Traffic Management Plan:

WORK SITE LAYOUT OF

SIGNS AND DEVICES

COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR DPWH FIELD ENGINEERS

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC
CONTROL ZONE (TTCZ)

- area of a highway where

road user conditions are
changed because of a
work zone or incident by
the use of temporary
traffic control devices,
flaggers, uniformed law
enforcement officers, or
other authorized
personnel.
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL (TTC)

Functions:
- To provide for the reasonably safe and effective movement
of road users through or around TTC zones while reasonably
protecting road users, workers, responders to traffic incidents,
and equipment. “

- To provide for the efficient completion of whatever activity

that interrupted the normal use of the roadway.
COMPONENTS OF A TEMPORARY TRAFFIC
CONTROL ZONE (TTCZ)
DEFINITION OF TERMS

 Spacing Distance – “D”

 a basic system for remembering the spacing of signs and taper lengths

 Dimension “D”

- a distance expressed in meters equal to the approach speed of traffic in

kilometers per hour
 ADVANCE WARNING
AREA

 The advance warning

area is the section of
highway where road
users are informed about
the upcoming work zone
or incident area.

 Signs to provide warning, guidance, or instruction are provided in this area.

 Other signs in the advance warning area provide additional warning to road
users or inform drivers of specific action that may be required ahead.
ADVANCE WARNING AREA

 Situation 1 (Common)

Advance warning sign must be located at a minimum distance of 2D

meters before the start of the works, or if there is a transition area, the
start of the taper.

For example, if the approach speed of traffic is 60 kph then

the ‘ROADWORKS AHEAD’ sign should be a minimum of 120
meters before the taper or works area.
1. Closure of sidewalk
a 2 lane, 2-way road

• Low Speed
• Short Term
ADVANCE WARNING AREA

 Situation 2

In cases where a specific action is required from road

users or drivers, additional signs may be provided in the advance
warning area. The sign closest to the work should be at a distance of
2D with other signs generally spaced D meters apart.

If two or more signs are provided in the advance

warning area, the ‘ROADWORKS AHEAD’ sign may need to be a
distance of 3D or more prior to the works. However, where visibility
is good and there are more than two advanced signs, the spacing of
signs may be reduced to a minimum of 0.5D.
14. Works at an
Intersection

• High Speed
• Long/Short Term
ADVANCE WARNING AREA

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 TRANSITION AREA

 the area where drivers are redirected out of their normal path of travel. If
a roadway needs to be partially closed the taper that guides drivers to the new
travel path clear of the worksite is provided within the transition area.
TRANSITION AREA

 The way that you have chosen to manage the traffic at then worksite, will
determine you the type of taper you should use.
TRANSITION AREA

Lateral Shift Taper

- shifts a line of traffic sideways when it
does not need to merge with another line
of traffic traveling in the same direction
- sometimes referred to as a “diverge
taper”.
- should be at least D meters long.

For example if the approach speed of traffic

is 50 kph the lateral shift taper should be 50
meters. However, when a Traffic Controller
is being used a 30 meter taper is adopted as
the traffic would be approaching the taper at
a slower speed.
TRANSITION AREA

Merge Taper
- shifts a line of traffic sideways where
the traffic must join with another line of
traffic traveling in the same direction
- should be at least 2D meters long

For example, if traffic is traveling at a speed

of 70 kph the merge taper should be 140
meters. A merge taper requires a longer
distance because drivers are required to
merge into common road space.
TRANSITION AREA

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Devices used for forming
tapers may be temporary
hazard markers, Traffic Cones
or Temporary Bollards.
APPROACH CLEARANCE
AREA FOR WORKERS

-longitudinal safety buffer

immediately in advance of
the work area that increases
protection and safety for
workers.

- generally 20 to 30
meters long but can be
extended if the work area is
hidden from approaching
 The clearance area should be kept clear
road users e.g. by a curve
or crest. of workers, vehicles, machinery
APPROACH CLEARANCE
FOR WORKERS

Direction of traffic
ADJACENT CLEARANCE
AREA FOR WORKERS

- a lateral safety buffer

beside the work area that
increases protection and
safety for workers.

low speed areas - minimum of 1.2 meters.

high speed areas - a larger adjacent clearance area is desirable or
consideration given to providing a roadworks speed limit.
high volume and very high speed locations (e.g. expressways) - a safety
barrier adjacent to the work area should be considered to provide
protection and safety for workers.
ADJACENT CLEARANCE
FOR WORKERS

Direction of traffic
ADJACENT CLEARANCE FOR WORKERS
WORK/ACTIVITY AREA

- area where works are physically being carried out and is set
aside for workers, machinery, equipment and storage of
materials.
WORK/ACTIVITY AREA

Signs and devices to prohibit access to the Work Area

 Traffic Cones

 Temporary Bollards

 Concrete Barriers

 Water Filled Plastic Barriers

 Plastic Mesh or Tape

TERMINATION AREA

- area where traffic resumes normal operations after passing

the worksite.
TERMINATION AREA

Signs and Devices used in the Termination Area

 Taper to allow normal flow of traffic

 END ROADWORK signs

 END DETOUR sign

 End Speed limit sign

TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL (TTC)

No one set of TTC devices can satisfy all conditions for a given project or
incident. At the same time, defining details that would be adequate to cover
all applications is not practical.

The TTC selected for each situation depends on the following:

• type of highway,
• road user conditions,
• duration of operation,
• physical constraints, and the
• nearness of the work space or incident management activity to road users.
ROADWORK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GUIDES

The principles of worksite traffic management mentioned should still be applied with
consideration given to the following:

• Sign locations and spacing may need adjustment to suit road alignment,
visibility, traffic speeds etc.

• Lane tapers using cones, bollards or temporary hazard markers should be

gradual and reinforced with appropriate signs

• All layouts should be driven at the expected traffic speed and adjustments
made if necessary.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT GUIDES

FOR ROADWORKS
Layout 1
Closure of Sidewalk

• 2-Lane, 2-way road

• Low Speed
• Short Term
Layout 2
Road Condition Signing

• Low Speed
• Short Term
Layout 3
Part-lane Closure
• 2-Lane, 2-way road
• Low Volume
• Low Speed
• Short Term
Layout 4
Part-lane Closure
• 2-Lane, 2-way road
• High Speed
• Short Term
Layout 5
Closure of Outer Lane
• Multilane Road
• Low Speed
• Short Term
Layout 6
Closure of Center Lane
• Multilane Road
• Low Speed
• Short Term
Layout 7
Part Lane Closure
• 2-Lane, 2-way road
• High Speed
• Long Term
Layout 8
Road Condition Signing

• High Speed
• Long Term
Layout 9
Closure of Inner Lane
• Multilane Road
• High Speed
• Long Term
Layout 10
Detour via the existing
road network

• Multilane Road
• Low or High Speed
• Short or Long Term
Layout 11
Detour via side track

• Low Speed
• Long Term
Layout 12
Detour via side track

• High Speed
• Long Term
Layout 13
Works at an
Intersection

• Low Speed
• Short or Long Term
Layout 14
Works at an
Intersection

• High Speed
• Short or Long Term
Layout 15
Lane Marking of
Centerline

• 2 Lane, 2 Way Road

Layout 16
Lane Marking of
Centerline

• Multilane Road
Layout 17
Lane Marking of
Edgeline

• Multilane Road
Layout 18
Gravel Road-
Works Adjacent to the road
Layout 19
Gravel Road-
Maintenance Grading
Layout 20
Gravel Road-
Overnight Obstruction
not Affecting Travel Path
END OF MODULE.
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