From South Carolina Department of Transportation Flagger's Handbook: "It is important to recognize that AFADs do not eliminate the need for qualified Flaggers at the Work Zone. Each AFAD operator … [Read more...] about Flagger training and certification requirements
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New traffic control methods for mobile work zones and their effectiveness in reducing crashes
The biggest change South Carolina has made is to replace the truck-mounted advance arrow panel on the initial shadow vehicle encountered by traffic with a truck-mounted changeable message sign. This … [Read more...] about New traffic control methods for mobile work zones and their effectiveness in reducing crashes
Advanced warning arrow panels required for lane closure
South Carolina DOT requires two advanced warning arrow panels for each lane closure. An arrow panel is required at the beginning and end of each taper. … [Read more...] about Advanced warning arrow panels required for lane closure
Advanced warning arrow panels supplementing TMAs in lane closures
In South Carolina, arrow panels supplementing TMAs in lane closures are required to operate in the "Four Corners" caution mode when advanced farther than 250 feet beyond the end of the taper. … [Read more...] about Advanced warning arrow panels supplementing TMAs in lane closures
Incident management techniques on major construction projects
On some projects in South Carolina, work zone ITS, providing real time information to motorist, is being provided by on-call vendors to supplement the normal traffic control on major projects. … [Read more...] about Incident management techniques on major construction projects
Traffic management techniques (beyond the MUTCD) used to reduce accidents in work zones
South Carolina has lane closure restrictions to avoid interference with traffic during peak hours. … [Read more...] about Traffic management techniques (beyond the MUTCD) used to reduce accidents in work zones