ARAHAN TEKNIK (JALAN) 2C/85

JABATAN KERJA RAYA

MANUAL ON TRAFFIC CONTROL

DEVICES

TEMPORARY SIGNS AND

WORK ZONES CONTROL

CAWANGAN JALAN,
IBU PEJABAT J.K.R.,
JALAN SULTAN SALAHUDDIN
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50582 KUALA LUMPUR. ..
 MANUAL ON TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
TEMPORARY SIGNS
AND
WORK ZONES CONTROL
CONTENTS

Preface
PART ONE: TEMPORARY SIGNS
1. GENERAL ON TEMPORARY SIGNS
2. DESIGN OF TEMPORARY SIGNS

PART TWO: WORK ZONE CONTROL

1. INTRODUCTION
2. TRAFFIC CONTROL ZONE

2. 1 Advance Warning Area

2.2 Transition Area
2.3 Buffer Space
2.4 Work Area
2. 5 Termination Area

3. PLANNING FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL

3. 1 Minimize Accidents
3.2 Minimize Inconvenience
3.3 Utility Work Zones
3.4 Highway Maintenance Work Zones
3.5 Traffic Control Plans for Construction
Operations.
3.6 Detours, Transitions, and Median Crossovers
3.7 Transitional Areas from Construction Zones to Sections
of Older Roadways.

4. FUNCTION OF DEVICES

4. 1 Signs
4.2 Channelizing Devices
4.3 Markings
4.4 Lighting Devices
4.5 Shadow Vehicles
4.6 Flagging
4.7 Miscellaneous

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5. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS (LAYOUTS)

5. 1 Work Entirely Beyond Shoulder or Parking Lane

5. 2 Work On or Over Shoulder or Parking Lane
5.3 Work on Two- Lane Roadway
5. 4 ~-!ork on Four- Lane , Two- Way Roadway (Undivided)

5.5 Hork on a One-Way or Divided Roadway

5. 6 Mobile Operations
5.7 Moving Operations
5. 8 Short- Term Utility Operations
5.9 Urban Areas
5.10 Pedestrians
5 . 11 Bicycles
5. 12 Interchanges
5.13 Intersections
5.14 Detours
5.15 Temporary Roadway
5. 16 Median Crossovers

6. INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION

6. 1 Order of Placement
6.2 Removal of Devices
6.3 Marking Removal
6.4 Inspection and Maintenance Program

SUMMARY

APPENDIX A - Color Code fo r Traffic Signs .

 P RE F AC E

The purpose of this manual is to establish uniformity in design and

application of all traffic signs and control devices in Malaysia for
the benefit of road users, road and traffic authorities, and manufac-
turers of traffic signs .

This manual supersedes and forms part of the revised version of

JKR/J{Rb) 0001/80, Manual on Traffic Control Devices - Traffic Signs.
The Manual is now divided into the following parts :-

1. Arahan Teknik (Jalan) 2A/85- Standard Traffic Signs.

Standard traffic signs drawings for Regulatory, Warning
and Guide signs are illustrated complete with dimension~. A
color chart for all the traffic signs indicates
acceptable colors for each sign .

2. Arahan Teknik (Jalan) 2B/85 - Traffic Sign Applications.

It consists of, with the exception of Temporary signs, design
criteria and location requirements for all traffic signs .

3. Arahan Teknik (Jalan) 2C/85 - Temporary Signs and Work

Zones Control.
It consists of standard temporary sign drawings and their
application in the work zones.

4. Arahan Teknik (Jalan) 2D/85 - Road Markings and Delineation.

Standard road line paints, road markings and delineators are
identified together with guides on their applications.

The specifications in this manual are recommended to be used

for all new signs and for all replacements of existing signs
which have outlived their usefulness.