Maintaining Traffic. If traffic is to be detoured over a centerline, detour plans must be submitted and approved by the City prior to starting work. Police, Fire, and the Public Works Department shall be notified at least 24 hours in advance of any work which will interfere with the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. If lane closures or traffic modifications are needed, Contractor shall, as applicable, apply for and obtain an encroachment permit from the City. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to post, and remove after work is complete, no parking signs as required to perform work. Temporary "No Parking" signs and barricades can be provided by the City for pickup at the City Corporation Yard. Arrangements for signs and barricades can be made by verbal or written request to the City Representative five working days in advance of the need for signs and barricades. Minor deviations from the requirements of this section concerning hours of work which do not significantly change the cost of the work may be permitted upon the written request of the Contractor if in the opinion of the City Representative public traffic will be better served and the work expedited. Such deviation shall not be adopted until the City Representative has indicated his written approval. Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this Section shall be considered as included in the contract prices paid for the various items of work and no separate payment may be made thereof.
Maintaining Traffic. During scheduled maintenance and repair operations, the Contractor shall be responsible to maintain traffic through the site. The Contractor shall erect flags, signs, traffic cones, flashing lights, and/or barricades as may be necessary to properly protect workers and the motoring public when repairs are being performed. Any Construction signing and detours shall conform to the Caltrans Traffic Manual. The Contractor shall submit signing and/or detour plans to the Engineer for approval prior to scheduling the work.
Maintaining Traffic. The Contractor shall be responsible for all traffic control in accordance with City requirements, including flagging costs during construction, and must maintain vehicular access to driveways and other areas in accordance with section 7-10 of the Standard Specifications for Public Works (aka the “Greenbook”). Within five calendar days after receiving the Notice to Proceed, Contractor shall submit to Authority a traffic control and maintenance plan, and shall provide an emergency contact for such issues who may be contacted at all times. Pedestrian traffic shall be detoured to the opposite side of the street away from the Work area whenever possible. Provisions shall be made for safe passage through construction areas in such traffic control and maintenance plan.
Maintaining Traffic. ADD the following section: The Design-Builder shall be responsible to maintain two-way traffic at all times unless otherwise allowed. The streets shall be open for two-way traffic at all times when the Design-Builder is not performing work unless otherwise allowed. Approaches to all properties accessing the project shall be maintained by the Design-Builder at all times except for short periods necessary for the progress of the construction.
Maintaining Traffic. Unless otherwise directed or permitted by the Superintendent, the Contractor shall arrange and prosecute the work specified for this contract in accordance with all applicable provisions of 104.04, 107, 801 and 923 of the 2012 Standard Specifications, the latest revised Standard of Detour Signs and Sign Design Details of the Indiana Department of Transportation Standards, the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and as set out herein. Cost for Maintenance of Traffic shall be included in the price of bid items.
