[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Deerfield
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-11-1989]
Any work on or about Town streets or ways by private firms and public
utilities where the restricting of the normal flow of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic may be interrupted due to the type of work being performed must adhere
to the following stipulations:
A.
Proper safety warning signs, cones and/or lights (flashing)
must be placed in or around barricaded excavations. Signs are to be placed
at either end of the project at a distance in accordance with width of road
and allowed speed of street (subject to Federal Guidelines Manual On Uniform
Traffic Control Devices).
B.
Whenever a road or way is reduced to one-lane traffic,
a uniformed traffic officer shall be used, subject to approval of the Chief
of Police and/or the Superintendent of the Town Department of Public Works.
The use of flag person(s) may be substituted; all flag persons must be outfitted
with day-glo orange vests or straps and day-glo orange flags; at night reflectorized
vests or straps must be worn.
C.
All proposed excavation or other road work setups must
be approved by the Chief of Police or his designee and/or the Superintendent
of the Town Department of Public Works.
D.
At no time shall any firm or public utility reroute,
detour or close any Town street, road or way unless approved by the Chief
of Police or his designee and the Superintendent of the Town Department of
Public Works.
E.
All proposed street work shall be approved five days
prior to the start of the project. Exceptions: Emergency work will be the
exception to the five-day stipulation, but will be subject to all of the above
safety requirements.
There is no fee for inspection and/or approval of projects.
