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Volume 1
Part 1: General Information and Index of Signs
Part 2: General Road Signs
Part 3: Signs Relating to Specific Types of Roads and Road Users
Part 4: Information and Direction Signs
Part 5: Traffic Signals
Volume 2
Part 6: Road Markings
Part 7: Design Guide for Traffic Signs
Part 8: Road Signs and Markings Specifications
Part 9: Traffic Control Devices for Works on Roads and Temporary Traffic Management
Volume 3
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Volume 1
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Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................. v
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2.2.1
General ....................................................................................................... 23
2.2.2
Sign Function .............................................................................................. 23
2.2.3
Sub-Classification of Regulatory Signs ........................................................ 24
2.2.4
Index of Regulatory Signs ........................................................................... 24
2.3 Warning Signs ............................................................................................................ 34
2.3.1
General ....................................................................................................... 34
2.3.2
Sign Function .............................................................................................. 35
2.3.3
Index of Warning Signs ............................................................................... 35
Signs for Intersections, Interchanges, and Ramps on Expressways and Freeways............. 43
2.4.1
General ....................................................................................................... 43
2.4.2
Index of Signs for Intersections, Interchanges, and Ramps on
Expressways and Freeways ........................................................................ 43
2.5 Signs for Auxiliary Lanes............................................................................................. 44
2.5.1
General ....................................................................................................... 44
2.5.2
Index of Signs for Auxiliary Lanes ............................................................... 44
2.6 Signs for Toll Roadways ............................................................................................. 45
2.6.1
General ....................................................................................................... 45
2.6.2
Index of Signs for Toll Roadways ................................................................ 45
2.7 Pedestrian Control, Protection, and Facilities ........................................................... 46
2.7.1
General ....................................................................................................... 46
2.7.2
Index of Signs for Pedestrian Control, Protection, and Facilities ............... 46
2.8 Bike Control and Facilities .......................................................................................... 47
2.8.1
General ....................................................................................................... 47
2.8.2
Index of Signs for Bike Control and Facilities ............................................. 48
2.9 Local Area Traffic Management ................................................................................. 50
2.9.1
General ....................................................................................................... 50
2.9.2
Index of Signs for Local Area Traffic Management .................................... 50
2.10 School Zones .............................................................................................................. 50
2.10.1 General ....................................................................................................... 50
2.10.2 Index of Signs for School Zones .................................................................. 50
2.11 Bus Lanes and Facilities.............................................................................................. 52
2.11.1 General ....................................................................................................... 52
2.11.2 Index of Signs for Bus Lanes and Facilities ................................................. 52
2.12 High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes................................................................................... 54
2.12.1 General ....................................................................................................... 54
2.12.2 Index of Signs for High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes ...................................... 54
2.13 Truck, Freight Lanes, and Facilities ............................................................................ 56
2.13.1 General ....................................................................................................... 56
2.13.2 Index of Signs for Truck, Freight Lanes, and Facilities ................................ 56
2.14 Tram or Light Rail Transit Crossings and Facilities ..................................................... 59
2.14.1 General ....................................................................................................... 59
2.14.2 Index of Signs for Tram or LRT Crossings and Facilities .............................. 59
2.15 Railway or Metro Line Crossings and Facilities .......................................................... 60
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2.17
2.18
2.19
Bibliography ........................................................................................................................ 91
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Introduction .................................................................................................................1
1.1 Primary Definitions ...................................................................................................... 1
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2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
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3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
3.14
3.15
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4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
Parking ...................................................................................................................... 79
5.1 General ...................................................................................................................... 79
5.2 Legal ........................................................................................................................... 79
5.3 Sign Sizes .................................................................................................................... 79
5.4 General Parking Places without Time Limit ............................................................... 80
5.4.1
Parking Place for Buses, Trucks, Bikes, and Motorcycles ........................... 81
5.4.2
Parking Places for Disabled People ............................................................ 81
5.5 Limited Waiting.......................................................................................................... 82
5.6 Permit Parking ........................................................................................................... 82
5.7 Pay and Display Parking ............................................................................................. 83
5.8 Shared Use Parking .................................................................................................... 83
5.9 Parking Information Signs.......................................................................................... 84
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7.4
7.5
Bibliography....................................................................................................................... 109
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Bibliography....................................................................................................................... 101
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2.8
2.9
2.6.3
Route Identification Symbols ..................................................................... 24
2.6.4
Route Confirmation Signs ........................................................................... 25
2.6.5
Intersection and Interchange Identification Signs ..................................... 26
2.6.6
Permitted Abbreviations for Interchange Identification Signs ................... 26
2.6.7
Gore Exit Signs ............................................................................................ 26
2.6.8
Reference Route Markers........................................................................... 27
Permitted Use of Regulatory or Warning Legends on Directional Signing ................ 28
Permitted Use of Other Signs on Directional Signing: Toll Roadways ....................... 32
Typical Layout Drawings ............................................................................................ 33
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4.3
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Bibliography ........................................................................................................................ 65
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2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.18
2.19
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4.1.11
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Part 6: Road Markings
Acronyms and Abbreviations ..................................................................................................x
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3.2
3.3
3.4
3.1.9
Box Marking ............................................................................................... 48
3.1.10 STOP Lines at Signals .................................................................................. 51
3.1.11 Lines through Intersections........................................................................ 53
3.1.12 Rural Intersection Layouts ......................................................................... 53
Auxiliary Lanes ........................................................................................................... 56
3.2.1
Single-Lane Dualling ................................................................................... 56
3.2.2
Diverging and Merging Auxiliary Lanes at Priority Intersections ............... 58
3.2.3
Dedicated Right-Turn Lanes at Traffic Signals ............................................ 60
3.2.4
Dedicated Right-Turn Lanes at Roundabouts ............................................ 62
3.2.5
Turnout Lanes............................................................................................. 65
Interchanges .............................................................................................................. 68
3.3.1
Merging/Diverging Slip Ramps ................................................................... 68
3.3.2
Lane Gains .................................................................................................. 71
3.3.3
Lane Drops.................................................................................................. 74
Expressway Intersections .......................................................................................... 77
3.4.1
Typical Rural Intersection ........................................................................... 77
3.4.2
Typical Urban Cross Roadway with Ramp Treatment ................................ 78
3.4.3
Trap Lanes at Expressway Exits .................................................................. 79
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4.7.1
Integrated Tramways................................................................................ 119
4.7.2
Off-Roadway Tramways ........................................................................... 121
4.7.3
Tram Stops ................................................................................................ 124
Railways and Metro Lines, Crossings, and Facilities ................................................ 124
4.8.1
Level Crossings/ Railroad Crossings.......................................................... 125
4.8.2
Longitudinal Road Markings ..................................................................... 129
4.8.3
Yellow Box Markings ................................................................................ 129
4.8.4
Worded Text on the Roadway .................................................................. 132
Channelization.......................................................................................................... 133
5.1 Channelization Lines ................................................................................................ 135
5.2 Tubular Channelization Device ................................................................................ 135
5.3 Lane Arrows ............................................................................................................. 136
5.4 Roundabout Lane Arrows ........................................................................................ 137
5.5 Mandatory Turns ..................................................................................................... 137
5.6 Bifurcation Arrows ................................................................................................... 138
5.7 Deflection / Warning Arrows ................................................................................... 139
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General ........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................ 1
Support Loads...............................................................................................................7
3.1 General......................................................................................................................... 7
3.1.1
General Design Information ......................................................................... 7
3.1.2
Other Sign Support Structures ..................................................................... 7
3.1.3
Other Support Structures ............................................................................. 8
3.1.4
Passive Safety ............................................................................................... 8
3.2 Structural Performance................................................................................................ 8
3.2.1
General ......................................................................................................... 8
3.2.2
Conformity .................................................................................................... 8
3.2.3
Loading ......................................................................................................... 9
3.2.4
Wind Loads ................................................................................................... 9
3.2.5
Point Loads ................................................................................................... 9
3.2.6
Performance ............................................................................................... 10
3.2.7
Partial Safety Factors .................................................................................. 11
3.2.8
Partial Action Factor ................................................................................... 11
3.2.9
Shape Factor ............................................................................................... 11
3.2.10 Deflections .................................................................................................. 11
3.2.11 Temporary Deflections ............................................................................... 16
3.2.12 Permanent Deflections ............................................................................... 17
3.3 Physical Performance................................................................................................. 17
3.4 Shear Capacity............................................................................................................ 17
3.5 Vehicle Impact ........................................................................................................... 17
3.6 Support Sizes and Configurations for Smaller Signs .................................................. 17
3.7 Hangers, Brackets, and Fixings................................................................................... 17
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Foundations ............................................................................................................... 21
5.1 General ...................................................................................................................... 21
5.2 Design Principles ........................................................................................................ 21
5.2.1
Foundations for Small Signs ....................................................................... 21
5.2.2
Planted Foundations .................................................................................. 21
5.2.3
Spread Foundations ................................................................................... 22
5.3 Reinforced Concrete .................................................................................................. 22
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10.5.6
10.5.7
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Introduction .................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 1
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Acceptance Criteria .................................................................................... 13
2.10 Assembly and installation .......................................................................................... 13
2.10.1 Assembly .................................................................................................... 13
2.10.2 Installation.................................................................................................. 13
2.10.3 Siting ........................................................................................................... 13
2.10.4 Verge-mounted Signs ................................................................................. 13
2.10.5 Gantry-mounted Signs ............................................................................... 13
2.11 Orientation ................................................................................................................ 14
2.12 Temporary Traffic Signs ............................................................................................. 14
2.12.1 General ....................................................................................................... 14
2.12.2 Sign Plate Construction .............................................................................. 14
2.12.3 Assembly and Installation .......................................................................... 15
2.12.4 Temporary Covering of Signs ..................................................................... 15
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Performance .............................................................................................................. 29
3.8.1
Removal ...................................................................................................... 29
3.8.2
Maintenance............................................................................................... 29
3.8.3
Replacement............................................................................................... 30
Bibliography.........................................................................................................................31
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Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Document Structure .................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Objectives .................................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Principles of Temporary Traffic Management RESPECT ........................................... 2
1.5 Definitions.................................................................................................................... 3
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Processes....................................................................................................................17
3.1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 17
3.2 Planning ..................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.1
Instigating the Process ............................................................................... 18
3.2.2
Preparation of Traffic Diversion Plan ......................................................... 18
3.2.3
Work Zone Stage 2 Road Safety Audit........................................................ 18
3.2.4
Review of Traffic Diversion Plans ............................................................... 18
3.3 Approval ..................................................................................................................... 19
3.3.1
Submission for Approval ............................................................................ 20
3.3.2
Review and Analysis ................................................................................... 20
3.3.3
Approval ..................................................................................................... 20
3.4 Implementation ......................................................................................................... 20
3.4.1
Temporary Traffic Management Implementation ..................................... 20
3.4.2
Verification of Compliance ......................................................................... 20
3.5 Inspection and Enforcement...................................................................................... 21
3.5.1
Routine On-Site Inspections ....................................................................... 21
3.5.2
Work Zone Stage 3 Road Safety Audit........................................................ 21
3.5.3
Monitoring and Nonconformance Reporting ............................................. 22
3.6 Clearance and Reopening .......................................................................................... 22
3.6.1
Notification of Completion ......................................................................... 22
3.6.2
Clearance .................................................................................................... 23
3.6.3
Reopening................................................................................................... 23
3.7 Emergencies and Unplanned Works .......................................................................... 23
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5
Clearance .................................................................................................... 33
Equipment ................................................................................................................. 35
5.1 Principles.................................................................................................................... 35
5.2 Conflict with Permanent Traffic Control Devices ...................................................... 35
5.3 Signing........................................................................................................................ 36
5.3.1
Sign Sizes .................................................................................................... 37
5.3.2
Sign Locations ............................................................................................. 37
5.3.3
Warning Signs ............................................................................................. 38
5.3.4
Mandatory and Regulatory Signing ............................................................ 38
5.3.5
Diversion Signing ........................................................................................ 38
5.3.6
Information Signing .................................................................................... 38
5.3.7
Sign Supports.............................................................................................. 38
5.4 Temporary Safety Barriers ......................................................................................... 40
5.4.1
End Treatments .......................................................................................... 41
5.5 Traffic Channelization Devices................................................................................... 41
5.5.1
Temporary Water-Filled Barricades ........................................................... 42
5.5.2
Traffic Cones............................................................................................... 42
5.5.3
Permeable Delineation............................................................................... 42
5.5.4
Road Markings............................................................................................ 42
5.6 Nighttime Work Zones............................................................................................... 43
5.7 Other Devices and Equipment ................................................................................... 44
5.7.1
Portable Traffic Signals ............................................................................... 44
5.7.2
Electronic Arrow Boards............................................................................. 45
5.7.3
Dynamic Message Signing .......................................................................... 45
5.7.4
Speed Cameras ........................................................................................... 45
5.7.5
Work Vehicles............................................................................................. 46
5.7.6
Truck-Mounted Attenuators ...................................................................... 46
5.7.7
High-Visibility Clothing ............................................................................... 47
References .......................................................................................................................... 49
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