§ 24-22. Routing of traffic.

The permittee shall take appropriate measures to assure that during the performance of the excavation work, traffic conditions as nearly normal as practicable shall be maintained at all times so as to cause as little inconvenience as possible to the occupants of the abutting property and to the general public, provided that the city engineer may permit the closing of streets to all traffic for a period of time prescribed by him if in his opinion such closure is necessary. The permittee shall route and control traffic, including its own vehicles, as directed by the city police department. The following steps shall be taken before any street may be closed or restricted to traffic.

(1)

The permittee must receive the approval of the city engineer and the police department therefor;

(2)

The permittee must notify the chief of the fire district of any street so closed;

(3)

Upon completion of construction work, the permittee shall notify the city engineer, the city police department and the fire district before traffic is moved back to its normal flow so that any necessary adjustments may be made;

(4)

Where flagmen are deemed necessary by the city engineer, they shall be furnished by the permittee at its own expense. Through traffic shall be maintained without the aid of detours, if possible. In instances in which this would not be feasible, the city engineer will designate detours. The city shall maintain roadway services at existing streets designated as detours without expense to the permittee, but in case there are no existing streets, the permittee shall construct all detours at its expense and in conformity with the construction specifications set by the city engineer. The permittee shall be responsible for any unnecessary damage caused to any streets, sidewalks and storm sewers caused by the operation of its equipment.

(Code 1973, § 22-23; Ord. No. 2682, § 1, 5-11-98)