(A) The state department of
transportation, county commissioners or board of township trustees (agencies)
shall authorize the posting of signs indicating that traffic fines are doubled
for speeding within selected construction zones under their respective
jurisdictions, and that penalties for killing or injuring any person within
those construction zones are increased. This provision shall apply in any
construction zone on a multi-lane divided highway where the work is expected to
last thirty days or more, if the planned work length is at least one-half mile
long, and if the construction zone is stationary. The signs may be erected in
any other construction zone at the discretion of the director of
transportation. Signs may be erected for construction zones located on other
highways meeting the foregoing requirements if required by the agency's
procedures adopted under paragraph (C) of this rule or at the discretion of the
director of transportation.
(B) The signs, sign location, and
mounting shall be in accordance with the following:
(1) The sign posted shall
be designed by the director of transportation in accordance with the manual of
uniform traffic control devices adopted under section 4511.09 of the Revised
Code. The signs should be mounted on both sides (dual) of a directional roadway
of a divided highway, but need only be mounted on the right side of an
undivided roadway or ramp.
(2) The first sign(s)
shall be placed between the "road work ahead" sign or other similar
warning sign and the next sign in the sequence. Additional signs are required
for long construction zones or where ramps or through streets junction within
the construction project work limits. Signs shall be erected on each entrance
ramp, near intersections of through roads to advise entering or turning
traffic, and at least once every two miles through the construction work
limits.
(3) The signs shall be
furnished, erected, maintained in good condition and/or replaced as necessary
and subsequently removed by the entity which erects the traffic controls within
the project. Signs shall be mounted at the appropriate offsets and elevations
as prescribed by the manual of uniform traffic control devices adopted under
section 4511.09 of the Revised Code. They shall be mounted on supports meeting
current safety criteria.
(4) Where construction
activity affects only one directional roadway of a divided highway with a
barrier or wide median, signs shall not be erected for traffic on the opposing
directional roadway or ramp.
(5) Signs shall be
covered or removed when a construction zone is discontinued for a period of
thirty days or more. Additionally the agency may require signs to be covered or
removed for a specific shorter period.
(C) Each agency shall adopt procedures
pertaining to requiring a contractor, work crew or utility to erect, maintain
and remove signs, in conformance with the foregoing.
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