Work Zone Traffic Control Resources

This website is part of an ongoing California Strategic Highway Safety Plan’s (SHSP) Challenge Area #14 effort to provide more "user-friendly" information and resources for use in work zone traffic control.
This website includes access to external websites, known as "resources" or "links."

Work Zone Related Policies
California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) 2012 - Latest Version CA MUTCD 2012 - Temporary Traffic Control Excerpts (Introduction, Part1 & Part6) California Vehicle Code (CVC) CVC Fines Double in Work Zones CVC-Move Over and slow Down Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal/OSHA) Construction Safety Orders Caltrans Construction Contract Standards (including Standard Plans, Standard Specifications & Standard Special Provisions) Caltrans Highway Design Manual FHWA Resources
Work Zone Public Awareness
Slow for the Cone Zone Work Zone Safety Tips Current Highway Conditions Quick Map (real time traffic map) DMV Driver’s Handbook Handbook-Road Workers and Work Zones; Double Fine Zones; Move Over & Slow Down FHWA Resources
Work Zone Traffic Management Plans (TMP)
Traffic Management Plan Guidelines (Caltrans) Caltrans TMP Fact Sheet (FHWA webpage) Caltrans District Traffic Managers (contact districts individually) FHWA Resources
Caltrans Encroachment Permits
Caltrans Encroachment Permits (except Caltrans Construction and Maintenance, any work zone activity within Caltrans right of way require an encroachment permit) Contact your local Caltrans Encroachment Permits office
Work Zone Traffic Controls
Traffic Control Plans policy - CA MUTCD Section 6C.01 (pages 1025 - 1027)       Caltrans Standard Plans - Temporary Traffic Control Systems T10 – T17 (pages 237 – 245) Traffic Control Signing - CA MUTCD Section 6F.02 – 6F.59 (page 1058 to 1075) California Sign Chart 2010 CA MUTCD Part 2 Signs Caltrans Standard Plans - Signs (roadside and overhead) Temporary Traffic Control Devices - CA MUTCD Chapter 6F (pages 1057 - 1117) Authorized Materials List Traffic Control by Flaggers - CA MUTCD Chapter 6E (pages 1045 - 1056) Flagging Instruction Handbook Traffic Control for Pedestrians - CA MUTCD Chapter 6D (pages 1039 - 1044) Pedestrian Considerations for California Temporary Traffic Control Zones Brochure Office of Traffic Safety Program Pedestrian Safety & Non-Motorized Branch Design Information Bulletin 82-04 Pedestrian Accessibility Guidelines for Highway Projects Traffic Control for Bicyclists - CA MUTCD Part 6 - Sections 6D.101(CA), 6F.14, 6F.59, 6G.05 and TA-101(CA) through TA-104(CA) (pages 1044, 1063, 1074, 1075, 1107, 1122, 1123, 1135, 1240 - 1246)
Work Zone Safety
Traffic Safety Devices - Office of Traffic Safety Program - Traffic Safety Devices Branch Authorized Materials List  – Highway Safety Features Worker Safety and Visibility - CA MUTCD Section 6D.03 (pages 1042 - 1044) FHWA Resources Work Zone Trainings - CA MUTCD training by Caltrans Trainings below are not facilitated by Caltrans and Caltrans is not responsible for any contents provided through those trainings.  Any other organization or individual providing work zone training in California that would like to be listed, can provide information to Johnny Bhullar at: johnny_bhullar@dot.ca.gov. UC Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies, Technology Transfer Program American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Flasher Barricade Association Safety Center Incorporated
Caltrans Maintenance Operations
Division of Maintenance Maintenance Manual (Caltrans) Chapter 7 Traffic Control, Safety and Convenience of Traffic Chapter 8 Protection of Workers
Caltrans Construction
Division of Construction Construction Manual (Caltrans) Construction Forms (including COZEEP / MAZEEP forms) Caltrans North Region Construction Night Work Guide
Other Resources and Links
FHWA Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program National Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Workzonesafety.org California Traffic Control Devices Committee (CTCDC) American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) Flasher Barricade Association (FBA)
Contacts
For contents of this page contact Johnny Bhullar johnny_bhullar@dot.ca.gov To report a dead link or for technical issues contact Jennifer Perry jennifer_perry@dot.ca.gov

DISCLAIMER:
This website is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for engineering knowledge, experience or judgment.
This website promotes better access to helpful information for work zone traffic control resources by providing access to manuals, handbooks, and other publications. This website is part of an ongoing Strategic Highway Safety Plan’s Challenge Area 14 efforts to provide more "user-friendly" information and resources for use in work zone traffic control.
Please be aware that Caltrans is not the author of the external websites contained in this website and is therefore not responsible for errors or omissions that may be contained within those external websites. The links have been provided for your convenience. The content or information in such links is the sole responsibility of their authors and/or owners.