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Edgewater Creek Bridge Replacement November 2023 73 It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to obtain the dates and times of all 1 events. 2 3 Traffic Delays 4 When Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFADs) or flaggers are used to 5 control traffic, traffic shall not be stopped for more than *** 5 *** minutes at any time. 6 All traffic congestion shall be allowed to clear before traffic is delayed again. 7 8 If the delay becomes greater than *** 5 *** minutes, the Contractor shall immediately 9 begin to take action to cease the operations that are causing the delays. If the *** 5 10 *** minute delay limit has been exceeded, as determined by the Engineer, the 11 Contractor shall provide to the Engineer, a written proposal to revise his work 12 operations to meet the *** 5 *** minute limit. This proposal shall be accepted by the 13 Engineer prior to resuming any work requiring traffic control. 14 15 There shall be no delay to medical, fire, or other emergency vehicles. The Contractor 16 shall alert all flaggers and personnel of this requirement. 17 18 General Restrictions 19 Construction vehicles using a closed traffic lane shall travel only in the normal 20 direction of traffic flow unless expressly allowed in an accepted traffic control plan. 21 Construction vehicles shall be equipped with flashing or rotating amber lights. 22 23 No two consecutive on-ramps, off-ramps, or intersections shall be closed at the same 24 time and only one ramp at an interchange shall be closed, unless specifically shown 25 in the Plans. 26 27 Roads or ramps that are designated as part of a detour shall not be closed or 28 restricted during the implementation of that detour, unless specifically shown in the 29 Plans. 30 31 Controlled Access 32 No special access or egress shall be allowed by the Contractor other than normal 33 legal movements or as shown in the Plans. 34 35 Contractor’s vehicles of 10,000 GVW or greater shall not exit or enter a lane open to 36 public traffic except as follows: 37 38 Egress and ingress shall only occur during the hours of allowable lane closures, 39 and: 40 41 1. For exiting an open lane of traffic, by decelerating in a lane that is 42 closed during the allowable hours for lane closures. 43 44 2. For entering an open lane of traffic, by accelerating in a closed lane 45 during the allowable hours for lane closures. 46 47 Traffic control vehicles are excluded from the gross vehicle weight requirement. If 48 placing construction signs will restrict traveled lanes, then the work will be permitted 49 during the hours of allowable lane closures. 50 51