13.0 Contractor & Caltrans Traffic Emergency Contingency Plan

13.1 Contractor's Responsibility

The Contractor will be required to submit a traffic control plan at least one week prior to any lane or ramp closures, or the use of any detour plans. The traffic control plan shall contain a detailed contingency plan to ensure opening of the Route by the designated time. During construction activities requiring lane or ramp closures, or the use of any detour plans, the contractor shall provide appropriate personnel to monitor activities and make decisions regarding activation of contingency plans.

13.2 Contingency Plans

The Contractor shall provide contingency plans. These plans identify key operational decision points with a timeline listing the expected completion time of each critical path activity. Clearly defined trigger points shall be identified with each critical path activity to establish when the contingency plan will be activated.

13.3 Communication Plan

A communication plan shall include a decision tree with clearly defined lines of communication. The names, telephone numbers and pager numbers of the Contractor's Project Manager, Caltrans TMC, Resident Engineer, Caltrans Permit and/or Construction Inspector, CHP Area Commander, and other applicable personnel shall be provided.

13.4 TMC Response Protocol

The Caltrans Traffic Contingency Plan basically follows the TMC major incident response protocol. When a major lane-blocking incident occurs, TMC should receive a report from CHP, Caltrans, or the Contractor field personnel. TMC staff shall take the following actions.

Beginning of the Report:

1. Notify Communication Center (DCC)
2. Verify details with CCTV or CHP unit
3. Notify media, 511 and management via Sigalert and/or pager notification
4. Notify/coordinate with adjacent districts' TMCs, if applicable
5. Notify/coordinate with local TMCs, if applicable
6. Activate HAR and EMS
7. Make an entry on the CHP CAD bulletin board and route to the media, if applicable
8. Coordinate with DTM to have lane closures picked up on alternate routes, if applicable
9. Notify locally affected transit, city police, and traffic engineers for city street congestion, if applicable

During Incident

10. Update incident status notifications, if applicable

End of Incident

11. Notify DCC and traffic management team when incident is over
12. Deactivate CMS, HAR, and EMS
13. Send final Sigalert and/or pager notification
14. Delete CHP CAD bulletin board entry and route to the media, if applicable
15. Notify adjacent districts' TMCs, local TMCs, Signal Operations, local transit, city police, and city traffic engineers when incident is over, if applicable
16. Update shift briefing binder, if applicable

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