HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY TRAFFIC CONTROL MANUAL SUPPLEMENT APPENDIX A FEBRUARY 2014 (*amended March 2014) HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY TRAFFIC CONTROL MANUAL SUPPLEMENT HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY TRAFFIC CONTROL MANUAL SUPPLEMENT The following provisions shall apply to all contractors/organizations and others doing work on streets under the jurisdiction of the Halifax Regional Municipality. These provisions are in addition to the “Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual”, latest revision published by the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation & Infrastructure Renewal. 1 PERMITS With the exception of emergency situations, no work may commence on any HRM street without first obtaining a permit as required by the provisions of the HRM Street By-law (S-300). Permit applications must be received at least 10 business days before the proposed construction start date. Construction must not start before the permit is issued. 2 HOURS OF WORK Hours of work shall generally be restricted in accordance to the provisions of the HRM Noise Bylaw (N-200). Additional restrictions may be imposed on any work within the HRM Street by permit condition. With the exception of emergency work, the following restrictions shall apply (unless otherwise specified on the Streets and Services permit) according to the table in Schedule “A” (attached): 1 - Maintain two lanes during Peak Hours: In this case, at least two lanes (one in each direction) must be maintained during Peak Hours. If this condition is met, work may continue through the Peak Hours. If this condition cannot be met, normal Peak Hour Restrictions apply. Peak Hours shall be defined as being from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and either 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, or 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day in advance of the July 1 long weekend (if applicable) and the Natal Day and Labour Day long weekend. Holidays excluded. Holidays are identified in Schedule “B” (attached). - Maintain two lanes at all times: In this case, at least two lanes (one in each direction) must be maintained at all times. “Stop and Go” traffic is permitted by exception only. This condition may be used in addition to other restrictions. - PM PHR (Peak Hour Restrictions) Only: In this case, no on street work1 may proceed during the PM Peak Hours. PM Peak Hours shall be defined as being from either 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, or 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the day in advance of the July 1 long weekend (if applicable) and the Natal Day and Labour Day long weekend. Holidays excluded. Holidays are identified in Schedule “B” (attached). - PHR (Peak Hour Restrictions) apply only in Peak Direction: In this case, work may proceed if the capacity in the peak direction is not compromised; typically on a multi-lane street. For example, if there are two lanes in each direction, work may proceed in the morning peak if both inbound lanes are open and one outbound lane is also open. - Peak Hour Restricted: In this case, no on street work1 may proceed during Peak Hours. Peak Hours shall be defined as being from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, Holidays excluded and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on References to “on street work” are intended to include the entire right of way width; not just the travelled way or traffic lanes. the day in advance of the July 1 long weekend (if applicable) and the Natal Day and Labour Day long weekend. Holidays are identified in Schedule “B” (attached). - Evening and Weekend Only: In this case, no on street work2 may proceed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, Holidays excluded. Holidays are identified in Schedule “B” (attached). Work must either take place over night or on a Saturday or Sunday. Provisions of the HRM Noise By-law shall apply. Some work may require an exemption from Regional Council to satisfy certain Noise By-law provisions. Very Short Duration Work – defined in the Nova Scotia Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual as work at a location that does not take more than 30 minutes excluding the time required to set-up and take-down traffic control equipment – will generally be exempt from these restrictions provided Peak Hour Restrictions are respected. Exceptions to these restrictions will be considered on a case by case basis only when specifically requested by the permit applicant and/or contractor. The two main criteria for evaluating the exception request will be (1) what the actual impact of the work area will be on the public and (2) whether the scope of work and excavation size prevents the work area from being re-opened to traffic in accordance to the applicable restricted times noted above. Any exception to the hours of work restrictions will be reflected on the permit. Failure to respect hour of work restrictions on the permit may result in penalties in accordance with the HRM Street By-law (S-300). Permission to work through restricted times may be granted by the Right of Way Engineer or the HRM Inspector only in the event of unforeseen circumstances which make re-opening the work area to traffic impractical. All requests to continue work through restricted hours must be requested in writing at least one hour before the restriction is to take effect. Permission is only considered granted upon receipt of a response in writing from the Right of Way Engineer or the HRM Inspector indicating the request is approved. A Public Service Announcement will be issued by HRM advising motorists of the continuing works. 3 ROUNDABOUTS Roundabouts should generally be treated as intersections. Work within the circulating lanes shall be treated as working within an intersection when referencing the current version the Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual. For all multi-lane roundabouts, all multi-lane approaches shall be reduced to one lane, and all circulating lanes shall be reduced to one lane. For the special case of a work area in any approach or exit of a multi-lane roundabout (within 50 metres of any circulating lane), all approach, exit, and circulating lanes shall be reduced to one lane. Generally the concerns with respect to working in or near multi-lane roundabouts are (1) never to encourage motorists to change lanes within the roundabout and (2) not to force queues into the circulating lanes are a result of work in the exiting lanes from the roundabout. 4 STREET CLOSURES The Right of Way Engineer must approve all street closures. Requests for any street closure must be received at least 10 business days in advance of the proposed closure date. HRM shall issue a Public Service Announcement in advance of the closure of any street on the list in Schedule “A”. 2 References to “on street work” are intended to include the entire right of way width; not just the travelled way / traffic lanes. 5 SIDEWALK CLOSURES The Right of Way Engineer or the Development Engineer must approve all sidewalk3 closures. Where there is another sidewalk available on the opposite side of the street, pedestrians must be directed to use that sidewalk. This shall include “Sidewalk Closed Ahead” signs in advance of the work area at the closest marked or unmarked crosswalk indicating the sidewalk is closed ahead. “Sidewalk Closed” signs must be placed on either side of the work area that is closed to pedestrians. These signs must appear on any traffic control plans being submitted for HRM review. Where pedestrians cannot be safely directed to use another sidewalk, the contractor may be required to provide a temporary “sidewalk area” for pedestrian use. Any temporary surface provided must be safe for all users and wheelchair accessible. Asphalt or compacted crusher dust may be acceptable for this purpose. Should the temporary sidewalk be part of the travelled way of a street, adequate delineation of the sidewalk space must be provided for the safety of all pedestrians. For long duration work with a temporary sidewalk in the travelled way of a street, delineation of the sidewalk must be provided with continuous F-shape Barriers. 6 BICYCLE LANE CLOSURES Bicycle lane signage is regulatory, and therefore not covered under the Nova Scotia Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual. As a result, posting the regulatory signage required to close any bicycle lane requires Traffic Authority approval. 7 TRAFFIC AUTHORITY APPROVALS As per the requirements of the Nova Scotia Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual, the Traffic Authority must approve all traffic plans that require the following: - Altered Centrelines on multi-lane roads or roads with a speed limit of greater than 50km/h, as well as any temporary roadways - Speed Zone Restrictions, meaning any speed limit reductions - Temporary Regulatory Signs, including but not limited to bike lane signage, no parking signs, and stop or yield signs - Temporary Traffic Signals In addition, if the Traffic Authority is to sign off on the plan, the plan must have a space for the Traffic Authority’s signature and date as well as identify why the Traffic Authority is signing the document. Example: Approved by Traffic Authority Date For the approval of (insert reason here, ie: the altered centreline) only. All other aspects of this Temporary Traffic Control Plan must follow the Temporary Traffic Control Manual, latest edition. 3 For the purposes of this document, only an improved area – asphalt or concrete – between the curb and the edge of the right of way shall be considered a sidewalk. This is not consistent with the definition of a sidewalk in the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act. 8 MINIMUM LANE WIDTHS As per the requirements of the Nova Scotia Temporary Workplace Traffic Control Manual, the minimum width of any narrowed lane shall be 2.5 metres. For any street appearing on the list in Schedule “A”, as well as for any Metro Transit routes not appearing on the list, the minimum width of any narrowed lane shall be 3.0 metres. 9 PRECONSTRUCTION MEETINGS Where a planned project may disrupt or affect transit routes, utility operations, underground services or traffic flow in a major way, it will be necessary to have a preconstruction meeting to discuss the scope of work. Stakeholders invited to attend may include (but is not limited to) the owner/developer, contractor(s), inspector(s), Transit, Utilities, Traffic Services. 10 BYLAWS AND ORDINANCES It is the responsibility of every contractor, owner or organization doing work in Halifax Regional Municipality to be familiar with Provincial laws and with the Ordinances/Bylaws and Regulations of the Halifax Regional Municipality. SCHEDULE “A” Segment Street Name Agricola Street Ahern Avenue Akerley Boulevard Albemarle Street Albro Lake Road Alderney Drive Alma Street Almon Street Armdale Roundabout Auburn Drive Baker Drive Barrington Street Basinview Drive Bayers Road Beaverbank Road Bedford Highway Bell Road Bissett Road Bluewater Road Boland Road Braemar Drive Brunswick Street Burnside Drive Caldwell Road Caledonia Road Chain Lake Drive From Applicable Restrictions To Cunard Street Duffus Street Cogswell Street Bell Road Windmill Road Hwy 107 Cogswell Street Duke Street Victoria Road Windmill Road Windmill Road Prince Albert Road Titus Street Dutch Village Road Connaught Avenue Gottingen Street All circulating lanes, including all approach and exit lanes - see Section 3 of this document Forest Hills Parkway John Stewart Drive Portland Street Norm Newman Drive Norm Newman Drive Mount Hope Avenue MacKay Bridge Richmond Street Richmond Street North Street North Street Spring Garden Road Spring Garden Road Inglis Street Hammonds Plains Road Meadowbrook Drive Connaught Avenue Windsor Street Highway 102 Connaught Avenue Joseph Howe Drive Highway 102 Earl Gordon Drive Sackville Drive Hwy 102 Southgate Drive Southgate Drive Windsor Street Robie Street Sackville Street Cole Harbour Road Cow Bay Road Hammonds Plains Road Kearney Lake Road Victoria Road Wyse Road Waverley Road Grahams Grove Corwallis Street Spring Garden Road Akerley Drive Hwy 111 Cole Harbour Road Shore Road Main Street Montebello Road Lacewood Drive Otter Lake Court Otter Lake Court Horseshoe Lake Drive Maintain two lanes during Peak Hours Maintain two lanes at all times PM PHR only PHR apply only in Peak Direction Peak Hour Restricted Evening and Weekend Only X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Segment Street Name Chebucto Road Cobequid Road Coburg Road Cogswell Interchange Cogswell Street Cole Harbour Road Commodore Drive Connaught Avenue Countryview Drive Cow Bay Road Cowie Hill Road Cowie Hill Connector Cornwallis Street Crichton Avenue Cumberland Drive Cunard Street Dartmouth Road Dentith Road Devonshire Avenue Duffus Street Duke Street (Bedford) Duke Street (Halifax) Dunbrack Street Dutch Village Road Dyke Road Eisener Boulevard Fairview Overpass Fall River Road Farnham Gate Road First Lake Drive From Applicable Restrictions To Maintain two lanes during Peak Hours Maintain two lanes at all times Armdale Roundabout Mumford Road North Street Sackville Drive Nelson Drive Oxford Street Mumford Road North Street Windsor Street Nelson Drive Rocky Lake Drive Robie Street X X Robie Street Portland Street Bissett Road Burnside Drive Eileen Stubbs Drive Windsor Street Wright Avenue Main Road Herring Cove Road Northwest Arm Drive North Park Street Glen Manor Drive Cole Harbour Road Windsor Street Bedford Highway Ridgevale Drive Old Sambro Road Novalea Drive Robie Street Glendale Avenue Brunswick Street Hollis Street Kearney Lake Road Joseph Howe Drive Cow Bay Road Portland Street Norm Newman Drive Cogswell Interchange Bissett Road Ross Road Eileen Stubbs Drive Countryview Drive Jubilee Road Commodore Drive Bissett Road Cowie Hill Connector Cowie Hill Road Barrington Street Ochterloney Street Colby Drive Gottingen Street Ridgevale Drive Hwy 101 Herring Cove Road Barrington Street Novalea Drive Rocky Lake Drive Hollis Street Upper Water Street North West Arm Drive Joseph Howe Drive Cow Bay Road Norm Newman Drive Portland Hills Drive X X Windsor Junction Road Parkland Drive Metropolitan Avenue Highway 2 Dunbrack Street Cobequid Road PM PHR only PHR apply only in Peak Direction Peak Hour Restricted Evening and Weekend Only X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Segment Street Name Flamingo Drive Forest Hills Parkway George Street Glen Manor Drive Glendale Avenue Glendale Drive Gordon Avenue Gottingen Street Hammonds Plains Road Herring Cove Road Highfield Park Drive Highway 2 Hollis Street Horseshoe Lake Drive Ilsley Avenue Inglis Street John Brackett Drive Joseph Howe Drive Joseph Zatzman Drive Jubilee Road Kearney Lake Road Kempt Road Knightsridge Drive Lacewood Drive Lady Hammond Drive From Knightsridge Drive Main Street Circassion Drive Barrington Street Crichton Avenue Cobequid Road Beaverbank Road Main Street Young Street Black Street Cogswell Street Flat Lake Drive Gary Martin Drive Hwy 102 Armdale Roundabout Purcells Cove Road Highfield Street Greystone Drive Hwy 111 Sunnylea Road Cogswell Interchange George Street Susie Lake Crescent Wright Avenue Robie Street Purcells Cove Road Fairview Overpass Mumford Road Craigmore Drive Akerley Avenue Connaught Avenue Hammonds Plains Road Hwy 102 Dunbrack Street Lady Hammond Road Dunbrack Street Chain Lake Drive Fairview Overpass Applicable Restrictions To Bedford Highway Circassion Drive Cole Harbour Road Lower Water Street Mic Mac Boulevard Duke Street (Bedford) Cobequid Road Hwy 111 Black Street Cogswell Street Rainnie Drive Gary Martin Drive Hwy 102 Bedford Highway Purcells Cove Road Highfield Street Greystone Drive Village Road Victoria Road Rocky Lake Drive George Street Salter Street End End Barrington Street Hebridean Drive Mumford Road Craigmore Drive Armdale Roundabout Wright Avenue Robie Street Hwy 102 Dunbrack Street Bedford Highway Young Street Flamingo Drive Titus Street Robie Street Maintain two lanes during Peak Hours Maintain two lanes at all times PM PHR only PHR apply only in Peak Direction Peak Hour Restricted Evening and Weekend Only X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Segment Street Name Lake Major Road Lakelands Boulevard Larry Uteck Boulevard Lower Water Street Lucasville Road Main Avenue (Halifax) Main Road (Eastern Passage) Main Street (Dartmouth) Maple Street Massachusettes Avenue Mayo Street Meadowbrook Drive Metropolitan Avenue Micmac Boulevard Millwood Drive Moirs Mills Road Montebello Road Morris Street Mount Hope Avenue Mumford Road Nantucket Avenue Norm Newman Drive North Street North Preston Road Ochterloney Street Old Sambro Road Osborne Street Oxford Street Parkland Drive Pinehill Drive Pleasant Street From Reddy Drive Chain Lake Drive Hwy 102 George Street Sackville Drive Washmill Lake Drive Pleasant Street Hines Road Hwy 111 Caledonia Road Thistle Street Lady Hammond Road Osborne Street Basinview Drive Nictaux Crescent Woodland Avenue Horizon Court Sackville Drive Amin Street Waverley Road South Park Street Pleasant Street Joseph Howe Drive Romans Avenue Victoria Road Baker Drive Chebucto Road Johnson Road Prince Albert Road Herring Cove Road Northwest Arm Drive Dentith Road Northwest Arm Drive Bayers Road Kearney Lake Road Glendale Drive Prince Albert Road Acadia Street Applicable Restrictions To Main Street St. Margarets Bay Road Bedford Highway Terminal Road Hammonds Plains Road Titus Street Hines Road Cow Bay Road Caledonia Road Hwy 7 / Hwy 107 Ocheterloney Street Robie Street Withrod Drive Bedford Highway Glendale Drive Horizon Court Hwy 111 Beaverbank Road Bedford Highway Caledonia Road Lower Water Street Baker Drive Romans Avenue Chebucto Road Wyse Road Eisener Boulevard Barrington Street Reddy Drive Alderney Drive Northwest Arm Drive Dentith Road Leiblin Drive Mayo Street South Street Lacewood Drive Sackville Drive Acadia Street Main Road Maintain two lanes during Peak Hours Maintain two lanes at all times PM PHR only PHR apply only in Peak Direction Peak Hour Restricted Evening and Weekend Only X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Segment Street Name Portland Street Portland Hills Drive Preston Street Prince Albert Road Prince Street Princess Margaret Boulevard Purcells Cove Road Queen Street Quinpool Road Rainnie Drive Regency Park Drive Ridgecrest Drive Riverside Drive Robie Street Rocky Lake Drive Ronald Smith Avenue Sackville Drive (Sackville) Sackville Street (Halifax) Shore Road (Eastern Passage) St. Margarets Bay Road South Street South Park Street Spring Avenue Spring Garden Road Springvale Avenue Summer Street Susie Lake Crescent Sussex Street Tacoma Drive From Alderney Drive Gaston Road Portland Street Quinpool Road Grahams Gove Sinclair Street Brunswick Street Halifax-bound Ramp Herring Cove Road Sackville Street Armdale Roundabout Marked Crosswalk @ civic 7121 Cogswell Street Lacewood Drive Main Street Glendale Drive Stairs Street Almon Street Cunard Street Waverley Road Duke Street Ilsley Avenue Patton Road (North intersection) Millwood Drive Summer Street Cow Bay Road Grebe Avenue Crown Drive Oxford Street Sackville Street Mount Edward Road Robie Street South Park Street Arlington Avenue Bell Road Horseshoe Lake Drive Northwest Arm Drive Gordon Avenue Applicable Restrictions To Gaston Road Caldwell Road Whitehall Crescent Jubilee Road Sinclair Street Alderney Drive Lower Water Street Windmill Road John Brackett Drive South Street Marked Crosswalk @ civic 7121 Robie Street Brunswick Street end Mount Edward Road Sackville Drive Almon Street Cunard Street Inglis Street Duke Street Bedford Highway Burnside Drive Millwood Drive Bedford Highway Lower Water Street Caldwell Road Crown Drive Armdale Roundabout Hollis Street Inglis Street Portland Street South Park Street Barrington Street Joseph Howe Drive University Avenue Chain Lake Drive Herring Cove Road Main Street Maintain two lanes during Peak Hours Maintain two lanes at all times PM PHR only PHR apply only in Peak Direction Peak Hour Restricted Evening and Weekend Only X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Segment Street Name Terminal Road Thistle Street Timberlea Village Parkway Titus Street Tower Road Trollope Street University Avenue Upper Water Street Valleyfield Road Vernon Street Veterans Memorial Drive Victoria Road Walker Avenue Washmill Lake Drive Waverley Road Willett Street Wingate Drive Windmill Road Windsor Junction Road Windsor Street Withrod Drive Woodland Avenue Woodlawn Road Wright Avenue Wyse Road Young Street From Hollis Street Wyse Road Victoria Road Hwy 103 Lacewood Drive Inglis Street Cogswell Road LeMarchant Street Barrington Street Cogswell Interchange Tacoma Drive Quinpool Road Robie Street Windmill Road Albro Lake Road Transit Terminal-civic 7 Chain Lake Drive Rocky Lake Drive Dunbrack Street Lacewood Drive Beaverbank Road Hwy 101 Victoria Road Wyse Road Fall River Road Fairview Overpass Connaught Avenue Mayo Street Victoria Road Main Street Windmill Road Albro Lake Road Windsor Street Robie Street Applicable Restrictions To Lower Water Street Victoria Road Crichton Park Road St. Margarets Bay Road Alma Crescent Point Pleasant Drive Bell Road South Park Street Cogswell Interchange George Street Woodlawn Road Jubilee Road Summer Street Albro Lake Road Portland Street Old Sackville Road (N) Northwest Arm Drive Breamar Drive Rosedale Avenue Dunbrack Street Windsor Junction Road Victoria Road Wyse Road Alderney Drive Cobequid Road Connaught Avenue Quinpool Road Herring Cove Road Ryland Street Portland Street Hwy 118 Windmill Road Robie Street Gottingen Street Maintain two lanes during Peak Hours Maintain two lanes at all times PM PHR only PHR apply only in Peak Direction Peak Hour Restricted Evening and Weekend Only X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X SCHEDULE “B” Peak Hour Restrictions waived on… Holiday Date New Year's Day January 1 … January 1st. If the holiday is on a Saturday or a Sunday, restrictions are also waived on the first weekday following. Good Friday Floating … the holiday only. Victoria Day Third Monday in May … the holiday only. Canada Day July 1 Natal Day First Monday in August … the holiday only. Labour Day First Monday in September … the holiday only. Thanksgiving Day Second Monday in October … the holiday only. … July 1st. If the holiday is on a Saturday or a Sunday, restrictions are also waived on the first weekday following. Remembrance Day November 11 No work on November 11 (in accordance with the Provincial Remembrance Day Act). If Remembrance Day is on a Saturday or a Sunday, restrictions are waived on the first weekday following. Christmas Day December 25 … December 25th. If the holiday is on a Saturday or a Sunday, restrictions are also waived on the first weekday following. December 26 ... December 26th. If the holiday is on a Saturday or a Sunday, restrictions are also waived on the first weekday following that date. If both Christmas Day and Boxing Day are on Saturday and Sunday, then restrictions are also waived on the first two weekdays following. Boxing Day
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