SECTION 14

Please find attached EXCERPTS taken out of the latest edition of the Florida Statutes concerning lane closures of two (2) hours or more. Please read this information and acknowledge that you have read it on the Contractor Submittal form.

Revised as of 01/01/2011 FLORIDA STATUTE 335.15

(6) Whenever any road on the State Highway System is repaired, reconstructed, or otherwise altered in a manner that necessitates the closing of one or more traveling lanes of the road for a period of time exceeding 2 hours, the party performing such work shall give notice to the appropriate local law enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction such road is located prior to commencing work on the project. However, ...

FLORIDA STATUTE 336.048 Temporary closing traveling lane of road.

Whenever any road on the county road or city street system is repaired, reconstructed, or otherwise altered in a manner that necessitates the closing of one or more traveling lanes of the road for a period of time exceeding 2 hours, the party performing such work shall give notice to the appropriate local law enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction such road is located prior to commencing work on the project. However, ..

FLORIDA STATUTE 337.406 Unlawful use of state transportation facility right- of-way; penalties

(1) ...manner that interferes with the safe and efficient movement of people and property from place to place on the transportation facility. Failure to prohibit the use of right-of- way in this manner will endanger the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by causing distractions to motorists, unsafe pedestrian movement within travel lanes, sudden stoppage or slowdown of traffic, rapid lane changing and other dangerous traffic movement, increased vehicular accidents, and motorist injuries and fatalities. Such ...