1 - AS 1742.3-2009 MANUAL OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES - TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR WORKS ON ROADS
4 - PREFACE
6 - CONTENTS
8 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
8 - 1.1 SCOPE
8 - 1.2 OBJECTIVE
8 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
9 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
9 - 1.4.1 Built-up area
9 - 1.4.2 Competent person
9 - 1.4.3 Dimension D
9 - 1.4.4 Expressway type road (expressway)
9 - 1.4.5 Long-term
9 - 1.4.6 May
9 - 1.4.7 Multilane
10 - 1.4.8 Open road area
10 - 1.4.9 Road safety barrier system
10 - 1.4.10 Road user
10 - 1.4.11 Roadway
10 - 1.4.12 Running lane
10 - 1.4.13 Shall
10 - 1.4.14 Should
10 - 1.4.15 Short-term
10 - 1.4.16 Speed of traffic (traffic speed)
10 - 1.4.17 Traffic
10 - 1.4.18 Traffic controller
11 - 1.4.19 Traffic guidance scheme
11 - 1.4.20 Two-way roadway
11 - 1.4.21 Travelled path
11 - 1.4.22 Work area
11 - 1.4.23 Work site
11 - 1.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY AT WORK SITES
11 - 1.6 FIELD GUIDES
13 - SECTION 2 PRINCIPLES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF A TRAFFIC GUIDANCE SCHEME
13 - 2.1 GENERAL
13 - 2.2 PLANNING
13 - 2.2.1 Traffic guidance schemes
14 - 2.2.2 Traffic management plans
15 - 2.2.3 Risk management
15 - 2.3 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
15 - 2.3.1 General
16 - 2.3.2 Safety and convenience
16 - 2.3.3 Traffic through the work area
17 - 2.3.4 Traffic past the work area
17 - 2.3.5 Traffic around the work area (side-tracks and detours)
17 - 2.3.6 Night conditions
18 - 2.3.7 Provision for pedestrians and bicycles
18 - 2.3.8 Temporary footpaths and pedestrian crossing
19 - 2.4 DEVICE REQUIREMENTS
19 - 2.4.1 Selection and use
19 - 2.4.2 Delineation
20 - 2.4.3 Night conditions
20 - 2.4.4 Adjustment to existing devices
20 - 2.4.5 Safety barriers
20 - 2.4.6 Vehicle size and load restrictions
21 - 2.5 INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL
21 - 2.5.1 Condition of devices
21 - 2.5.2 Positioning of devices
22 - 2.5.3 Setting out and recovery of devices
23 - 2.5.4 Orientation of sign
23 - 2.5.5 Inspection
23 - 2.5.6 Publicity
23 - 2.5.7 Removal
23 - 2.6 OPERATION
23 - 2.6.1 Daily routine and work site records
23 - 2.6.2 Layout variation
24 - 2.6.3 Maintenance of devices
24 - 2.6.4 Use of high visibility clothing
24 - 2.6.5 Hazard avoidance
24 - 2.6.6 Closures and delays
24 - 2.6.7 Safety audit
24 - 2.7 EMERGENCY AND UNPLANNED WORKS
25 - SECTION 3 DESCRIPTION AND USE OF SIGNS AND DEVICES
25 - 3.1 FUNCTIONS OF DEVICES
25 - 3.2 FORMAT AND SIZE OF SIGNS
25 - 3.2.1 Format of signs
25 - 3.2.2 Retroreflective material
25 - 3.2.3 Sign sizes in the T Series
26 - 3.3 SIGN MOUNTINGS
26 - 3.3.1 General
26 - 3.3.2 Multiple sign displays
27 - 3.4 SIGNS AND DEVICES FOR WORK SITE APPROACHES AND DEPARTURES
27 - 3.4.1 General
28 - 3.4.2 ROADWORK AHEAD (T1-1, T1-31), ROADWORK X km AHEAD (T1-16)
28 - 3.4.3 BRIDGEWORK AHEAD (T1-2), BRIDGEWORK X km AHEAD (T1-29)
29 - 3.4.4 Workers (symbolic) (T1-5)
29 - 3.4.5 ROAD PLANT AHEAD (T1-3), GRADER AHEAD (T1-4)
30 - 3.4.6 ROADWORK NEXT X km (T1-24), ROADWORK ON SIDE ROAD (T1-25), ROAD PLANT ON SIDE ROAD (T1-27), SIDE ROAD CLOSED (T1-32)
30 - 3.4.7 NEXT 2 km (T1-28)
31 - 3.4.8 END ROADWORK (T2-16, T2-17)
31 - 3.5 SIGNS AND DEVICES FOR REGULATORY CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
31 - 3.5.1 General
32 - 3.5.2 Manual control
33 - 3.5.3 Sign control, single lane operation
34 - 3.5.4 Traffic signal control
36 - 3.5.5 Temporary speed limits
37 - 3.6 DETOUR SIGNS
37 - 3.6.1 General
37 - 3.6.2 DETOUR AHEAD (T1-6)
37 - 3.6.3 END DETOUR (T2-23)
38 - 3.6.4 DETOUR (T5-1)
39 - 3.6.5 Detour marker (T5-6)
39 - 3.6.6 LOW BRIDGE AHEAD ... m, HIGH VEHICLES DETOUR (G9-3)
39 - 3.6.7 DETOUR FOR ... VEHICLES (G9-5)
40 - 3.6.8 Two-way Traffic (W4-11)
40 - 3.6.9 All Traffic Turn (R2-14)
41 - 3.6.10 No Left Turn (R2-6(L)), No Right Turn (R-6(R)), NO ENTRY (R2-4)
41 - 3.6.11 LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY (G9-40-2)
41 - 3.7 ROAD CONDITION SIGNS
41 - 3.7.1 General
42 - 3.7.2 Slippery, (T3-3), SOFT EDGES (T3-6), ROUGH SURFACE (T3-7), Loose Stones (T3-9), GRAVEL; ROAD (T3-13), LOOSE...
43 - 3.7.3 Advisory Speed signs (T3-16)
43 - 3.7.4 NEW WORK, NO LINES MARKED (T3-11)
43 - 3.8 SIGNS AND DEVICES FOR LANE AND ROAD CLOSURES
43 - 3.8.1 General
44 - 3.8.2 Signs
44 - 3.8.3 Barricades
45 - 3.9 DEVICES FOR DELINEATING AND INDICATING THE TRAVELLED PATH
45 - 3.9.1 Traffic cones and temporary bollards
47 - 3.9.2 Roadworks delineators
48 - 3.9.3 Temporary Hazard markers (T5-4, T5-5)
49 - 3.9.4 Pavement markings
49 - 3.9.5 Raised retroreflective pavement markers
50 - 3.9.6 Temporary kerbing
50 - 3.10 CONTAINMENT FENCES AND ROAD SAFETY BARRIER SYSTEMS
50 - 3.10.1 Containment fences
50 - 3.10.2 Longitudinal channelizing barricades
51 - 3.10.3 Road safety barrier systems
51 - 3.10.4 Temporary crash attenuators
52 - 3.11 LAMPS
52 - 3.12 VEHICLE-MOUNTED SIGNS AND DEVICES
52 - 3.12.1 Vehicle-mounted warning device
52 - 3.12.2 Illuminated flashing arrow sign
53 - 3.12.3 Supplementary vehicle-mounted signs
54 - 3.12.4 Painting of vehicles and machinery
54 - 3.12.5 Truck-mounted crash attenuator
54 - 3.13 BLASTING WORK SIGNS
54 - 3.13.1 General
54 - 3.13.2 BLASTING AREA SWITCH OFF RADIO TRANSMITTERS AND MOBILE PHONES (T4-4)
55 - 3.13.3 END BLASTING AREA (T4-3)
55 - 3.14 SIGNS AND DEVICES FOR PEDESTRIAN CONTROL
55 - 3.14.1 General
55 - 3.14.2 PEDESTRIANS WATCH YOUR STEP (T8-1)
55 - 3.14.3 PEDESTRIANS (arrow) (T8-2)
56 - 3.14.4 USE OTHER FOOTPATH (T8-3)
56 - 3.14.5 LOOK BOTH WAYS, TWO-WAY TRAFFIC (T8-5)
56 - 3.14.6 Pedestrian containment
56 - 3.15 SIGNS AND DEVICES FOR VEHICLE HEIGHT AND MASS RESTRICTIONS
56 - 3.15.1 General
57 - 3.15.2 BRIDGE LOAD LIMIT ... t GROSS (R6-3)
57 - 3.15.3 LOW CLEARANCE ... m (R6-11)
58 - 3.15.4 CLEARANCE ... m (R6-12)
58 - 3.15.5 LOW CLEARANCE ... m (W4-8)
58 - 3.15.6 Low clearance warning gauge
58 - 3.16 OTHER SIGNS AND DEVICES
58 - 3.16.1 General
59 - 3.16.2 Trucks
59 - 3.16.3 POWER LINE WORKS IN PROGRESS (T4-5)
59 - 3.16.4 High-visibility clothing for work personnel
60 - 3.16.5 TRAFFIC HAZARD (T1-10)
60 - 3.16.6 Variable message signs
61 - 3.16.7 Antiglare screen
62 - SECTION 4 PROCEDURES FOR THE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
62 - 4.1 GENERAL
62 - 4.1.1 Scope of Section
62 - 4.1.2 Maintaining a safe workplace
63 - 4.1.3 Works protection methods
63 - 4.1.4 Components of a typical work site
64 - 4.1.5 Dimension D
64 - 4.1.6 Tolerances on positioning
65 - 4.2 STATIC WORK SITES
68 - 4.3 SHORT-TERM LOW IMPACT WORKS-OPEN ROAD AREAS
68 - 4.3.1 General
68 - 4.3.2 Work between gaps in traffic
69 - 4.3.3 Short term work in traffic
69 - 4.3.4 Frequently changing work area
70 - 4.3.5 Shoulder grading and mowing on sealed roads in open road areas
70 - 4.3.6 Mobile inspections
70 - 4.3.7 Work off-roadway
71 - 4.4 SHORT-TERM LOW IMPACT WORKS-BUILT-UP AREAS
71 - 4.4.1 General
71 - 4.4.2 Frequently changing work area-Work not within traffic lane
71 - 4.4.3 Frequently changing work area-Work within a traffic lane
72 - 4.4.4 Works on medians, verges and footpaths
73 - 4.4.5 Street sweeping and garbage collection
73 - 4.4.6 Work between gaps in traffic
73 - 4.5 WORKS ON UNSEALED ROADS
73 - 4.5.1 General
74 - 4.5.2 Maintenance grading and resheeting
74 - 4.5.3 Short term partial road closures
75 - 4.6 MOBILE WORKS
75 - 4.6.1 General
78 - 4.6.2 Work convoy arrangements
78 - 4.6.3 Operating principles
82 - 4.6.4 Signs
83 - 4.6.5 Mobile temporary speed zones
85 - 4.7 ADVANCE AND TERMINATION WARNING SIGNS
85 - 4.7.1 General
85 - 4.7.2 Advance sign selection
88 - 4.7.3 Intermediate advance signs
88 - 4.7.4 Advance warning distances
88 - 4.7.5 Sign display
88 - 4.7.6 Frequently changing work area
88 - 4.7.7 Mobile works
88 - 4.7.8 Avoiding end-of-queue collisions
89 - 4.7.9 Termination signs
90 - 4.8 APPROACH TAPERS
90 - 4.8.1 General
90 - 4.8.2 Lane closures
92 - 4.8.3 Devices
92 - 4.9 CREATING A TEMPORARY SPEED ZONE AT WORKS ON ROADS
92 - 4.9.1 General
93 - 4.9.2 Speed zones for workplace safety purposes
93 - 4.9.3 Speed zones for traffic safety purposes
95 - 4.9.4 Duration
95 - 4.9.5 Advance warning of temporary speed zones (buffer zones)
95 - 4.9.6 Start of zone
96 - 4.9.7 End of zone
96 - 4.9.8 Repeater signs
96 - 4.9.9 Offset speed zones
99 - 4.10 TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
99 - 4.10.1 Application
99 - 4.10.2 Equipment
99 - 4.10.3 Sight distance
99 - 4.10.4 Control of approach speed
99 - 4.10.5 Period of duty
99 - 4.10.6 Traffic controller competency
100 - 4.11 PORTABLE TRAFFIC SIGNALS
100 - 4.11.1 General
100 - 4.11.2 Operation
100 - 4.11.3 Approach conditions and speed
101 - 4.11.4 Performance monitoring
101 - 4.12 PILOT VEHICLE
103 - 4.13 MAINTAINING TRAFFIC FLOW
103 - 4.13.1 Length of single-lane operation under reversible flow
103 - 4.13.2 Number of lanes for each direction of flow
104 - 4.13.3 Lane widths
105 - 4.13.4 Edge clearances
105 - 4.13.5 Work in residential streets
106 - 4.14 DETOURS, SIDE-TRACKS AND CROSSOVERS
106 - 4.14.1 General
106 - 4.14.2 Surface condition
106 - 4.14.3 Alignment, width and capacity
109 - 4.14.4 Provision for pedestrians, bicycles, wheelchairs and public transport
109 - 4.14.5 Access for local traffic
109 - 4.14.6 Delineation
110 - 4.14.7 Continuity of signing at a detour
110 - 4.14.8 Reversed traffic direction
111 - 4.14.9 Freeway exit closures
111 - 4.14.10 Detours for high and heavy vehicles
112 - 4.15 EXCAVATION WORKS
113 - APPENDIX A - DAILY ROUTINE TASKS AND RECORD KEEPING
113 - A1 SCOPE
113 - A2 RECORD KEEPING
114 - A3 DAILY ROUTINE TASKS
114 - A3.1 General
114 - A3.2 Before work starts
114 - A3.3 During hours of work
114 - A3.4 Closing down at the end of the day
115 - A3.5 After hours
116 - APPENDIX B - EMERGENCY AND UNPLANNED WORKS
116 - B1 GENERAL
116 - B2 INITIAL RESPONSE
118 - B3 FOLLOW-UP PROTECTION
119 - APPENDIX C - MODEL INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
119 - C1 SCOPE
119 - C2 INSTRUCTIONS
122 - APPENDIX D - PROTECTION AND DELINEATION AT EXCAVATION WORKS
122 - D1 DETERMINATION OF NEED
122 - D2 LATERAL CLEARANCE
122 - D3 MEANS OF PROTECTION OR DELINEATION