BLUNT END ACCEPTABLE ON DEPARTURE END LOCATION OF

FOR ONE-WAY TRAFFIC. FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC, TEMPORARY LIGHT

PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER
FLARE PCB BEYOND THE CLEAR ZONE OF ITEM 670.10X
(DOUBLE-FACED)
APPROACHING TRAFFIC OR ADEQUATELY
WORK AREA
PROTECT END AS ORDERED
10:1
(SEE NOTE 11). 15
(SEE NOTE 5)

50’ MIN. PARALLEL TO
TRAFFIC
ROADWAY CENTERLINE
EDGE OF T.W.
FLARE PCB BEYOND CLEAR ZONE
OR ADEQUATELY PROTECT END
50’ MINIMUM PARALLEL TO BEGIN FLARE AS ORDERED (SEE NOTE 11)
ROADWAY CENTERLINE
ROADWAY CENTERLINE (SEE LAYOUT CHART) TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC OR TRAFFIC LAYOUT OF PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER

(NTS)

(SEE NOTE ABOVE) #4 STIRRUPS (TYP)

#5 (BOTTOM) (TYP) - OPTIONAL LIFTING DEVICES

ADJOINING SECTION OF #6 BAR SKEWED, OR

- #9 STEEL REINFORCING BAR #5 (MIDDLE & TOP) (TYP)
PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER 1" I.D. PVC SLEEVE (TYP)
LINKING PIN (SEE DETAIL)

PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER LAYOUT

DESIRABLE MAXIMUM FLARE MINIMUM

OPERATING
LATERAL OFFSET RATE * LENGTH OF
SPEED
FROM T.W. ** (FREE-STANDING) PCB SYSTEM
30 MPH 2’ 7:1
40 MPH 5’ 9:1 10"

50 MPH 6.5’ 11:1

2" 6" 2"
60 MPH 8’ 13:1
- 1" ´ HOLES AND 3" X 4" X 6" NOTCH
70 MPH 10’ 15:1 #6 CONNECTION BAR
FOR ANCHOR BOLTS, TWO EACH SIDE (TYP)
WITH HOOKED ENDS
ALL SPEEDS 15’MAX *** 100’ EXTRA #5 BAR IN FRONT OF ANCHOR
#6 REINFORCING BAR (SKEWED)
BOLT HOLE, TWO EACH SIDE (TYP)

* MEASURE FLARE FROM A LINE PARALLEL TO THE ROADWAY C,

L WHETHER ON A CURVE OR A TANGENT.
(OPTIONAL PROVISION FOR
R = 1" (TYP) PLAN
LIFTING DEVICE)
#4 STIRRUP SCALE: 1" = 1’-0"

"
** FOR RESTRICTED SITE CONDITIONS, LESSER OFFSETS MAY BE PERMITTED BY THE ENGINEER.
CONNECTION BARS 5’-0"

1’-1
- 1" I.D. PVC SLEEVE 2’-6"
*** TO REDUCE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH-ANGLE IMPACTS ( 15) (#6 BARS WITH HOOKED ENDS)
(OPTIONAL PROVISION FOR (TYP)
#6 REINFORCING BAR, SKEWED (TYP)
LIFTING DEVICE) 3"
1" I.D. PVC SLEEVE THROUGH BARRIER (TYP) (OPTIONAL PROVISION FOR LIFTING DEVICE)
(OPTIONAL PROVISION FOR LIFTING DEVICE) #6 LOOP BAR
3"

2’-8"
R = 10"
2" CLEAR COVER (TYP)

6"
8"
GENERAL NOTES

10"
4" #5 BAR (TYP)

4"
"

1’-0"
3" X 4" X 6"
#6 CONNECTION BAR
6"
1. THE PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER DETAILS, AS SHOWN ON THIS SHEET, ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOTCH FOR ANCHOR BOLTS

7
WITH HOOKED ENDS

3"
(TYP)
REQUIREMENTS OF NCHRP REPORT 350. TWO EACH SIDE (TYP)

2"
2. CONCRETE BARRIER SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR AND PAID AS ITEM 606.417, PORTABLE CONCRETE 4"

1’-0"
#6 LOOP BAR #4 STIRRUP (TYP)
BARRIER FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL. CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING BARRIERS, WHEN REQUIRED, SHALL BE SUBSIDIARY - 1" ´ HOLES (TYP)

TO ITEM 606.417. FOR ANCHOR BOLTS 9" 6" 9" 3’-0" 2’-6" 1’-0"

4"
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH AND INSTALL APPROVED RETROREFLECTIVE DELINEATORS AT 25-FOOT INTERVALS 1’-0" 2’-6"
2’-0"

8"
ALONG THE TOP AND/OR ONE FOOT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER, SUBSIDIARY TO ITEM

6"
606.417. THE COLOR OF DELINEATORS SHALL, IN ALL CASES, CONFORM TO THE COLOR OF EDGE LINE MARKINGS.

DELINEATORS SUPPLEMENT, BUT DO NOT REPLACE, THE NEED FOR RETROREFLECTIVE SOLID EDGE LINE MARKINGS. TYPICAL SECTION

2"
4. UNPROTECTED OPENINGS IN PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY - 1" ´ HOLES AND 3" X 4" X 6" NOTCH
SCALE: 1" = 1’-0" 1’-0" 1’-9"
AUTHORIZED BY THE ENGINEER. FOR ANCHOR BOLTS, TWO EACH SIDE (TYP)
(TYP) (TYP)
5. A 10:1 OR FLATTER FORESLOPE (SUBSIDIARY TO ITEM 606.417) SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ADVANCE OF ALL
2’-9" 1’-0" 2’-6" 1’-0" 2’-9"
PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER SYSTEMS WITHIN THE CLEAR ZONE. REFER TO THE ROADSIDE DESIGN GUIDE
PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER REINFORCING SCHEDULE
AASHTO, 2006, FOR CLEAR ZONE WIDTHS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
10’-0"
UNBENT
6. WHEN PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER IS INSTALLED ON BOTH SIDES OF TRAFFIC, THE BEGINNINGS OF THE DESCRIPTION SIZE NO. TYPE 3"
1"
LENGTH
BARRIER SHALL BE STAGGERED BY AT LEAST 50 FEET. EXTRA #5 BAR IN FRONT
I.R.
CONNECTION 1’-1" OF ANCHOR BOLT HOLE, ELEVATION
#6 2 14’-9" 1’-1"
7. OTHER BARRIER CONFIGURATIONS AND END CONNECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ENGINEER. BARRIERS BARS

6"
TWO EACH SIDE (TYP)

6"
OF DIFFERENT GEOMETRIC SHAPES SHALL NOT BE MIXED ON THE SAME RUN. SCALE:1" = 1’-0"

"
BOTTOM

9
8. PLACE RETROREFLECTORIZED DRUMS OR BARRICADES IN ACCORDANCE WITH 6C-2 OF THE MUTCD IN ADVANCE OF #5 2 9’-10"

"
LONGITUDINAL 1’-0"R #6 CONNECTION BAR W/HOOKED ENDS
PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER TO WARN AND ALERT DRIVERS.
1’-7" #9 REINFORCING BAR (BEND AROUND 2" ´ PIN (TYP))
CENTER & TOP
9. DETAILS FOR ANCHOR BOLTS ARE SHOWN ONLY FOR USE AS REQUIRED OR DIRECTED. #5 3 9’-4" CROSS PIECE WELDED
LONGITUDINAL
#4 STIRRUP BARS TO TOP OF LINKING PIN
10. TEMPORARY LIGHTS SHALL BE PAID UNDER ITEM 670.10X.
1"
BOTTOM 2’-7"
11. ADEQUATE PROTECTION SHALL BE MEASURES AS DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT EDITION OF THE ROADSIDE DESIGN #5 4 1’-4" 8"
TRANSVERSE

"
GUIDE AS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PLACING GRANULAR MATERIAL AT THE END(S) OF BARRIER SHALL NOT 2"
BE CONSIDERED ADEQUATE PROTECTION. I.R. 2"

2 ’ -4 "

3
2 ’ -4 "
STIRRUPS #4 4 5’-0"

#9 REINFORCING BAR
SEAL
EXTRA ANCHOR
#5 4 2’-5" ASTM A615 GRADE 60 PLAIN BAR OR 1" ´ A449 PLAIN 1"
MATERIAL NOTES HOLE BARS AROUND
BAR MAY BE USED AS ALTERNATIVES TO DEFORMED REBAR
LIFTING 1’-0"
(180 HOOKED ENDS MAY BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE
DEVICE #6 2 5’-4" #6 LIFTING DEVICES
TO THE WELDED CROSS PIECE ON TOP) 2" 2"
1. BARRIERS SHALL BE LIGHT COLORED CLASS "AA" CONCRETE HAVING A MINIMUM 28 DAY COMPRESSION STRENGTH OF (OPTIONAL)
(OPTIONAL)
4,000 PSI. BARRIERS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH UNIFORM SURFACE FREE OF DEFECTS AND IRREGULARITIES. CASTING
LOOP BAR #6 2 6’-10"
DATE SHALL BE SHOWN ON BARRIER. ALL EXPOSED EDGES OF CONCRETE SHALL BE CHAMFERED " UNLESS LINKING PIN
OTHERWISE NOTED. END NOTCH DETAIL
SCALE: 1" = 1’-0"
3’-4"
2. ALL REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE AASHTO M31 (ASTM-A615) GRADE 60. REINFORCEMENT SHOWN IS THE MINIMUM 2’-0" SCALE: 2" = 1’-0"

REQUIRED. 10’-1" 4"

4"
4"
3. EACH BARRIER UNIT SHALL INCLUDE ONE LINKING PIN. 1" I.R. (TYP) 1" I.R.
2’-0"

4. LIFTING OPTIONS SHOWN ARE ADVISORY ONLY. IT SHALL BE THE CONTRACTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE
#6 CONNECTION BARS
#6 LOOP BAR (TOP VIEW) STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
ADEQUATE LIFTING POINTS ON EACH BARRIER.
3’-2" DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CONCORD, N.H.
5. CONNECTING DEVICES SHALL BE COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER UNITS AND SHALL ALLOW PLACEMENT ON A 110’ RADIUS. 9’-0"
"

5
5

"

6. DELINEATORS SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE BARRIER USING AN APPROVED ADHESIVE MATERIAL OR BY BOLTS AND 45
2
"

45 45
ANCHORS AS SHOWN ON STANDARD NO. DL-1.
#5 BOTTOM LONGITUDINAL BARS #6 LOOP BAR (SIDE VIEW)

PORTABLE CONCRETE BARRIER

SUBDIRECTORY .DGN LOCATOR SHEET SCALE

English/LAN-CLOS PCB4-3LP10 AS NOTED