Sections from the 2006 WATCH
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• Useful Phone Numbers
• Section 1: Purpose of Handbook
• Section 2: General Responsibility
• Section 3: Approval & Notification Requirement for Work in the Public Right-of-way
• Section 4: Roadway Closure Notifications
• Section 5: Peak Flow Hours
• Section 6: Fundamental Principles of Temporary Traffic Control Project Planning
• Section 7: Pedestrian Considerations
• Section 8: Worker Safety Considerations
• Section 9: Transit Considerations
• Section 10: Miscellaneous Considerations
• Section 11: Temporary Traffic Control Zone Components
• Section 12: Tapers
• Section 13: Detours and Diversions
• Section 14: One-Lane, Two-Way Traffic Control
• Section 15: Flagging Procedures
• Section 16: Duration of Work
• Section 17: Temporary Traffic Control Zone Devices
• Section 18: Excavations and Trenches
• Section 19: Crane Work in the Right-of-Way*
• Section 20: Typical Diagrams

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