Traffic Operations | BOOK 7 | Book 7 deals with ‘Temporary Conditions’ and is geared more towards moving people around a work site. It’s not meant for stationary people, so some of the intent behind these might be different, Here are the 3 sections I think most aptly apply;It may be necessary to separate pedestrians from moving traffic, a work area (including work vehicles), or both with pedestrian barricades which provide a clear indication of a safe path through the work site. The top of a pedestrian barricade should be located at a minimum of 1.0 m above the surface on which it is installed. Where physical characteristics of an existing sidewalk have been modified, potential hazards may arise and the pedestrian should be alerted. To minimize potential risks: A traffic barricade is a device, typically with one or two rails, which provides a visual indicator of a hazardous location or the desired path that a road user should take, but is not intended to contain or redirect a vehicle. The primary function of traffic barricades is to block off a portion or all of a roadway.Barricades can also be used to delineate excavations or work areas. Barricades are only supplemental to other delineation devices, and are not to be used as the primary delineation around an excavation or obstacle. Approaches to barricades should be adequately marked. (There ay be additional MOL requirements that might need to be looked at.) |
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