Oregon Department TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS UNIT Of Transportation
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Two Recurring Work Zone Design Challenges: • ADA/Pedestrian Accommodation • Bicyclist presence within Work Area Revealed thru Annual Work Zone Reviews & ODOT Region feedback
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Enough “Tools in the TCP Toolbox” The RIGHT Tools • Safe & Effective • Practical Project applications • Cost effective Implementation and Training • Design Manuals, Drawings, Specifications Distribute Information to Customers Consistency & Enforcement
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1990 Americans with Disabilities Act Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) • “All altered portions of existing facilities located in the public right-of-way shall comply with these requirements to the maximum extent feasible.” ODOT’s focus on Pedestrian & ADA Needs • New Devices, Materials, Technologies • Increased ODOT TCP Design Manual guidance • Added details from PROWAG • Device selection and usage criteria
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Pedestrian Channelizing Device (PCD) • Pilot Project in 2012 – SUCCESS! BEFORE…
AFTER!
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Pedestrian Channelizing Device (PCD) • Multiple products available on ODOT QPL
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Pedestrian Channelizing Device (PCD) • Multiple products available on ODOT QPL
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Pedestrian Channelizing Device (PCD) • Multiple applications for various activities
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Standard Drawing TM844 available
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TCP DESIGN MANUAL – 11th Edition (April, 2015) Enhanced Design guidance • Pedestrian-Specific Traffic Control Plans
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TCP DESIGN MANUAL – 11th Edition (April, 2015) Enhanced Design guidance • Pedestrian-Specific Traffic Control Plans
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TCP DESIGN MANUAL – 11th Edition (April, 2015) Enhanced Design guidance • Pedestrian Channelization Devices (PCD) usage and placement matrix
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TCP DESIGN MANUAL – 11th Edition (April, 2015) Enhanced Design guidance • Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) details
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Pedestrian Accessibility Products & Devices • Portable, Adjustable Sidewalk Ramps
Replaces non-compliant ramps More portable and adjustable than AC or PCC ramps
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Pedestrian Accessibility Products & Devices • Automated Pedestrian Information Stations Programmable audible messages Describes alternate routes, conditions, hazards
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WORK AREA
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OPTION 1: Provide Separate Facilities, or Alternate Routes
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OPTION 2: Warn of Bicyclist presence, Mitigate, Enhance • “Bicycles ON ROADWAY” sign • Enhanced pavement markings • Decrease Channelizing Device spacing
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OPTION 2: Warn of Bicyclist presence, Mitigate, Enhance • Shared facilities
“Shared Roadway”
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Separate Bicycle Facilities • During short-duration work zones • Bicycle-specific pathway delineation
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Separate Bicycle Facilities • Delineation within Lane Closure
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New “Bicycle Channelizing Devices” (BCD) • For Long-term, stationary work areas
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New Bicycle-specific Signing and Markings • Designate and sign bicycle-specific facilities CURRENT EXAMPLES…
ADDITIONAL WORK ZONE USES… Including Project-specific designs…
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ODOT Traffic Control Plans Design Manual • www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TRAFFIC-ROADWAY/pages/tcp_manual.aspx National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse • Work Zone Safety Grants • www.workzonesafety.org/fhwa_wz_grant/atssa American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) • “Pedestrian Safety & Accessibility in Work Zones” • www.workzonesafety.org/fhwa_wz_grant/atssa/atssa_pedestrian_work_zones ODOT Transportation Safety Division • “Accommodating Pedestrians in Work Zones” • www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TS/docs/workzone/accomodatingpedestrians.pdf ODOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Program • Sheila Lyons – Program Manager • Rodger Gutierrez – Facilities Specialist, Salem Gary Obery – ODOT Alternate Mode Traffic Engineer
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