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SPECIAL PROVISIONS - SP20I6 BOOK Last Revision by CO Special Provisions: 2/08/17 Created August 20, 2015 Page 13 SP 0202-101 The Flashing Arrow Board shall be stored off the shoulder when not in use, except if allowed by the Engineer. In the event the Engineer allows the arrow board to remain on the shoulder, the arrow board shall be delineated according to Layout 4 (Partial Shoulder Closure) in the Field Manual, as determined by the Engineer. When not being actively used as a traffic control device, the Flashing Arrow Board shall be stored beyond the clear zone distance. Non -compliant charges, for each incident, will be assessed at a rate of $500.00 per incident that the Engineer determines that the Contractor has not complied. (K) Truck/Trailer Mounted Attenuators (TMAs) For Mobile Operations If the Contractor establishes any temporary traffic control zone defined as "Mobile" by the Field Manual; Truck/Trailer Mounted Attenuators (TMA) SHALL be used on all work vehicles or equipment operating totally or partially in the traffic lane. All references to "should" in the Field Manual in regards TMA use for Mobile layouts are hereby changed to "shall". The truck mounted attenuator shall meet the requirements of NCHRP 350 or AASHTO's Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). If on a high- speed roadway, the TMA shall meet Test Level 3 requirements. (1) If any work vehicle, equipment or manual work zone is not equipped with a TMA, a shadow vehicle equipped with a TMA shall be utilized in lieu thereof. The TMA mounted shadow vehicle shall maintain a minimum distance as per manufactures specifications from any operation that is otherwise unprotected by a TMA. (2) This requirement shall apply to all operations utilizing a Mobile work zone; including, but not limited to interim and permanent traffic striping and marking, stripe removal, rumble strip grinding, bituminous core cutting, running of the profilograph, and any other operations meeting the criteria for Mobile operations, as shown in the Field Manual Any Truck/Trailer Mounted Attenuators used shall be on the Mobile Crash Attenuator Approved/Qualified Products List for "Truck/Trailer Mounted Attenuators" found at: httn: //www. dot. state. mn. us/products/temvorarvtrafccontrol/mobilecrashattenuators. html If any work vehicle, equipment or manual work zone is not equipped with a TMA, a shadow vehicle equipped with a TMA shall be utilized in lieu thereof. The TMA mounted shadow vehicle shall maintain a minimum distance of 200 and maximum distance of 300 feet from any operation that is otherwise unprotected by a TMA. This requirement shall apply to all operations utilizing a Mobile work zone; including, but not limited to interim and permanent traffic striping and marking, stripe removal, rumble strip grinding, bituminous core cutting, running of the profilograph, and any other operations meeting the criteria for Mobile operations, as shown in the Field Manual. Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMA's) will be considered incidental to Traffic Control. S-12.5 FLAGGER TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS (A) Any person acting as a flagger on this Project shall have attended a training session taught by a Contractor's qualified trainer. The Contractor's qualified trainer shall have completed a "MnDOT Flagger Train the Trainer Session" in the five years before the start date of this Contract and shall be on file as a qualified flagger trainer with the Department. The Flagger Trainer's name and Qualification Number shall be furnished by the Contractor at the pre -construction meeting. The Contractor shall provide all flaggers with the MnDOT Flagger Handbook and shall observe the rules and regulations contained therein. This handbook shall be in the possession of all flaggers while flagging on the Project. The Contractor shall obtain handbooks from the Department. Flaggers shall not be assigned other duties while working as authorized flaggers. The "Checklist for Flagger training" form shall be furnished to the Engineer any time a new flagger reports to work on the Project. The "Checklist for Flagger Training" form is found at: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/wzs/documents/flaggertrainingchecklist.pdf.