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SPECIAL PROVISIONS - SP20I6 BOOK Last Revision by CO Special Provisions: 2/08/17 Created August 20, 2015 Page 11 SP 0202-101 S-13. As light plants may be dedicated or otherwise made available to the Project, this assessment will be chargeable even if reasons beyond the control of the Contractor such as breakdowns, late delivery of materials, weather delays, or other unanticipated problems cause the work to be accomplished in non -daylight hours. All costs incurred to provide workers present speed limits shall be incidental. (L) The Contractor shall provide a Traffic Control Supervisor. Payment and measurement will be made as provided in Section S-46 (TRAFFIC CONTROL SUPERVISOR) of these Special Provisions. (M) In temporary traffic control zones only, a 12" x 18" black on white "Keep Right" sign, may be used in lieu of the sizes stated in the MnDOT Standard Signs and Markings Manual. S-12.3 VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT SPECIFICATION All Contractors, subcontractors' and suppliers' mobile equipment, operating within the limits of the Project with potential exposure to passing traffic, shall be equipped with operable warning lights that meet the appropriate requirements of the SAE specifications. This would include closed roads that are open to local traffic only. This also includes any vehicle that enters the traveled roadway at any time. The SAE specification requirements are as follows: Optical Warning Devices for Authorized Emergency, Maintenance, and Service Vehicles- SAE Specification J845. Directional Flashing Optical Warning Devices for Authorized Emergency, Maintenance, and Service Vehicles - SAE Specification J595. Lights shall be mounted so that at least one light is visible at all times from a height of 3.5 feet and from a 60 foot radius about the equipment. In order to meet the 360 degree at 60 foot radius requirements supplemental lighting may be used. All supplemental lights must be SAE Class 1 certified. This specification is to be used for both day and night time operations. All costs incurred to provide warning lights shall be at no cost to the Department. These warning lights shall also be operating and visible when a vehicle decelerates to enter a construction work zone and again when a vehicle leaves the work zone and enters the traveled traffic lane. Non-compliance with the above requirements will be assessed a rate of $100.00 per incident that the Engineer determines that the Contractor has not complied. S-12.4 LANE CLOSURE REOUIREMENTS (A) Temporary lane closures or other traffic restrictions by the Contractor, during work hours and consistent with the time restrictions, will be permitted only during those hours and at those locations approved by the Engineer Requests for temporary lane closures shall be made at least 2 business days prior to the closure. When a temporary lane closure is used by the Contractor, the closure shall be incidental work. 1. Both accesses to Holiday Gas Station shall be open at all times. Two way traffic at the intersection of Ramsey Blvd and Riverdale Drive shall be maintained at all times. The Contractor shall contact the Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) at 651-234-7093 at the time when a freeway lane or ramp closure begins and again at the time when the freeway lane or ramp closure ends. The Contractor shall also contact the RTMC at the beginning and end times of full freeway roadway closures. (B) Work that will restrict or interfere with traffic will not be permitted between the hours of 5 A.M. and 9 A.M. and between the hours of 3 P.M. and 6 P.M. Work that will restrict or interfere with traffic shall not be performed between 12:00 noon on the day preceding and 9:00 A.M. on the day following any consecutive combination of a Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday. The Engineer will have the right to lengthen, shorten, or