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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 126 - IDENTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE › Section 19-126-10 - Data processing program

Current through June, 2024
The highways division shall prepare an accident data
				  processing program to provide the following:
(1) Data with respect to specific traffic
				accident locations of which rapid environmental analyses can be made.
(2) General county-wide and statewide traffic
				accident information.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 126 - IDENTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE › Section 19-126-11 - Summary and accident surveillance reports

Current through June, 2024
The highways division shall prepare and publish a general
				  summary of accident data once each year and accident surveillance reports at
				  least once each year. Copies of the general summary and of the accident
				  surveillance reports shall be transmitted by the highways division to each
				  county and to the director.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 126 - IDENTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE › Section 19-126-12 - Evaluation of accident data and recommendations

Current through June, 2024
The director shall evaluate the general summary and the
				  accident surveillance reports and make recommendations to the governmental
				  authority having jurisdiction over a public highway or street that certain
				  actions be taken to rectify, through construction, maintenance, or traffic
				  control, conditions which are believed to be causing high accident rates at
				  certain locations.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 126 - IDENTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE › Section 19-126-14 - Severability

Current through June, 2024
If any section or part of this chapter is held invalid for
				  any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the " remaining
				  sections or parts of this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-1 - Scope

Current through June, 2024
This chapter shall apply to all persons and agencies who
				  design, construct, and maintain facilities which are, or are intended to
				  become, public streets and highways in the State. Existing public streets and
				  highways which do not conform to the guidelines set forth in this chapter shall
				  not be affected, but any replacements or upgrading made to these streets and
				  highways, or major portions thereof, shall conform to this chapter, where
				  conformance is deemed practicable by the director.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
"AASHTO guides" means the current edition of the "Guides of
				  the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials"
				  published by the American Association of State Highway Transportation
				  Officials.
"ANSI standard" means the current edition of the "American
				  National Standards Institute" published by the Illuminating Engineering
				  Society.
"Control of access" means a restriction or prohibition of
				  ingress or egress or both ingress and egress between a highway or street and
				  adjacent land. The restrictions or prohibition may be complete or may affect
				  vehicular access only.
"Director" means the director of the state department of
				  transportation or person acting directly or through their duly authorized
				  representatives.
"Flasher" means a portable power operated lens-directed
				  enclosed light, illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes of short duration,
				  temporarily installed for advance warning or for the marking of severe or
				  unexpected hazards in or near the roadway.
"Highway, street, or road" means a general term denoting a
				  public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area
				  within the right-of-way.
"Manual" means the Hawaii Statewide Uniform Design Manual
				  for Streets and Highways and Standard Plans.
"Median" means the portion of a divided highway separating
				  the traveled ways for traffic in opposite directions.
"Traveled way" means the portion of a roadway opened to
				  movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
"State" means the State of Hawaii.
"State or county agency having jurisdiction" means the state
				  or county department or agency having the responsibility for the design,
				  construction, or maintenance of highways, streets, or roads where the work is
				  to be done.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-3 - Guidelines

Current through June, 2024
Design practices for which guidelines are not expressly
				  established in this chapter shall conform to the highway design, street
				  operational practices and street light standards set forth in the ANSI
				  standard, AASHTO guides and the manual.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-4 - Design guidelines

Current through June, 2024
(a) The design
				guidelines established by this chapter should be followed as closely as is
				practicable in the construction or reconstruction of all highways, streets, or
				roads undertaken either by state or county authorities in the state or by
				individuals intending to dedicate the facilities to governmental
				authorities.
(b) Any deviations
				from these guidelines which affect highway safety shall not be made unless
				prior approval of these deviations has been granted by the state or county
				agency having jurisdiction.
(c)
				Interim improvements for safety or the facilitating of traffic flow that
				deviate from these guidelines may be made when deemed necessary by the state or
				county agency having jurisdiction.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-5 - Geometric design

Current through June, 2024
The design guidelines for safety features, such as sight
				  distance, horizontal and vertical curvature, width of lanes and shoulders,
				  spacing of decision points, bridges, guardrails, and poles, should be the
				  minimum guidelines established by the AASHTO guides and the
				  manual,
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-6 - Roadside areas

Current through June, 2024
The roadside should be clear of all nonessential obstacles
				  as determined by the state or county agency having jurisdiction. The area
				  beyond the shoulder should be free of obstacles within a clear zone distance
				  from the edge of the traveled way. Rounded ditch sections and flat side slopes
				  which can be traversed by an out-of-control vehicle should be utilized. Ramps
				  to stop runaway vehicles should be constructed whenever the terrain makes it
				  necessary.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-7 - Utility poles

Current through June, 2024
Utility poles should be located as set forth in chapter
				  19-105. All other sign poles, light standards, or any other poles should be
				  located within a clear zone distance as established by the AASHTO guides, or
				  should be designed to "break away" or shear off when struck by a
				  vehicle.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-8 - Guardrails and barriers

Current through June, 2024
Where it is not feasible or desirable either to locate a
				  possible roadside hazard within the clear zone distance or to design it to
				  break away or shear off, guardrails, concrete barriers, or energy absorbing
				  protective devices should be installed to protect out-of-control vehicles
				  leaving the roadway.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127-1.9 - Pedestrian walkways

Current through June, 2024
Where pedestrian traffic is permitted, the pedestrian
				  sidewalks or walk areas should be separated from vehicular traffic in
				  accordance with the guidelines. Barriers, curbs, or guardrails should be used
				  at potentially hazardous locations.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-10 - Skid resistance of pavements

Current through June, 2024
The roadway pavement should be designed so that the surface
				  can develop skid resistance qualities. The design of pavement shall consider
				  materials and methods that will minimize the loss of skid resistance qualities
				  in the wearing surface.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-11 - Roadway lighting

Current through June, 2024
(a) The
				installation of new, or the upgrading of existing, highway lighting systems
				should be undertaken with the following priority, except where considerations
				of accident frequency or potential demand otherwise:
(1) Highways, streets, and roads in urban
				areas.
(2) Junctions of major
				highways in rural areas.
(3)
				Locations on or sections of other highways, streets, and roads having high
				ratio of night-to-day motor vehicle or pedestrian accidents.
(4) Tunnels and long underpasses.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-12 - Construction and maintenance guidelines

Current through June, 2024
The construction and maintenance guidelines established by
				  this chapter should be followed as closely as is practicable in the
				  construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of all highways, streets, and
				  roads undertaken either by state or county authorities in the state or by
				  individuals intending to dedicate these highways, streets and roads to
				  governmental authorities. All deviations from these guidelines which affect
				  highway safety shall not be made unless prior approval of these deviations has
				  been granted by the director. Minor deviations may be made with the approval of
				  the traffic engineer from the state or county agency having
				  jurisdiction.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-13 - Construction or maintenance work affecting traffic

Current through June, 2024
All work affecting traffic on new or existing public
				  highways, streets, and roads should be so conducted as to offer the least
				  possible obstruction and inconvenience to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and
				  all of said work shall be subject to the prior approval of the
				  director.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-14 - Traffic control devices and lighting at construction sites

Current through June, 2024
Traffic control devices and highway lighting, at least equal
				  to the existing devices and lighting, should be provided and maintained in a
				  construction or maintenance area for the benefit of vehicular and pedestrian
				  traffic during the progress of any construction or maintenance
				  work
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-15 - Flow of traffic through construction site

Current through June, 2024
The flow of vehicular traffic through construction or
				  maintenance worksites should be controlled by chapter 19-129.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-16 - Lanes closed to traffic

Current through June, 2024
Not more than one lane should be closed to vehicular traffic
				  at one time, on highways, streets, or roads except when special approval is
				  granted by the state or county agency having jurisdiction.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-17 - Excavation work

Current through June, 2024
Except in cases of extreme emergency, when it becomes
				  necessary to excavate along or across an existing highway, street or road, the
				  excavation work should be performed during off-peak traffic hours as determined
				  by the traffic engineer of the state or county agency having jurisdiction.
				  Except in cases of extreme emergency, all excavation work during peak hours
				  shall cease and the excavation shall be spanned with safe non-skid bridging
				  material securely anchored so that the full width of the traveled way will be
				  available to vehicular traffic. This section should not apply when a highway,
				  street, or road has been closed to vehicular traffic and designated a
				  construction area.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-18 - Pedestrian traffic through construction sites

Current through June, 2024
Pedestrian traffic should be provided with safe and
				  convenient passage through construction or maintenance worksites wherever
				  practicable. Temporary sidewalks or smoothed, all-weather surfaces should be
				  provided for pedestrians. Signs, traffic cones, barricades, and other devices
				  should be used to warn pedestrians of hazards and to direct pedestrian traffic
				  to detour routes. If pedestrian traffic cannot be afforded safe and convenient
				  passage through a worksite, the worksite should be barricaded off and
				  pedestrian traffic should be excluded.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-19 - Traffic incident to construction or maintenance

Current through June, 2024
All traffic incident to a construction or maintenance
				  operation should follow approved traffic patterns, as determined by the traffic
				  engineer from the state or county agency having jurisdiction over the
				  operation. Crossing median strips should not be permitted except at designated
				  openings provided therefor.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-20 - Time of maintenance operations

Current through June, 2024
Any maintenance operation on highways, streets, or roads
				  with a speed limit over fifty miles per hour should be carried on so as to
				  minimize the time, length, and frequency of these operations.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-21 - Stockpiling of excavated material

Current through June, 2024
Excavated material should not be stockpiled, after working
				  hours, on the roadway, shoulder, sidewalks, walkways, or ditch areas of any
				  highway, street or road.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-22 - Detours

Current through June, 2024
(a) Where existing roads are not available
				for use as detour routes, all traffic may be routed through the worksite with
				as little inconvenience or delay as possible. A reasonably smooth and even
				roadway surface satisfactory for use by public traffic should be
				provided.
(b) Any detour route
				which will remain in effect for more than forty-eight hours should have a
				roadway with a smooth, all-weather surface and, wherever practicable,
				all-weather paving- should be used, and lane lines shall be applied.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-23 - Storage of equipment

Current through June, 2024
Construction equipment and vehicles, when not in operation,
				  should not be parked on the traveled way, median strips or shoulders closer
				  than eight feet from the edge of the roadway of any highway, street, or road.
				  Construction equipment and vehicles, when not in operation, should not be
				  parked on the roadway, medial strips, or shoulders in any manner which
				  obstructs or endangers traffic. Construction equipment and vehicles marked on
				  the roadway or on medial strips or shoulders within twelve feet of the edge of
				  the roadway should be mounted with amber flashers or properly barricaded with
				  barricades equipped with amber flashers.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-24 - Vehicles or equipment awaiting use

Current through June, 2024
Vehicles waiting to be loaded or unloaded, or equipment of
				  any type not immediately necessary for the work, should not be parked or
				  allowed to stand so as to impede, obstruct, interfere with, or endanger the
				  flow of normal traffic.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-25 - Maintenance of roadway surfaces

Current through June, 2024
Pavement surfaces of the roadway should be maintained with
				  skid resistance qualities as determined by the state department of
				  transportation materials testing Branch. Potholes, faults, depressions, and
				  localized failures should be repaired as soon after they are reported as is
				  practicable. Unpaved roadway surfaces should be maintained so as to be passable
				  with safety and comfort at all times and in all weather
				  conditions.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-26 - Maintenance of shoulders

Current through June, 2024
The surfaces of shoulders should be maintained in a smooth
				  and safe condition so as to permit the shoulders to be used for emergency stops
				  and parking. Shoulders should be stable enough to support normal traffic.
				  Shoulders with drops or buildups of three inches or more should be restored to
				  pavement grade level. Brush and grass on shoulders should be cut before they
				  reach a height of one foot.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-27 - Removal of litter and dead animals

Current through June, 2024
Litter and dead animals on the roadway should be removed
				  after being reported or observed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-28 - Repair of fences, rails, etc

Current through June, 2024
Damaged fences, guardrails, and other barriers on highways,
				  streets, and roads should be repaired immediately after they are reported if
				  their condition is hazardous to traffic. If their condition is not hazardous to
				  traffic, they should be repaired as soon as is practicable.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-29 - Removal of spillage

Current through June, 2024
Spillage of materials along or across the roadway should be
				  removed as soon as is practicable by the operator of the vehicle or by the
				  hauling company employees.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-30 - Maintenance of pavement markings

Current through June, 2024
Painted pavement marking should be renewed when condition
				  reaches No. 4 degree of abrasion and erosion (American Society for Testing and
				  Materials method: D821). Tape and thermoplastic markings should be renewed as
				  determined by the traffic engineer of the state or county agency having
				  jurisdiction. Raised markers should be maintained so that at least ninety
				  percent of the markers are in place.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-31 - Maintenance of signs, etc

Current through June, 2024
Signs, markers, and reflectors should be maintained so that
				  they are legible at all times. Damaged or weathered signs, markers, and
				  reflectors should be replaced as required, with urgency being given to
				  regulatory and warning signs.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-32 - Repair of traffic control signals and signs

Current through June, 2024
Malfunctioning or damaged traffic control signals and signs
				  regulating moving vehicles, such as "stop", "one way", and "do not enter" signs
				  should be repaired, within capability, immediately after being reported or
				  observed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-33 - Inspection of lights

Current through June, 2024
All highway lights should be inspected at night at least
				  semiannually. Defective lights should be repaired, within capability,
				  immediately after they are reported.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-34 - Street sweeping

Current through June, 2024
All highways, major streets, and roads should be swept to
				  remove loose gravel and debris at least once a month.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-35 - Storm damages

Current through June, 2024
Storm damage that affects the safe passage of traffic should
				  be restored to passable condition. Permanent repairs should be accomplished as
				  soon as possible.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-36 - Severability

Current through June, 2024
If any section or part of this chapter is held invalid for
				  any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
				  section or parts of this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 127.1 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-127.1-37 - Repeal

Current through June, 2024
All rules and regulations governing the design,
				  construction, and maintenance of public highways, streets, and roads in effect
				  prior to the effective date of this chapter are repealed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The proper design, installation, placement, and coordination
				  of traffic control devices oh public streets and highways can contribute
				  substantially not only to the efficient movement of traffic, but also to the
				  development of a safer environment on streets and highways.
These rules are designed to insure the application of sound
				  traffic engineering practices and, as far as it is practicable, uniform
				  standards in the development and installation of a coordinated system of
				  traffic control devices in the State. These rules are also designed to provide
				  for continuing programs for the maintenance of traffic control devices, the
				  study of their effectiveness, and the improvement of their design, placement,
				  and use.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
"County agency" means the county department or agency
				  charged with the responsibility for the design, placement, installation, and
				  maintenance of traffic control devices within a county.
"Director" means the director of transportation or his
				  authorized representative.
"Highways division" means the highways division of the
				  department of transportation of the State of Hawaii.
"Non-conformance" as referred to traffic control devices
				  means not in accord with the general guides and requirements established by the
				  manual and standards referred to in this chapter.
"Offset" means the number of seconds or percent of the time
				  cycle that the green indication appears at a given traffic control signal after
				  a certain instant used as a time reference base.
"Phase diagram" means a drawing showing each separate phase
				  within a traffic signal cycle,
"Street" or "highway" means the entire width between the
				  boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open
				  to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
"System of devices" means the aggregate of all traffic
				  control devices which are adjusted or related to each other so as to control
				  the flow of all traffic at a location or locations and intended or synchronized
				  to function as a unit.
"Traffic control devices" means all traffic signs, pavement
				  markings, and traffic signal lights officially erected or installed, to guide,
				  direct, warn, and otherwise control vehicular and pedestrian movement on public
				  streets and highways.
"Traffic signal cycle" means the time period required for
				  one complete sequence of signal indications.
"Traffic signal cycle split" means a part of the time cycle
				  allocated to any traffic movement or to any combination of traffic movements
				  receiving the right-of-way simultaneously during one or more
				  intervals.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-3 - Traffic control devices inventory

Current through June, 2024
The highways division and each of the four county agencies
				  shall inventory all traffic control devices within their respective
				  jurisdictions. These inventories shall use uniform procedures and shall be
				  designed so that they may be continually updated. These inventories shall
				  include, as a minimum, the following information:
(1) For traffic signs:
(A) Location
(B) Sign message and type of sign
(C) Shape, color, and dimensions
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-4 - Maintenance of traffic control devices

Current through June, 2024
The highways division and each county agency shall establish
				  criteria and standards for the inspection, maintenance, and replacement of
				  traffic control devices within their respective jurisdictions; except that all
				  traffic control devices shall be repaired immediately upon report or
				  observation of malfunction or damage.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-5 - Installation of traffic control devices; nonconformity

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				All traffic control devices installed shall conform to the most current
				editions or revisions of "The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for
				Streets and Highways."
(b) The use
				of traffic control devices not in conformity with the publication specified in
				subsection (a) of this section shall be permissible where location or other
				conditions dictate; provided that the essential elements of shape, color, and
				indication sequence are adhered to.
(c) Deviations from the standards applicable
				to traffic control devices may be made for the purposes of experimentation
				directed toward improvement of techniques or design upon the recommendation of
				the highways division or the appropriate county agency, and upon approval of
				the director.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-6 - Existing traffic control devices

Current through June, 2024
All existing traffic control devices, which make up a system
				  of devices and which are not in conformity with the publication specified in
				  subsection (a) of §
									19-128-5 may be maintained in such
				  nonconformity until the whole system of which they are a part is
				  replaced.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-7 - Post-crash redesign, shifting, or removal of traffic control devices

Current through June, 2024
The highways division and each county agency shall establish
				  procedures for the redesign of, the shifting of, and the removal of traffic
				  control devices within their respective jurisdictions where high crash
				  incidence may be attributable to the design or placement of the traffic control
				  devices.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-8 - Exchange of traffic engineering information

Current through June, 2024
The highways division and the county agencies shall
				  establish and maintain procedures for the exchange of traffic engineering
				  information between themselves, and shall actively continue to exchange this
				  information.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-9 - Severability

Current through June, 2024
If any section or part of this chapter is held invalid for
				  any reason, the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
				  sections or parts of this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 128 - DESIGN, PLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES › Section 19-128-10 - Repeal

Current through June, 2024
All rules and regulations governing the design, placement,
				  and maintenance of traffic control devices in effect prior to the effective
				  date of this chapter are repealed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-1 - Purpose and scope

Current through June, 2024
Construction, maintenance, engineering survey, and any other
				  work being conducted on, adjacent to, above, below, or near streets and
				  highways that may temporarily obstruct any portion of the roadway, constitutes
				  major hazards to motorists and pedestrians as well as to workmen at the site.
				  Therefore, traffic control devices shall be used by all persons who perform
				  construction, maintenance, engineering survey, or any other work on, adjacent
				  to, above, below, or near any street or highway in the State.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise
"Authority" means the state or county department or agency
				  having jurisdiction over the street or highway.
"Director" means the director of transportation or his
				  authorized representative.
"Manual" means the 1978 edition and revision of "The Manual
				  on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways" dated December
				  1978 published by the Federal Highway Administration, United States Department
				  of Transportation.
"State" means the State of Hawaii.
Copies of the manual shall be available for inspection at
				  the department of transportation of the State of Hawaii.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-3 - Traffic control devices; standards

Current through June, 2024
Traffic control devices shall conform to the applicable
				  specifications, standards, and principles of the manual, except as amended or
				  specified in this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-4 - Use of traffic control devices

Current through June, 2024
(a) Traffic control
				devices shall be employed at the site of any construction, maintenance,
				engineering survey, or any other work where the work may cause a hazardous and
				dangerous traffic conditions which will endanger passing motorists,
				pedestrians, or workers on the public streets or highways.
(b) Traffic control devices shall be in place
				prior to the start of any construction, maintenance, engineering survey, or any
				other work. They shall remain in place during the time the obstruction or
				danger exists, and shall be removed when the obstruction or danger of
				obstruction is removed or ceases.
(c) Where work is performed in stages, there
				shall be in place only those devices that apply to the conditions and
				activities present during the stage in progress. Signs shall be covered or set
				aside out of view of traffic at times when they do not describe the activity
				going on or the condition of the street or highway.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-5 - Permit required

Current through June, 2024
All persons intending to perform any work on or adjacent to
				  a public street or highway shall apply for and obtain a permit from the
				  appropriate authority at least five days prior to commencing the work. The
				  five-day requirement may be waived by the authority for justifiable reasons and
				  upon request. The requirements of this section shall not be applicable in cases
				  of emergency repair work described in §
									19-129-9.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-6 - Annual permit

Current through June, 2024
Persons performing periodic operations of engineering
				  survey, service, maintenance, or inspection on the public streets and highways
				  may apply for an annual permit authorizing such work on conditions that the
				  work shall be done on off-peak hours, shall not exceed three hours in duration
				  in any one instance, and shall employ all traffic control devices required by
				  this chapter. All work exceeding three hours in duration shall require a permit
				  as specified in §
									19-129-5.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-7 - Notification of fire department, etc

Current through June, 2024
Permittees shall notify the fire department, the police
				  department, emergency medical services agencies, and any public transit or
				  public utility company that may be affected by the intended
				  work.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-8 - Public notice

Current through June, 2024
The authority may require the publication of public notices
				  informing the public that work will be done in an area, and that an obstruction
				  or danger of obstruction of major proportions may be caused, requiring the
				  detouring of traffic or causing unusual congestion. The authority, in its
				  discretion, may determine the manner and number of times public notice shall be
				  required, but generally shall provide for publication in a newspaper of general
				  circulation in the county where the work is to be done for three consecutive
				  issues in advance of the start of the work.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-9 - Emergency repair work

Current through June, 2024
Emergency repair work made necessary by sudden and
				  unexpected circumstances may be initiated immediately in the interest of the
				  general public welfare. A permit shall not be necessary before initiating
				  emergency repair work. The party or parties performing the repair work shall
				  immediately notify the police and fire departments and emergency medical
				  services agencies of the nature and location of the work. Traffic control
				  devices required by this chapter shall be used as in an ordinary work
				  situation. As soon as possible, application for permit shall be made with the
				  authority.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-10 - Restrictions

Current through June, 2024
The authority may restrict construction, maintenance work,
				  or deliveries of heavy equipment or bulk materials to off-peak hours on certain
				  designated streets.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-11 - Proper traffic control devises required

Current through June, 2024
All signs, markers, barricades, cones, lights, and other
				  devices employed indicating the existence of special conditions and activities
				  shall be kept in proper position during the existence of the special conditions
				  and activities. Signs that do not apply to existing conditions and activities
				  shall be removed or covered. Damaged, defaced, or dirty signs shall not be
				  used.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-12 - Construction and maintenance of devices

Current through June, 2024
All traffic control devices employed shall be neatly
				  constructed and shall not appear makeshift or hastily constructed. They shall
				  be repaired, cleaned, or repainted, as needed, to keep their
				  appearance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-13 - Oil burning torches and lanterns prohibited

Current through June, 2024
Oil burning torches and lanterns shall not be used as
				  traffic control devices.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-14 - Obstructions

Current through June, 2024
Special care shall be taken to ensure that weeds, shrubbery,
				  construction materials or equipment, parked vehicles, spoil, and other
				  obstructions do not obscure any sign, light, or barricade, or impair any
				  driver's visibility, particularly at intersections or curves.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-15 - Signs

Current through June, 2024
Regulatory signs, warning signs, and guide signs used at
				  construction, maintenance, surveying, or other work sites shall conform to the
				  basic standards prescribed in the manual and the provisions set forth in §
									19-129-16 and §
									19-129-17.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-17 - Erection of signs

Current through June, 2024
Where maintenance or construction operations are such that
				  the site of the work moved slowly along the street or highway, or where only
				  momentary (maximum thirty minutes) stops are made, a high level warning device
				  with red flags or a rotating amber beacon mounted on the vehicle being used in
				  the work shall be used. The flags or beacon shall be mounted at least five feet
				  above pavement level and be clearly visible to all approaching traffic;
				  provided that where the hazard is not clearly apparent to motorists, or the
				  sign distance is restricted, advance warning signs shall be installed as
				  required in §
									19-129-16.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-18 - Barriers and channelizing devices

Current through June, 2024
Barriers and channelizing devices used at work sites shall
				  follow the basic standards prescribed in the manual and in §
									19-129-19, §
									19-129-20, and §
									19-129-21.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 129 - USE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT WORK SITES ON OR ADJACENT TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HIGHWAYS › Section 19-129-19 - Barricade design and application

Current through June, 2024
(a) Markings for
				barricade rails and drums shall consist of reflectorized alternate orange and
				white stripes*
(b) Beyond a
				barricade closing one or more lanes, where it is necessary to confine the
				traffic to certain lanes for some distance, additional traverse barricades or
				drums shall be placed at close intervals in the closed lane. These intervals
				shall be approximately one hundred twenty-foot spacings on tangents and curves
				of more than one thousand-foot radius, and approximately sixty-foot spacings on
				curves of one thousand-foot radius or less. As required by the authority, at
				particularly hazardous locations, a series of Type I or II barricades, cones,
				or drums shall be set in a longitudinal row along the edge of the closed area.
				Barricades shall be set continuously, and drums and cones shall be set at
				approximately ten-foot spacings.
(c) Steel drums shall not be used as barriers
				or channeling devices