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There is hereby established a temporary work zone traffic management program to improve work zone safety and to manage temporary roadway restrictions in order to minimize delays and frustrations for the traveling public. The temporary work zone traffic management program is intended to enhance the planning, application, and oversight of traffic control management in temporary work areas in roadways, sidewalks, and transit zones.
(Ord. No. 10140, § 2, 4-12-05)
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
(1) Major holiday shall mean any holiday enumerated in A.R.S. § 1-301.
(2) MUTCD shall mean the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices as amended by the State of Arizona and including additions by the city.
(3) NCHRP 350 Guidelines shall mean National Cooperative Highway Research Program Report 350, three (3) copies of which shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk and are made public records and shall be available for public use and inspection during regular office hours.
(4) Peak travel time shall mean 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding major holidays.
(5) Transit zone shall mean those portions of public rights-of-way reserved for stopping and standing of public transit vehicles or for passenger waiting, alighting or boarding of public transit vehicles.
(6) Active work shall mean the presence of workers engaged in maintenance of, or construction upon public rights-of-way, and shall include related activities necessary for full completion of the work, such as material drying or curing times when workers may not be physically present. As long as workers engaged in the maintenance of, or construction upon the public rights-of-way are present in the temporary work zone, the term active work shall also include those periods of time when they may be idle due to material, equipment, inspection or similar scheduling requirements.
(Ord. No. 10140, § 2, 4-12-05)
In addition to the barricading and permitting requirements contained in section 25-24 and elsewhere in this chapter, all temporary work zone barricading within City of Tucson rights-of- way shall substantially comply with the latest edition of MUTCD, as amended by the state and including the additions by the city, and with NCHRP 350 Guidelines. No temporary roadway restrictions shall occur during peak travel times, or on major holidays unless specifically approved by the director of transportation or in case of actual emergency. The director of transportation may allow temporary roadway restrictions in the off-peak direction during peak travel times in the director's sole discretion. Under no circumstances shall roadways, sidewalks, or transit zones be restricted with barricades when no active work is being performed or is to be performed within two (2) hours of the completion of the installation of the barricades, unless an approved detour is in place.
(Ord. No. 10140, § 2, 4-12-05)
(a) A permit fee for every thirty (30) days of estimated project completion time shall be collected for each right of way permit. The city may request a permit holder to report the project's completion status every thirty (30) days. Projects with an estimated completion time beyond a multiple of thirty (30) days shall be rounded to the next highest multiple of thirty (30) days for permitting purposes.
(b) In cases where a traffic control plan is required by the MUTCD, a traffic control plan review fee shall be collected in addition to the permit fee provided in subsection (a) above.
(c) Public utilities may apply for and receive an annual permit for short-term multiple location work for a one time annual payment per year.
(Ord. No. 10140, § 2, 4-12-05; Ord. No. 12108, § 2, 6-18-24)
The following schedule of civil sanctions shall be imposed for each of the following violations of this chapter:
(1) Presenting an imminent risk of death or injury to the public within public right-of- way, one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00).
(2) Restricting roadway without proper certification or without a barricading permit for more than thirty (30) minutes, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(3) Restricting traffic during peak hours without permission from the director of transportation, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(4) Failing to correct or cure violations within the time period stated in a warning notice, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(5) Restricting traffic at signalized intersections without active work occurring within thirty (30) minutes of the restriction, one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
(6) Violating restriction limits or times and/or locations as contained in the barricading temporary use permit, five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(7) Leaving advance warning signs facing traffic more than forty-five (45) minutes after the restriction has been removed, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(8) Leaving traffic control devices in the right-of-way for twenty-four (24) hours after temporary barricading permit expires, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(9) Failure to comply with the use of MUTCD and/or NCHRP 350 compliance devices, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
The civil sanctions provided above shall be tripled in the event that a valid permit has not been obtained for the work that constitutes the infraction.
(Ord. No. 10140, § 2, 4-12-05)