Pennsylvania Code
Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION
Part I - Department of Transportation
Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions
Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION
Section 205.5 - Municipal traffic engineer responsibilities

Universal Citation: 67 PA Code ยง 205.5

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) General. A municipal traffic engineer has the responsibility, as provided in the Model Traffic Ordinance, to:

(1) Determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic signals.

(2) Conduct engineering analysis of traffic accidents and devise remedial measures.

(3) Conduct engineering investigations of traffic conditions.

(4) Plan the operation of traffic on the streets and local highways within the municipality.

(5) Cooperate with municipal officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions within the municipality in accordance with Commonwealth and municipal regulations, standards and manuals.

(b) Information in municipal files. A municipal traffic engineer is responsible for maintaining the following information in municipal files for traffic signals installed or modified under 75 Pa.C.S. § 6122(a)(2) (relating to authority to erect traffic-control devices):

(1) Data collected as a result of engineering and traffic studies.

(2) A completion certificate signed and dated by the municipal traffic engineer verifying the completed update or new installation and operation of traffic signals including the Department warrants under which new traffic signals are installed or updated after July 1, 1977.

(3) A schedule and results of periodic evaluations of the operation of traffic signals within municipal boundaries to include warranted update recommendations.

(4) A plan of the traffic signals, modes of operation, a traffic flow diagram of peak hour volume and a collision diagram for the 3-year period preceding the latest update.

The provisions of this §205.5 amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 6103 and 6122(a).

This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 205.2 (relating to definitions); and 67 Pa. Code § 205.3 (relating to municipal responsibilities).

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