Code of Massachusetts Regulations
700 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Title 700 CMR 6.00 - Use of Road Flaggers and Police Details on Public Works Projects
Section 6.02 - Definitions

Alternative Plan. A plan, or course of action, prepared as part of the Construction Zone Safety Plan to address situations where traffic control personnel are unavailable, or fail to arrive at the Construction Zone.

Authorized Representative(s). The person or persons designated by the Awarding Authority to implement and enforce 700 CMR 6.00 and Guidelines on behalf of the Awarding Authority and vested with authority over the safety and management of the Construction Zone. The Authorized Representative shall either be an employee of the Awarding Authority or an impartial third-party, and shall be designated prior to bidding of a Public Works Project.

Average Daily Traffic (ADT). The average of 24-hour counts collected over a number of days, greater than one day, but less than one year, used for, among other purposes, planning of highway activities, measurement of current demand, and evaluation of existing traffic flow.

Awarding Authority. Any Commonwealth or municipal entity, authority, commission or other public entity or governmental body that awards a contract to work, when such work is within the limits of, or impacts traffic on, any Public Road.

Commonwealth Entity. Any state agency, executive office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, or authority of the Commonwealth established to serve a public purpose.

Construction Zone. An area of a Public Road where construction, maintenance, or other work activities are identified as the limits of work on the approved construction plans or by Traffic Control Devices, including those on transport devices that mark the beginning and end of construction, maintenance, or other work activity. Construction Zones also include sections of a Public Road where there is ongoing, moving work activity such as lane line painting or roadside mowing.

Construction Zone Safety Plan or the Plan. A plan prepared for the Public Works Project by or on behalf of the Awarding Authority to address traffic safety and control through the Construction Zone, including road detour plans, road closure plans, and plans to mitigate the impact on vehicular and pedestrian traffic outside of the Construction Zone subject to compliance with the requirements of St. 2008, c. 86, § 10, 700 CMR 6.00, and the applicable Road Flagger and Police Detail Guidelines. The Plan shall be included in the solicitation documents for the Public Works Project.

Design Plan. Plans and specifications detailing how the Public Works Project is to be constructed.

EOPSS. The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6A, §§ 2 and 18.

MassDOT or Department. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation created by M.G.L. c. 6C.

Municipality. Any city or town in the Commonwealth.

MUTCD. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the United States Department of Transportation, including the amendments, enforced by MassDOT in accordance with USC Title 23.

Police Detail. Any uniformed sworn law enforcement officer and any official marked police vehicle on a Public Works Project.

Public Road. Any state highway, turnpike, limited access highway, divided highway, access road, parkway, bridge, path, public way or private way that is open to or is otherwise used for public vehicular travel in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Public Works Project. Any construction, maintenance or other work activity performed by or on behalf of an Awarding Authority within the limits of or impacting traffic on a Public Road.

Road Flagger. An individual certified by MassDOT, or a MassDOT approved organization, to perform traffic control services on Public Roads.

Road Flagger and Police Detail Guidelines or Guidelines. Rules, guides, instructions, procedures and other information adopted and published by MassDOT as a means of implementing and providing guidance to Awarding Authorities, Road Flaggers, and Police Details in the implementation of 700 CMR 6.00.

Setup. The arrangement of Traffic Control Devices used within and adjacent to a Construction Zone on a Public Works Project.

Traffic Control Devices. Any barrier, message board, warning sign, light, indicator, warning signal, direction sign, curb, street or other traffic markings, mechanical traffic signal systems, including those items located on vehicles, Road Flagger or Police Detail, and any other item or device used to control traffic on a Public Road as a part of the Setup.