THE MANAGEMENT OF TRAFFIC IN

CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES -The Malaysian Experience-

Ir MOHAMED SHAFII MUSTAFA

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR AND

WORKSHOPSAFER ROADS BY INFRASTRUCTURE

DESIGN AND OPERATION

MOBILITY

ISSUES IN MANAGING TRAFFIC

IN WORK ZONES

SAFETY+

.... in an ever changing environment ...

Haphazard placement of TCDs

Night visibility are

compromised

Protection against Rigid Bodies are

compromised

INCREASED in accident types:

◼Fixed Object

◼Rear End

◼Head On

DECREASED accident types:

◼ Right Angle

◼ Turning

◼ Ran Off the Road

ALL THESE LEADS TO...

There are also

some

good examples

Good Examples

Good

Examples

Which way do we go?

ARAHAN TEKNIK (JALAN)

2C/85

1985In 1985,

the Malaysian Public

Works Dept (PWD)

produced their first

Technical Instruction

on Traffic

Management at Work

Zones

12

ATJ 2C/85 (1985)

- Focussing on Designs of TMP

- Use of Standardised TCDs

- Use of Templates for

Placement of TCDs

- In 2003, added Standard BQ

13

Use of Standardise TCDs

14

Use of Templates for

Placement of TCDs

15

16

Use of Traffic

Control Zones

17

ARAHAN TEKNIK (JALAN) 2C/85

1985 2003

+

NOTA TEKNIK (JALAN) 23/03

In 2003, added Standard

BQ

NOTA TEKNIK (JALAN) 26/08

Standard Bill Of

Quantities

In 2016, a revised

Technical

Instruction was

produced

A series of training,

evaluations and audits

were carried out....

Then,

Training

Site Training

Site Audits

2017

ATJ 2C/85 (Pindaan

2017)

These resulted in

a revised

Technical

Instruction a year

later, 2017

Also... ROAD SPECIFICATION & BQ

JKR/SPJ/2017-

S19

Latest Specification

JKR/SPJ/2017-

S19

19.1

GENERAL

19.2THE EFFECTIVE

IMPLEMENTATION

OF TMWZ

19.3

TEMPORARY

SIGNAGE

19.4

TEMPORARY

ROAD

MARKING

19.5

TRAFFIC

MGMT

EQUIPMENTMATERIALS

SPECIFICATIONS

METHOD OF INSTALLATION

APPLICATION

REQUIREMENT

SPJ

WHAT’S NEW ?

CONTENTATJ 2C/86 PINDAAN

2016

ATJ 2C/86 PINDAAN

2017

General Principles of Traffic Management at Work Zones

Strategies for Effective Implementation

Responsibility

Planning of TMWZ

Designing Principles TMWZ

Typical Layout

Taking Off Quantities

Placement and Removal

Maintenance of Traffic Control Zones

Report Outline (TMP, TMSR)

Temporary Traffic Control Devices

RESPONSIBILITYPLANNING

SITE EXECUTION

MAINTENANCE

REPORTING

The New Manual

Focuses on

- Roles of the Players

- Monitoring and Reporting

- Inspection and Maintenance

TRANSFORMATION

TRANSFORMATION

... from focussing on

DESIGNS ...

... to focussing on

OPERATIONS ...

ROLES OF PLAYERS

DURING CONSTRUCTION STAGE

➢ TMP Monitored by Management Framework

➢ Contractor sets up TMT & ERT Teams

➢ Contractor designs Localised TCPs

➢ Contractor prepares TMSR

➢ Site Placements/Removals

➢ Maintenance of Work Zones

➢ TMO Daily Inspections

➢ RSA Audit TMP/TMSR

TMP Working Teams

➢ Design Localised TCPs

➢ Sets up TMT & ERT Teams

➢ Maintain Effectiveness of Localised

TCPs

➢ Prepares TMSR

➢ Daily Inspections

Traffic Management Officer (TMO)

➢ Ensure Effective Implementation of

TCPs

➢ Efficient Placement and Removals of

TCDs

➢ Ensure Safety and Smooth Traffic

Flows

➢ Maintain Effectiveness of TCDs

Traffic Management Team (TMT)

TMT at work

TMT at WORK

TMT at Work

➢ Provide 24hr patrol of Work Zones

➢ Provide Traffic Control during

emergency situations

➢ Implement Emergency Response Plan

Emergency Response Team (ERT)

ERT at Work

ERT at Work

ERT at Work

- TMP Masterplan (within 1 month of site possession)

- Traffic Safety Management

Report (every 3 months)

- TMP Audit Report (after every TMSR)

REPORTS

➢ Comprehensive inspection and maintenance program

➢ Inspection procedures

➢ Frequency of Inspection

➢ Documentation

➢ Record Keeping

Traffic Accidents

Devices Displacement

Damages Caused by Construction Activities

Repair Temporary Warning Signboard

Before After

Realigned Concrete Barrier

✓ To carry out routine inspection on all traffic control devices.

✓ Frequency of inspection depends on several factors.

✓ Documentation can be done through Inspection Form.

✓ Record Keeping can be done through Inventory Forms together with Site Diary complete with photos and brief description (date, time, location, etc)

EXAMPLE FORM FOR INSPECTION

In addition…

DESIGNS of TCPs have

been simplified and

standardised

STANDARD DEFINITIONS

TMWZ – Traffic Management at Work Zone

TMP – Traffic Management Plan

TCP – Traffic Control Plan

TCD – Traffic Control Devices

TMO – Traffic Management Officer

SIMPLIFIED DESIGN APPROACH

Traffic Categories

Traffic Categories vs Length of Areas

Construction Duration Categories

Construction Duration vs TCD

(Temporary Lane Closure)

Temporary

Lane Closure)

( < 1 day )

Construction Duration vs TCD (Road Diversion)

( >1 day but

< 1 month)

( > 1 month)

WORK ZONE LENGTH

Excavation

• Length < 200m• Nos < 4

Work zone not including

surcharge area

• Length < 5km (rural) • Length < 2km (urban)

OLD

NEW

NEW SIGN FACES

OLD

NEW

SIMPLIFIED SIGN ARRANGEMENTS

Work Area

CONCLUDING REMARKS

To achieve Safer Environment in Construction Work Zones, we have ...

➢ Shifted FOCUS from Designs to Operations➢ Simplified and Standardise Designs➢ Set up systems for CHECK & BALANCE➢ Set up Monitoring Framework➢ Set up Inspection & Monitoring➢ Introduce frequent Reporting

FRAMEWORK TO MONITOR TRAFFIC

MANAGEMENT AT WORK ZONE

RESULTS…

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