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The cost of all work included in the Maintenance of Traffic Plan shall be included in the pay item for Maintenance of Traffic. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing daily inspections, including weekends and holidays, with some inspections at nighttime, of the installations on the project and replace all equipment and devices not conforming to the approved standards during that inspection. The project personnel will be advised of the schedule of these inspections and be given the opportunity to join in the inspection as is deemed necessary. C. TRAFFIC CONTROL - STANDARDS: The FDOT Design Standards For Design, Construction, Maintenance and Utility Operations On The State Highway System, Edition as dated on the plans set forth the basic principles and prescribes minimum standards to be followed in the design, application, installation, maintenance and removal of all traffic control devices and all warning devices and barriers which are necessary to protect the public and workmen from hazards within the project limits. The standards established in the aforementioned manual constitute the minimum requirements for normal conditions, and additional traffic control devices warning devices, barriers or other safety devices will be required where unusual, complex or particularly hazardous conditions exist. The above referenced standards were developed using F.H.W.A., U.S.D.O.T. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). D. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, WARNING DEVICES AND BARRIERS - INSTALLATION: The responsibility for installation and maintenance of adequate traffic control devices, warning devices and barriers, for the protection of the travel in public and workmen, as well as to safeguard the work area in general shall rest with the Contractor. Consideration shall be given to recommendations of the Engineer. The required traffic control devices, warning devices and barriers shall be erected by the Contractor prior to creation of any hazardous condition and in conjunction with any necessary re-routing of traffic. The Contractor shall immediately remove, turn or cover any devices or barriers which do not apply to existing conditions. All traffic control devices shall conform to MUTCD standards and shall be clean and relatively undamaged. Damaged devices diminishing legibility and recognition, during either night or day conditions, are not acceptable for use. E. NO WAIVER OF LIABILITY: The Contractor shall conduct his operations in such a manner that no undue hazard will result due to the requirements of this article, and the procedures and policies described therein shall in no way act as a waiver of any of the terms of the liability of the Contractor or his surety. F. Contractor's Maintenance of Traffic Plan shall maintain continuous vehicular traffic on 13th Street S.W. at all times. The Contractor shall maintain one lane of traffic at all times during 13th Street S.W. cross drain culvert constructions. G. For the bridge construction, 13th Street S.W. over the Indian River Farms Water Control District Lateral B Canal may be closed to through traffic for a period not to 01025-3 Technical Specifications F:\Public Works\ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECTS\0530B 13th Street SW at 58th Ave Bridge\Admin\bid documents\Master Contract Documents\Technical Specifications.doc