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Work Area Traffic Control Handbook (WATCH)

Sections from the 2006 WATCH
The following links access the text verbiage from each section of the WATCH manual, but does not display accompanying figures, tables, construction sign visuals and diagrams. For these, you must refer to the complete WATCH manual

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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