Common use of Access Coordination Clause in Contracts

Access Coordination. The Engineer shall: 1. Contact the State, the city, and any other affected agencies in advance to coordinate access and lane closures for inspection and field testing, which may include any required permits and the traffic control plan. Efforts must be made to minimize traffic disruptions. 2. Provide traffic control for all inspection and field testing operations. The traffic control must be sufficiently in and near inspection operations to comply with the latest edition of the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (TMUTCD) in the event that field personnel must divert traffic or close traveled lanes. A copy of the TMUTCD must be in the possession of field personnel on the job site at all times and will be made available to field personnel upon request. All field personnel must be on site with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times.