Admin Order 58-22-12-F -- Final ROW Rule R-7.302 and Utility Manual

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Utility Construction and Use of the Right-of-Way Policies and Procedures Manual Page 20 3.07 Traffic Control 3.07.1 Protective Measures and Routing of Traffic The permittee shall comply with all City traffic control standards including the latest editions of Part VI of the Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), the Oregon Department of Transportation Short Term Traffic Control Handbook, and the City of Eugene Work Zone Traffic Control Standards Supplement, and as specified in Sections 00220 and 00225 of the Standard Specifications https://www.eugene-or.gov/444/Standard-Specifications-for-Construction. Sidewalk detour or by-pass accommodations may be required by the Utility Inspector at any time or location deemed appropriate by the Utility Inspector. NOTE: Bicycle lanes and sidewalks are considered legal travel lanes herein and must be accommodated as such. It shall be the duty of any person working, cutting, or making an excavation in or upon any public way to establish and maintain barriers and warning devices necessary for the safety of the workers and the general public. The Utility Inspector may review the permittee's placement of these barriers and warning devices. When, in the judgment of the Utility Inspector, additional barricades or warning devices are necessary, the Utility Coordinator shall inform the permittee, and the permittee shall take prompt action to comply. If a project will last longer than a single work shift, the permittee must inspect all traffic control devices at the beginning and end of each shift, and maintain all devices as necessary to meet established permit conditions. If in the judgment of the Utility Inspector or the Public Works Maintenance Traffic Technical staff, the permittee’s traffic control measures are inadequate and/or have not been maintained adequately and create a hazardous condition that affects public safety, the City may issue a Stop Work order and/or use its own forces to provide adequate traffic control and correct the safety issues without prior notification. All costs for this work will be charged to the permittee. 3.07.2 Lane Closures, Working Time, and Parking Restrictions An approved temporary traffic control plan (TCP) including provisions, signing and detours (if necessary) for bicyclists and pedestrians from Public Works staff is required for a permittee either to close a street travel lane or restrict parking on either an arterial or collector street, or within the downtown core area. The downtown core area is defined as that area bordered on the North by 5th Avenue, on the South by 13th Avenue, on the East by High Street, and on the West by Lincoln Street. A copy of the written authorization must be at the worksite at all times the closure or restriction is in effect. The Utility Inspector shall have the authority to enforce the conditions stated in the restriction or closure authorization. Due to the conflicts between traffic and construction work during peak traffic hours, work on arterial or collector streets and/or within the downtown core area shall be prohibited during the hours of 7:15 - 8:15