Arizona Laws 28-652. State highway work zones; definition
A. The director shall adopt standards and specifications for the use of traffic control devices and for work zone safety and mobility in state highway work zones, including an emergency vehicle access plan as prescribed in this section.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-652
- Director: means the director of the department of transportation. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Driver: means a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Right-of-way: when used within the context of the regulation of the movement of traffic on a highway means the privilege of the immediate use of the highway. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State: means a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- State highway: means a state route or portion of a state route that is accepted and designated by the board as a state highway and that is maintained by the state. See Arizona Laws 28-101
- Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles and other conveyances either singly or together while using a highway for purposes of travel. See Arizona Laws 28-601
B. The standards and specifications for the use of traffic control devices adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section shall include the following:
1. The use of traffic control devices that indicate that the driver is approaching a state highway work zone and that are required to be posted at least one thousand feet before entering a state highway work zone.
2. The use of traffic control devices when workers are present in a state highway work zone that indicate that double civil penalties will be imposed for exceeding the speed limit in a state highway work zone when workers are present and that are required to be posted at least every twenty-five hundred feet within a state highway work zone.
3. The use of traffic control devices that indicate the beginning and end of a state highway work zone.
4. A requirement that the traffic control devices be removed when the preliminary engineering work or construction, repair or maintenance work is completed.
C. For projects requiring a traffic management plan:
1. The standards and specifications for work zone safety and mobility adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section shall provide for consultation with stakeholders, including area law enforcement and emergency responders.
2. The director shall:
(a) Establish an emergency vehicle access plan as part of the traffic management plan in consultation with area law enforcement and emergency responders.
(b) Communicate the emergency vehicle access plan to area law enforcement and emergency responders by electronic mail, fax or other effective means.
D. For the purposes of this section, "state highway work zone" means an area that is within a state highway right-of-way and that is subject to preliminary engineering work or construction, repair or maintenance work.