The following measures shall be taken to ensure the safety and protection of the traveling public:
A. All openings must be backfilled and temporary restoration completed unless otherwise approved to provide for safe passage and in accordance with applicable restoration standards.
B. If it is necessary to leave an excavation unfinished overnight or for an extended period, the permittee shall place at the site barricades exhibiting his/her name and a phone number where he/she can be reached at all times. The permittee shall also notify the Hammonton Police Department of the condition of the unfinished excavation and furnish said Police Department with his/her name and phone number where he/she can be reached at all times. Flame torches, flashers, barricades, drums, cones, signage or similar warning structures must be used at the construction site or along the right-of-way, as required by the Town Engineer, Chief of Police or his/her representative.
C. Any portions of work areas not closed to traffic must be temporarily patched with cold patch a minimum of two inches thick and properly maintained until either temporary or final paving is installed.
D. The permittee shall erect and maintain suitable timber barriers to confine earth from trenches or other excavation in order to encroach upon highways as little as possible.
E. The permittee shall construct and maintain adequate and safe crossings over excavations and across highways under improvement to accommodate vehicular and pedestrian traffic at all street intersections. Vehicular crossings shall be constructed and maintained of steel plates or of plank, timbers and blocking of adequate size to accommodate vehicular traffic safely. Timber decking shall be not less than four inches thick and shall be securely fastened. Pedestrian walkways, if of timber, shall consist of planking three inches thick, 12 inches wide (per individual plank) and of adequate length, together with necessary blocking. The walkway shall not be less than five feet in width and shall be provided with a railing as required by the Town Engineer and/or the local Police Department.
[Amended 7-23-2001 by Ord. No. 26-2001]