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SPECIAL CONDITIONS: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY CONSTRUCTION 1. All work performed under this permit shall be in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation Design Standards (https://www.fdot.gov/design/standardplans/current/default.shtm), Indices 102-600 and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.. 2. All special conditions listed are in addition to the attached Indian River County Traffic Engineering Regulations for Maintenance of Traffic. 3. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to contact Sunshine State One Call System (1-800-432-4770) at least 72 hours in advance of commencing construction work to coordinate traffic control and obtain locations of underground traffic signal conduit for the County's Computerized Traffic Signal Coordination System. 4. The contractor shall be responsible for using the applicable Traffic Control Plan for the type of work being performed. All job supervisors shall have a copy of the control plan on site at all times and shall be familiar with the correct set-up of the plan. 5. At least one lane of traffic shall be maintained at all times. One -lane traffic shall be controlled with at least two (2) flagmen. Flagmen shall use STOP/SLOW paddles at all times. Flags shall not be used for one -lane traffic control. 6. After proper notification to Traffic Engineering, consideration will be given to the contractor to close roadways to through traffic on a daily basis during daylight hours on narrow roadways where maintaining one -lane traffic would be difficult. The roadway shall be open to traffic at the end of each work day and on weekends. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to provide all necessary construction signs and traffic control devices to close the road and provide a detour route in accordance with Indian River County standards. Signing shall be installed that clearly indicates the time periods the road is closed to traffic. 7. There shall be no construction work after dark. 8. All open excavations shall be back filled before the close of each work day. 9. A compacted roadway shall be provided at the end of each work day. Disrupted roadways shall be clearly marked as a construction area. 10. Refer to the attached Traffic Engineering Regulations for construction work on Indian River County roadways for maintenance of traffic inspection policy and procedure 11. All construction equipment, materials, etc. shall be stored outside of the clear zone. Equipment and construction materials that are stored within the clear zone shall be clearly marked with Type II barricades with flashing yellow lights. 12. All projects and work within Indian River County right-of-way shall have an approved Traffic Control Plan (TCP). All work shall be executed under the established TCP and Indian River County approved procedures. The TCP shall provide the proposed detour route, traffic control devices, and other pertinent information for the proposed project and shall be submitted for review and approval by the Public Works Department. The TCP shall be prepared by personnel with a minimum of an Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic current certification in the State of Florida. (Denote on the TCP, certification number and name of the certified personnel that prepared the MOT plan.) For full road closures, a TCP is required to be submitted by the contractor a minimum of two (2) weeks prior to the proposed road closure. All traffic control devices shall be in accordance with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Design Standards, Indices 102-600, FY 2019-2020, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2009 Edition. 13. For full road closures, Portable Changeable Message Signs are required to pre -advertise the roadway closure, a minimum of seven (7) days in advance of the road closure and during the duration of the road closure. The use of Portable Changeable Message Signs for lane closures on thoroughfare plan roadways will be required. Messages are to be approved by the Public Works Department and shown on the TCP. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING REGULATIONS Maintenance and Protection of Traffic: It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to provide for the maintenance and protection of traffic in accordance with the applicable indices in the most current edition of the Florida Department of Transportation Roadway and Traffic Design Standards and the Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. The indices shall be considered the minimum standards and a Rev. 5/23/2019