCP design elements such as Traffic Control Devices, Traffic Control Measures, standard drawings, estimating, specifications and special provisions, etc. UPDATES This manual is updated annually. To expedite updates, this manual is available on-line. The on-line version is considered an official document. As an on-line document, it will not be published and distributed as a traditional publication, and there is no user list for update notifications. It is the user’s responsibility to verify they are using the most current version of the manual as their reference. Updated information will be detailed on the ODOT Traffic Control Plans Unit web page. The 13th Edition, and subsequent editions, will include indications of new or changed sections. Changes are identified on the “Change Sheet” on ODOT’s Traffic Control Plans Unit web page. The change sheet summaries additions and changes that occur between manual revisions. Oregon Department of Transportation i 13th Edition, January 2018 Traffic Control Plans Unit Traffic Control Plans Design Manual TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS DESIGN Traffic Control Plans Unit – Contact Information Scott M. McCanna, P.E. State Work Zone Engineer ODOT Technical Leadership Center 4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE Salem, Oregon 97302 Phone: 503 986-3788, Fax: 503 986-3749 E-mail: [email protected] Justin S. King, P.E. Work Zone Standards Engineer Technical Leadership Center 4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE Salem, Oregon 97302 Phone: 503 986-3584, Fax: 503 986-3749 E-mail: [email protected] Sarah McCrea, E.I.T. Work Zone Traffic Analyst Technical Leadership Center 4040 Fairview Industrial Drive SE Salem, Oregon 97302 Phone: 503 986-3791, Fax: 503 986-3791 E-mail: [email protected] Oregon Department of Transportation ii 13th Edition, January 2018 Traffic Control Plans Unit Traffic Control Plans Design Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – GENERAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES CHAPTER 2 – TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (TCD) CHAPTER 3 – TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES (TCM) CHAPTER 4 – SPECIFICATIONS & STANDARD DRAWINGS CHAPTER 5 – TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS DESIGN CHAPTER 6 – TRAFFIC CONTROL COST ESTIMATING APPENDIX A – ACRONYM LIST APPENDIX B – GLOSSARY OF TERMS APPENDIX C – FORMS APPENDIX D – TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS CHECKLIST APPENDIX E – TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN DESIGN PUBLICATION RESOURCES APPENDIX F – DESIGN CONVERSION CHARTS APPENDIX G – TCP TEAM MEMBER ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Oregon Department of Transportation iii 13th Edition, January 2018 Traffic Control Plans Unit Traffic Control Plans Design Manual 13th Edition – January, 2018 Chapter 1 General Standards and Practices Traffic Control Plans Design Manual 13th Edition Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GENERAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES ________________________ 3 1.0 – KEY POINTS OF THIS CHAPTER ________________________________________________ 3 1.1 – WORK ZONE GUIDING PRINCIPLE ______________________________________________ 3 1.1.1 – GUIDING PRINCIPLE AND DECISION TREE APPLICATION _________________________ 6 1.2 – SAFETY – A PRIMARY FUNCTION ______________________________________________ 6 1.2.1 – SAFETY IN TCP DESIGN ___________________________________________________ 6 1.2.2 – ENGINEERING JUDGMENT ________________________________________________ 8 1.3 – TCP STANDARDS ___________________________________________________________ 8 1.3.1 – MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (MUTCD) ___________________ 8 1.3.2 – OAR & ORS ____________________________________________________________ 9 1.3.3 – ADDITIONAL STANDARDS & REFERENCES ____________________________________ 9 1.4 – TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN (TMP) _________________________________ 10 1.4.1 – TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN DOCUMENT _________________________ 11 1.5 – TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN STRUCTURE __________________________________________ 11 1.5.1 – WORK ZONE LIMITS & COMPONENTS ______________________________________ 11 1.5.2 – TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN DESIGN FORM ____________________________________ 14 1.5.3 – STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS & SPECIAL PROVISIONS __________________________ 15 1.5.4 – STANDARD DRAWINGS _________________________________________________ 16 1.5.5 – PROJECT-SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION STAGING PLAN SHEETS _____________________ 16 1.6 – TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN DESIGN _____________________________________________ 16 1.6.1 – DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS _______________________________________________ 16 1.6.2 – TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES ___________________________________________ 17 1.6.3 – PRIMARY DESIGN POLICIES ______________________________________________ 18 1.7 –WORK ZONE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ___________________________ 19 1.7.1 – SMART WORK ZONE SYSTEMS ____________________________________________ 19 1.8 – TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (TCD) ____________________________________________ 20 1.8.1 – USING TCD TO CREATE A SAFE WORK ZONE _________________________________ 20 1.8.2 – TCD PRINCIPLES _______________________________________________________ 20 1.8.3 – TCD CRASH TESTING ___________________________________________________ 20 1.8.4 – TCD CRASH TESTING CATEGORIES _________________________________________ 21 1.8.5 - THE QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST (QPL) ______________________________________ 22 1.9 – MOBILITY _______________________________________________________________ 23 1.9.1 – MOBILITY PROCEDURES MANUAL _________________________________________ 23 1.9.2 – COORDINATING TRAVEL DELAY ESTIMATES _________________________________ 23 1.10 – DESIGNER RESOURCES & WEB LINKS _________________________________________ 23 1.10.1 - TCP DESIGNER WEB LINKS ______________________________________________ 23 1.10.2 – TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN CHECKLIST ______________________________________ 23 Oregon Department of Transportation 2 13th Edition, January 2018 Traffic Control Plans Unit Chapter 1 Traffic Control Plans Design Manual 13th Edition CHAPTER 1 GENERAL STANDARDS AND PRACTICES Chapter 1.0 – KEY POINTS OF THIS CHAPTER Safety – TCP Primary Function TCP Structure & Form TCP Design Elements 1 TCP Designer Resources & Web Links 1.1 – WORK ZONE GUIDING PRINCIPLE Working with the Director’s Work Zone Safety Executive Steering Committee, the agency has developed and is implementing the Work Zone Guiding Principle: Mission: ODOT’s mission is to provide a safe, efficient transportation system that supports economic opportunity and livable communities. Goal: Our work zone safety goal is zero fatalities and injuries, including ODOT employees, Contractors, public safety professionals and the traveling public while efficiently moving people and goods. Guiding Principle: The best work zone design and management plan will maintain safety and mobility, a balance that shall be analyzed continuously throughout the lifecycle of the facility. Directive/Strategy: To accomplish this goal, project design teams shall consider the full range of options including, but not limited to, separation of the traveling public from workers and work areas, speed reductions, law enforcement, enhanced traffic control devices and signage, and overall roadway and work zone design. Effective communication with travelers is essential to establish reasonable expectations and minimize unsafe driver behavior. While there is no single solution that is appropriate for all roadway designs and work zones,