SAFETY--Traffic Control Plan for Field Operations from Bridges and along Roadways (Diagrams included with the original memo are not available here.) In Reply Refer To: February 16, 1995 Mail Stop 405 WATER RESOURCES DIVISION MEMORANDUM NO. 95.17 Subject: SAFETY--Traffic Control Plan for Field Operations from Bridges and along Roadways This memorandum provides instructions on the preparation of a traffic control plan for field operations from bridges and along roadways. Working from bridges and roadways often disturbs traffic flow and poses a serious safety hazard to both Water Resources Division (WRD) field personnel and to the public. To help insure safe working conditions, WRD requires that each district develop a traffic control plan for all bridge and roadway work sites. The WRD has adopted the attached Mississippi District traffic control plan as a generic model for use by any district that does not already have such a plan. This model meets the minimum Federal standards as prescribed on Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices by the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Each district, in consultation with its State and/or local jurisdictions, should incorporate appropriate additions or modifications to its traffic control plan. Append to the plan an inventory of all job sites that require operations from bridges and along roadways, including a description of the type of roadway, traffic conditions, and any particular physical constraints. For each site identified in the inventory, a one-page summary should be prepared to indicate those parts of the plan that apply to that particular site. All other special instructions not covered by the general plan should be included in this summary, a copy of which should be filed with the station description, included in the station field folder, and kept in the gagehouse, if appropriate. A complete district traffic control plan should include (a) field instructions for traffic control, (b) instructions for flaggers, (c) vehicle traffic control equipment checklist, (d) traffic control schemes that define the most common road situations and (e) job site inventory with site-specific summaries. The district traffic control plan is to be developed and put into operation in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Within 12 months from the date of issuance of this memorandum, the district should submit a complete traffic control plan to U.S. DOT FHWA (and if required, to the State DOT or local transportation agencies) for review and approval. Please contact G. J. Hwang, (703) 648-5255, if you need assistance in contacting the appropriate U.S. DOT FHWA office. (b) Within 3 months from the date of final approval, issue a district memorandum for full implementation of the approved district traffic control plan. (c) The district traffic control plan should be updated as job sites are added and deleted, and/or regulations change. All records relating to the traffic control plan and its updates should be maintained for discipline reviews by Offices of Surface Water and Water Quality, and for WRD safety inspections. If you have any question about the Mississippi traffic control plan, please contact Fred Morris III at (601) 965-4600 or send E-Mail to (FMORRIS). If you have any other questions about this memorandum, please contact G. J. Hwang at (703) 648-5255 or send E-Mail to (GJHWANG). Catherine L. Hill Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Operations Attachment Distribution: A, B, S, FO, PO