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California VMUTCD 2014 Edition Page 11137 <br />(FFIWA's MUTCD 2009 Edition, including Revisions 1 & 2, as amended for use in California) <br />Table 6H-4(CA). Taper Length Criteria for Temporary Traffic Control Zones <br />(for 12 feet Offset Width) <br />Sped <br />(mph) <br />Minimum Taper Length" <br />for Width of Offset 12 feet (W) <br />Merging <br />L <br />(feet) <br />Shifting <br />Lf2 <br />feet <br />Shoulder <br />Ll3 <br />feet <br />Down <br />Stream <br />(feet)... <br />20$245 <br />80 <br />40 <br />27 <br />50 <br />2525 <br />63 <br />42 <br />50 <br />3080 <br />40 <br />60 <br />50 <br />35 <br />123 <br />82 <br />50 <br />4020 <br />160 <br />107 <br />504540 <br />270 <br />180 <br />50 <br />50 <br />600 <br />300 <br />200 <br />50 <br />55 <br />660 <br />330 <br />220 <br />50 <br />60 <br />720 <br />360 <br />240 <br />50 <br />65 <br />780 <br />340 <br />260 <br />50 <br />70 <br />840 <br />420 <br />280 <br />50 <br />75 <br />900 <br />450 <br />300 <br />50 <br />` - Posted speed limit, off-peak 85@Lpercentile speed prior to work starting, or the anticipated operating <br />speed in mph. <br />" - For other offsets use the following merging taper length formula for L: <br />For speeds of 40 mph or less, L=WS2/60 <br />For speeds of 45 mph or more, L=WS ' <br />Where: L = taper length in feet <br />W = width of offset in feet <br />a = puareu Npeuu !111111, on-peaK u5- percenul <br />starting, or the anticipated operating speed in <br />—* - Maximum downstream taper length is 100 feet. See Section 6C.08. <br />Chapter BN - Typical Applications <br />Part 6 - Temporary Traffic Control <br />Novemher 7, 2014 <br />