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California MΊJTCD 2014 Edition <br />(FHW A's MUTCD 2009 Edition, including Revisions 1 & 2, as ainended fοι· use ίη California) <br />Optίon: <br />Notes for Figure ~ 6H-10(CA) and 6H-10A(CA)-Typical Application 10 <br />Lane Closure οη a Two-Lane Road Using Flaggers <br />Page 1157 <br />1. Fοι-low-volυιne (Refer to Part 5, Section 5Α.Ο 1) sitυations witl1 s11011 work zones οη stl'aight 1Όadways <br />wl1ere tl1e flagger is visible to road users app1Όacl1ing fΙΌιn both di!'ections, a single flaggei-, positioned to be <br />visible to ιΌad users appΙΌaclύng fiΌm both directions, ιnay be used (see Chapteι· 6Ε). <br />2. The ROAD WORΚ AHEAD and the END ROAD WORΚ signs may be omitted fοι· sl101t-duration <br />ope!'ations. <br />3. Flasl1ing warning lights and/oι· flags ιηay be used to call attention to the advance warning sίgns. <br />Α ΒΕ PREPARED ΤΟ STOP sign may be added to the sign series. <br />Gιιίdance: <br />4. Tl1e buffa space sl1oιιld be extended so tl1at tl1e tvιιo-v11ay fΓajfic tapa ίs placed befoι·e α !10Γίzontal (οι· aest <br />νeτ-tίcal) cuπιe to pι·ovίde adequate sίgl1t dίstancefoι· the.flagga and α queue of stopped νel1ίcles. <br />Standard: <br />5. At night, flagger stations shall be illuminated, except ίη emergencies. <br />Guίdance: <br />6. Wl1en used, the ΒΕ Ρ REP ARED ΤΟ STOP sίgn s!1οιι!d be !ocated hetH1 eeι9 after tl1e Flagga sίgn and the <br />ΟΝΕ LANE ROAD sίgn. <br />7. Wl1en α gωde aossίng exίsts wίtl1ίn οι-ιφstι·eαι11 of the tι·ansίtίon αι-eα and ίt ίs antίcipated that qιιeιιes <br />ι·esultίngji-0111 the !ane closιιι·e 111ίgl1t extend thι-oug/1 tl1e gΓade aossίng, the TTC zone should be extended <br />so tl1at tl1e tΓansitίon αι·eα pι·ecedes tl1e gι·ade aossίng. <br />8. Wl1en α gι·ade aossing equίpped v11ίtl1 actίνe 111αι·nίηg deνices exίsts 1vitl1ίn tl1e actίvίty αι-eα, pΓονίsίοns <br />shoιιld be n1ade /οι· keeping .flaggas iηfonned as to the αctίναtίοη status of tl1ese 1vαΓηίηg devίces. <br />9. When α gι·ade aossίng exίsts 1νίtl1ίη the actίνity αΓeα, dι·ίνeι·s opaating 011 tl1e lefl-hand sίde of tl1e non11al <br />centa line sl1ould be pι·ovίded v11 ίtl1 conψaι·able -ι,vαη1ίηg devices as /οι· dι-ίναs opaatίng on the 1·ίgl1t-hand <br />sίde of tl1e non11al centa line. <br />1 Ο. Eaι·ly cooι·dίnatίon wit/1 the ι·αίlι·οαd conψany οι· light ι·αί! tι·ansίt agency should occuι· b efoι·e woι-k staι·ts . <br />Option: <br />11. Α flagger οι· a ιιniforιned law enforceιnent officeι· ιnay be ιιsed at the g!'ade crossίng to ιηίηiιηίze tl1e <br />probabίlity tl1at vehίcles aι·e stopped within 15 feet ofthe gΓade crossing, ιηeasιιred froιn both sides ofthe <br />outside rails. <br />Support : <br />12 . For State highways , see Ca ltrans ' Standa rd Plan Τ13 . See Section 1 Α .11 fo r informat ion regard ing th is publication . <br />13 . lf portable transverse rumble strips are used for flagging operations , refe r to Section 6F .87 . <br />C11apte1· 6Η -Typical Applications <br />Part 6 -TeιnpoΓaJ')' Traffic Control <br />Noven1be1· 7, 2014 <br />1 <br />1