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SPECIAL PROVISIONS - SP20I6 BOOK
<br />Last Revision by CO Special Provisions: 2/08/17
<br />Created August 20, 2015
<br />Page 7
<br />SP 0202-101
<br />And the provisions of MnDOT 1404 and 1710, the Plan, and these Special Provisions.
<br />The Contractor shall furnish, install, maintain, and remove all traffic control devices required to
<br />provide safe movement of vehicular traffic through the Project during the life of the Contract from the start of
<br />Contract operations to the completion thereof. The Engineer will have the right to modify the requirements for
<br />traffic control as deemed necessary due to existing field conditions. The highways shall be kept open to traffic at all
<br />times, except as modified below.
<br />Traffic control devices include, but are not limited to, barricades, warning signs, trailers, flashers,
<br />cones, and drums, as required and sufficient barricade ballasts to maintain barricade stability.
<br />S-12.1 TRAFFIC CONTROL
<br />(A) If traffic control layouts are not present in the Plan, or if the Contractor modifies the layout or
<br />sequence from the Plan, the Contractor shall submit the proposed traffic control layout to the Engineer, for approval,
<br />at least seven (7) days prior to the start of construction. The Contractor does not need to submit layouts that can be
<br />found in the Field Manual. All other layouts that are not found in the plan or Field Manual shall be submitted. At
<br />least 24 hours prior to placement, all traffic control devices shall be available on the Project for inspection by the
<br />Engineer. The Contractor shall modify his/her proposed traffic control layout and/or devices as deemed necessary
<br />by the Engineer.
<br />(B) The Contractor shall be responsible for the immediate repair or replacement of all traffic control
<br />devices that become damaged, moved or destroyed, of all lights that cease to function properly, and of all barricade
<br />ballasts that are damaged, destroyed, or otherwise fail to stabilize the barricades. The Contractor shall further
<br />provide sufficient surveillance of all traffic control devices at least once every 24 hours.
<br />The Contractor shall furnish names, addresses, and phone numbers of at least three (3) individuals
<br />responsible for the placement and maintenance of traffic control devices. These individuals shall be "on call" 24
<br />hours per day, seven days per week during the times any traffic control devices, furnished and installed by the
<br />Contractor, are in place. The required information shall be submitted to the Engineer at the Pre -construction
<br />Conference.
<br />The Contractor shall also furnish the names, addresses, and phone numbers of those individuals to the following:
<br />1. City of Ramsey/Public Works Department 763-427-8254
<br />2. Local Police Department 763-427-6812
<br />3. Local Fire Department 763-427-4452
<br />4. City of Ramsey Clerk 763-427-1410
<br />The Contractor shall, at the pre -construction conference, designate a Work Zone Safety Coordinator who shall be
<br />responsible for safety and traffic control management in the Project work zone. The Work Zone Safety Coordinator,
<br />shall be either an employee of the Contractor such as a superintendent or a foreman, or an employee of a firm which
<br />has a subcontract for overall work zone safety and traffic control management for the Project. The responsibilities
<br />of the Work Zone Safety Coordinator shall include, but not be limited to:
<br />• Coordinating all work zone traffic control operations of the Project, including those of the Contractor,
<br />subcontractors and suppliers.
<br />• Establishing contact with local school district, govemment, law enforcement, and emergency response
<br />agencies affected by construction before work begins.
<br />• Maintaining a record of all known crashes within a work zone. This record should include all available
<br />information, such as: time of day, probable cause, location, pictures, sketches, weather conditions,
<br />interferences to traffic, etc. These records shall be made available to the Engineer upon request.
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