United Traffic Control Services uses state of the art traffic control plan program.
The basic objective of each traffic control plan (TCP) is to permit the contractor to work within the public right of way efficiently and effectively while maintaining a safe, uniform flow of traffic. Our experienced traffic control department is available to prepare professional TCP’s. Let us create a traffic management solution for you.
Traffic Control Plans (TCP’s) play a vital role in providing continuity of safe and efficient traffic flow, to the extent interruptions in normal flow are necessary for temporary traffic control operations or other events that must temporarily disrupt normal traffic flow. Important auxiliary provisions that cannot conveniently be specified on project plans can easily be incorporated into Special Provisions within the TCP.
A TCP describes traffic controls to be used for facilitating vehicle and pedestrian traffic through a temporary traffic control zone. The plan may range in scope from being very detailed, to merely referencing typical drawings contained in the MUTCD, standard approved highway agency drawings and manuals, or specific drawings contained in contract documents.
The degree of detail in the TCP depends entirely on the complexity of the situation, and TCP’s shall be prepared by persons knowledgeable about the fundamental principles of temporary traffic control and the work activities to be performed.
Traffic control planning requires forethought. Provisions may be incorporated into the project bid documents that enable contractors to develop alternate traffic control plans, which may be used only if the responsible agency finds they are as good as those provided in the plans/specifications. For maintenance and minor utility projects that do not require bidding, forethought must be given to selecting the best traffic control before occupying the temporary traffic control zone. Also, coordination must be made between projects to ensure that duplicate signing is not used and to ensure compatibility of traffic control between adjacent projects.
Modifications of TCP’s may be necessary because of changed conditions or determination of even better ways of handling traffic safely and efficiently, while permitting efficient temporary traffic control activities to progress. Our Traffic Control Plans are drawn by certified Traffic Control Supervisors who shall follow the MUTCD/WAC requirements. UTCS currently has three TCS’s on staff that are certified to design TCP’s.
