Page:UK Traffic Signs Manual - Chapter 8 - Part 2- Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations) - Operations 2009.pdf/7

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O8 SINGLE VEHICLE WORKS AND INSPECTION STOPS 88
O8.1 Single vehicle works 88
O8.2 Works undertaken at or near normal road speed 96
O8.3 Inspection stops 96
O8.4 Road (highway) maintenance inspections/operations 98
O9 CONVOY WORKING 100
O9.1 General 100
O9.2 Legal issues 101
O9.3 Vehicles 101
O9.4 Number of vehicles 102
O9.5 Traffic control 103
O9.6 Speed limits 103
O9.7 Radio communication 104
O9.8 Side roads within the site 104
O9.9 Queue management 105
O9.10 Emergency vehicles 105
O9.11 The convoying method 106
O10 MOBILE LANE CLOSURE TECHNIQUE 110
O10.1 General 110
O10.2 Planning 111
O10.3 Training and personnel issues 111
O10.4 Traffic parameters 112
O10.5 Matrix signals 113
O10.6 Vehicles 114
O10.7 Signs 115
O10.8 Light arrow system for block vehicles 116
O10.9 Flashing amber lanterns 117
O10.10 Illumination of signs at night 118
O10.11 Vehicle checks 118
O10.12 Communications 118
O10.13 Establishing a closure 118
O10.14 During a closure 121
O10.15 Working through junctions without a hard shoulder 122
O10.16 Working through junctions with a hard shoulder 123
O10.17 Removing a closure 124
O10.18 Operations at night 124
O10.19 Plans and principles for mobile lane closures 124
O11 MOBILE CARRIAGEWAY CLOSURE TECHNIQUE 138
O11.1 Background 138
O11.2 Definitions 138
O11.3 The principle of the technique 139
O11.4 Planning issues 141
O11.5 Closing access junctions 143
O11.6 Roads without a hard shoulder 147
O11.7 Signing 148
O11.8 Vehicles 152
O11.9 Communications 153
O11.10 Training 154
O11.11 Operational issues prior to the operation 154
O11.12 Establishing the closure 154
O11.13 Speed of the closure 156
O11.14 The working window 157

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