Workshops

This course, "WORK ZONE TRAFFIC CONTROL", is intended to address the safety needs of Maine's local road officials. This course was modified from a similar course entitled "Work Zone Safety for Municipalities, Utilities, and Contractors" produced by the University of North Carolina. The Maine Local Roads Center has "customized" the course to be consistent with current practices of work zone traffic control in Maine.

This course is intended for all personnel responsible for the planning and set up of traffic control zones and/or directing the traffic through short-term construction and maintenance work site on Maine's local roads. From the smallest town to the largest city, the principles of traffic control apply to every governmental jurisdiction. Using the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices" (MUTCD) as the national standard, we have developed this course for local use in Maine. Since the Fall of 1993, the Center has provided this training for over 1500 individuals.

The notebook covers the following topics:


- Maine Tort Claims Act
- Liability Considerations at Roadway Work Zones
- Installation of Traffic Control Devices
- Selected Court Cases
- Part VI of the MUTCD


In addition to the contents of this notebook, these other resources are also available:

        * Pocket-sized "Work Zone Traffic Control Handbook" produced by the Center (updated 1995)
        * "Flagging Handbook" produced by the American Traffic Safety Services Assoc. (ATSSA)
        * Pamphlet on "Quality Standards for Work Zone Traffic Control Devices" produced by ATSSA

These materials should prepare any local road official or contractor or utility worker for proper signing around work zones. If you have any suggestions and comments on the program, please give me a call any time.

If you wish to order this manual, click here, or go the the publications page