Delaware Administrative Code
Title 2 - Transportation
2000 - Department of Transportation
2400 - Division of Transportation Solutions
2402 - Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
Part 6 - Temporary Traffic Control
Chapter 6G - TYPE OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL ZONE ACTIVITIES
Section 6G.18 - Work in the Vicinity of a Grade Crossing
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
Standard:
01 (DE Revision) When grade crossings exist either within or in the vicinity of a TTC zone, lane restrictions, flagging, or other operations shall not create conditions where vehicles can be queued across the tracks. If the queuing of vehicles across the tracks cannot be avoided, a uniformed law enforcement officer or flagger shall be provided at the upstream side of the crossing to prevent vehicles from stopping within the grade crossing, considered to be 50 feet on either side of the closest and farthest rail, even if automatic warning devices are in place.
Support:
02 Figure 6H-46 shows work in the vicinity of a grade crossing.
03 Section 8A.08 contains additional information regarding temporary traffic control zones in the vicinity of grade crossings.
Guidance:
04 Early coordination with the railroad company or light rail transit agency should occur before work starts.
