DESIGN MANUAL FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES VOL 8: TRAFFIC SIGNS AND LIGHTING, SECTION 4: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AT ROADWORKS, PART 4: THE MOBILE LANE CLOSURE TECHNIQUE FOR USE ON MOTORWAYS AND OTHER DUAL CARRIAGEWAY ROADS
All Mobile Lane Closure (MLC) operations on motorways and other dual carriageway roads must comply with this Standard. It supersedes TD 49/97 published in February 1997, incorporating Amendment 1 dated August 1998, and the parts of Topic 6 of Chapter 8 of the Traffic Signs Manual and in TA 61 that refer to the MLC technique. The standard covers health and safety, equipment, layouts, planning and operation, operations at night for mobile lane closure. There are 6 appendices: (a) Performance specification: lorry mounted crash cushions; (b) Application for a vehicle special order; (c) Specification for automatic impact brakes for mobile lane closure block vehicles; (d) Light arrow system for MLC block vehicles; (e) Specification for high grade retroflective sign face material for use on mobile lane closures only; and (f) Illumination of signs for night-time use.
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STATIONERY OFFICE
123 KINGSWAY
LONDON, United Kingdom WC2B 6PQ - Publication Date: 2003-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
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Serial:
- TD 49/03
- Publisher: STATIONERY OFFICE
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Construction sites; Freeways; Portable equipment; Safety; Specifications; Street closure; Traffic signs
- Geographic Terms: Mobile (Alabama); United Kingdom
- ITRD Terms: 3628: Construction site; 2748: Main road; 2752: Motorway; 9050: Moving; 637: Road closure; 1665: Safety; 177: Specifications; 553: Traffic sign; 8119: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00961420
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- ISBN: 0-11-552459-2
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Aug 13 2003 12:00AM