Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Title 700 CMR 6.00 - Use of Road Flaggers and Police Details on Public Works Projects › Section 6.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Alternative Plan
. A plan, or course of
				action, prepared as part of the Construction Zone Safety Plan to address
				situations where traffic control personnel are unavailable, or fail to arrive
				at the Construction Zone.
Authorized Representative(s)
. The
				person or persons designated by the Awarding Authority to implement and enforce
				700 CMR 6.00 and Guidelines on behalf of the Awarding Authority and vested with
				authority over the safety and management of the Construction Zone. The
				Authorized Representative shall either be an employee of the Awarding Authority
				or an impartial third-party, and shall be designated prior to bidding of a
				Public Works Project.
Average Daily Traffic (ADT)
. The
				average of 24-hour counts collected over a number of days, greater than one
				day, but less than one year, used for, among other purposes, planning of
				highway activities, measurement of current demand, and evaluation of existing
				traffic flow.
Awarding Authority
. Any Commonwealth
				or municipal entity, authority, commission or other public entity or
				governmental body that awards a contract to work, when such work is within the
				limits of, or impacts traffic on, any Public Road.
Commonwealth Entity
. Any state agency,
				executive office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, or authority
				of the Commonwealth established to serve a public purpose.
Construction Zone
. An area of a Public
				Road where construction, maintenance, or other work activities are identified
				as the limits of work on the approved construction plans or by Traffic Control
				Devices, including those on transport devices that mark the beginning and end
				of construction, maintenance, or other work activity. Construction Zones also
				include sections of a Public Road where there is ongoing, moving work activity
				such as lane line painting or roadside mowing.
Construction Zone Safety Plan
or the
Plan
. A plan prepared for the Public Works Project by
				or on behalf of the Awarding Authority to address traffic safety and control
				through the Construction Zone, including road detour plans, road closure plans,
				and plans to mitigate the impact on vehicular and pedestrian traffic outside of
				the Construction Zone subject to compliance with the requirements of St. 2008,
				c. 86, § 10, 700 CMR 6.00, and the applicable Road Flagger and Police
				Detail Guidelines. The
Plan
shall be included in the
				solicitation documents for the Public Works Project.
Design Plan
. Plans and specifications
				detailing how the Public Works Project is to be constructed.
EOPSS
. The Executive Office of Public
				Safety and Security, established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6A, §§ 2 and
				18.
MassDOT
or
Department
. The Massachusetts Department of
				Transportation created by M.G.L. c. 6C.
Municipality
. Any city or town in the
				Commonwealth.
MUTCD
. The Manual on Uniform Traffic
				Control Devices adopted by the United States Department of Transportation,
				including the amendments, enforced by MassDOT in accordance with USC Title
				23.
Police Detail
. Any uniformed sworn law
				enforcement officer and any official marked police vehicle on a Public Works
				Project.
Public Road
. Any state highway,
				turnpike, limited access highway, divided highway, access road, parkway,
				bridge, path, public way or private way that is open to or is otherwise used
				for public vehicular travel in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Public Works Project
. Any
				construction, maintenance or other work activity performed by or on behalf of
				an Awarding Authority within the limits of or impacting traffic on a Public
				Road.
Road Flagger
. An individual certified
				by MassDOT, or a MassDOT approved organization, to perform traffic control
				services on Public Roads.
Road Flagger
and
Police
				Detail Guidelines
or
Guidelines
. Rules,
				guides, instructions, procedures and other information adopted and published by
				MassDOT as a means of implementing and providing guidance to Awarding
				Authorities, Road Flaggers, and Police Details in the implementation of 700 CMR
				6.00.
Setup
. The arrangement of Traffic
				Control Devices used within and adjacent to a Construction Zone on a Public
				Works Project.
Traffic Control Devices
. Any barrier,
				message board, warning sign, light, indicator, warning signal, direction sign,
				curb, street or other traffic markings, mechanical traffic signal systems,
				including those items located on vehicles, Road Flagger or Police Detail, and
				any other item or device used to control traffic on a Public Road as a part of
				the Setup.