This course is the first of two in this series that shows how to effectively plan and design temporary traffic controls for work zone locations. The course contents will help you to use the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Part 6 – Temporary Traffic Control more effectively and not replace it. The MUTCD is recognized as the national standard for all traffic control devices installed on any street, highway, bikeway, or private road open to public travel. Nationwide consistency is the goal of the MUTCD by requiring uniform, understandable, and effective devices.

This course is intended to provide the learner with the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Understand the specific meanings of “shall”, “should”, and “may”

• Be familiar with pedestrian and worker safety

• Recognize the fundamental principles of temporary traffic control

• Know typical temporary traffic control zone components

• Recognize temporary traffic control devices

• Be familiar with the sign categories and usage

• Understand the location and placement considerations for signs

• Be familiar with various types of signs and their applications