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The Contractor will be required to maintain traffic within the limits of the project, including all existing roadways which cross or intersect the project, unless otherwise provided in the contract or approved by the Engineer. Traffic shall be maintained from the time the Contractor begins work on the project site until acceptance of the project, including any periods during which the Contractor's operations are suspended, unless otherwise provided for in the contract or approved by the Engineer. The Contractor shall conduct his work in a safe manner which will create a minimum amount of inconvenience to traffic.
The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining in a safe, passable, and convenient condition, such part or parts of existing roads as are being used by him to maintain traffic within the limits of the project from the time the Contractor begins work on the project until acceptance of the project. As an exception to the above, the Department will be responsible for the removal of ice and snow from all portions of the project open to traffic.
Whenever it is necessary to utilize traffic control
devices as shown in the contract, as determined by the Engineer,
or in order to conform to the provisions of this section, the
work of furnishing, erecting, operating, maintaining, covering,
relocating, and removing traffic control devices shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Division 11 & 12.