242-2 POWER SUPPLY FOR SIGN LIGHTING^^ ELECTRIC POWER SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM THE _________________ AT THE LOCATION INDICATED ON THE PLANS. POWER SUPPLIED SHALL BE ___ VOLTS.~~ Designer Note: This note should be included on projects with lighted signs when separate service is required for one or more signs which cannot be integrated with the highway lighting circuits. The name and address of the power company and voltage to be supplied shall be specified in the appropriate blanks.~~ 242-3 630 OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORT MODIFICATION, BY TYPE^^ OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORTS SHALL BE MODIFIED AS SHOWN IN THE PLANS. THE MODIFICATION SHALL CONSIST OF (SEE EXAMPLES BELOW): 1. THE INSERTION OF A NEW BOX TRUSS SECTION OF ___ FEET. 2. THE REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING ARM WITH A NEW ARM OF ___ FEET. 3. THE REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING END FRAME WITH A NEW END FRAME. 4. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING POLE WITH A NEW POLE OF ___ FEET. 5. THE RELOCATION OF AN EXISTING END FRAME. PAYMENT WILL BE AT THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE FOR THE MODIFICATION OF THE OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORT, INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY MATERIAL, PARTS, EQUIPMENT AND LABOR, USING THE DESIGNATION: 630 EACH - OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORT MODIFICATIONS, BY TYPE.~~ Designer Note: This note should be included on projects which require the modification of overhead sign supports. The note should be edited as required to specify the modification needed and to fill in the blank. When example 1 is used, it is typically used in combination with 3 or 5. The following is a Bid Item example: Overhead Sign Support Modification, Type TC-15.116, Design 6, New Box Truss Section ___ feet.~~ 242-4 REFERENCE LOCATION SIGNS^^ THE LOCATION OF REFERENCE LOCATION SIGNS ON THE PLANS ARE APPROXIMATE AND A MORE PRECISE LOCATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE ENGINEER AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE PLANNED DATE OF REFERENCE LOCATION SIGN INSTALLATION. THE ENGINEER WILL CONTACT THE OFFICE OF TECHNICAL SERVICES WHICH WILL LOCATE THE LONGITUDINAL POSITION OF REFERENCE LOCATION SIGNS BY MEANS OF A PAINT MARK ON THE PAVEMENT EDGE. ALTERNATE MARKS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED ON DIVIDED HIGHWAYS AND THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SET REFERENCE LOCATION SIGNS FOR THE OPPOSITE ROADWAY ACROSS FROM THE PROVIDED MARK. DELINEATORS WHOSE NORMAL POSITION FALLS WITHIN 50 FEET OF A REFERENCE LOCATION SIGN SHALL BE OMITTED.~~ Designer Note: This note should be included on all projects where Reference Location signs are being installed.~~ 242-5 630 MODIFICATION OF BARRIER WALL ASSEMBLY^^ EXISTING BARRIER WALL ASSEMBLIES DETAILED IN THE NOW- RESCINDED TRAFFIC SCD TC-21.41, PROVIDE A 3-INCH HIGH CLEARANCE BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE STEEL WALL PLATES FOR THE DRAINAGE OF WATER AWAY FROM THE SIGN SUPPORT FOUNDATION AND FOR VENTILATION. ASPHALT CONCRETE SHALL BE PLACED AND COMPACTED AROUND THE SIGN SUPPORT FOUNDATION SO THAT NO WATER WILL BE TRAPPED IN THIS AREA WHEN ALL PROJECT WORK IS COMPLETED. IF THE RESURFACING OF THE SHOULDERS REDUCES THE CLEARANCE TO LESS THAN 2 INCHES THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE DONE: 1. REMOVE THE STEEL WALL PLATES; 2. REMOVE, BY SAWING, CUTTING OR GRINDING, ENOUGH MATERIAL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE STEEL WALL PLATES AND THE CENTER BULKHEAD TO PROVIDE A 3-INCH CLEARANCE FROM THE FINISHED ASPHALT; 3. PAINT THE CUT EDGES AND ANY DAMAGED GALVANIZED AREAS WITH TWO COATS OF ZINC-RICH PAINT; AND 4. REINSTALL THE STEEL WALL PLATES IN THEIR PROPER POSITIONS, USING NEW BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS. PAYMENT WILL BE AT THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE FOR EACH ITEM 630 "MODIFICATION OF BARRIER WALL ASSEMBLY" INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY MATERIAL, PARTS, EQUIPMENT AND LABOR AT EACH FOUNDATION.~~ Designer Note: This note shall be included on resurfacing projects with this type of existing barrier wall assemblies.~~ 242-8 630 SIGNING MISC.: SOLAR-POWERED RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON (RRFB) SIGN ASSEMBLY^^ THIS WORK SHALL CONSIST OF FURNISHING AND INSTALLING A SOLAR POWERED RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON (RRFB) SIGN ASSEMBLY. THE FLASHING UNIT SHALL BE SOLAR POWERED, PEDESTRIAN ACTIVATED, AND 2-SIDED WITH TWO LED ARRAY BASED YELLOW INDICATIONS ON EACH SIDE. MULTIPLE UNITS SHALL BE WIRELESSLY CONTROLLED AND SYNCHRONIZED. THE UNIT SHALL BE COMPLIANT WITH THE MOST CURRENT OHIO MANUAL OF UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES (OMUTCD) AND FHWA INTERIM APPROVAL FOR RRFBS (IA-21). GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - EACH RRFB SHALL CONSIST OF TWO RAPIDLY FLASHED RECTANGULAR-SHAPED YELLOW INDICATIONS HAVING LED ARRAY BASED LIGHT SOURCE. EACH RRFB SHALL BE A COMPLETE ASSEMBLY, CONSISTING OF BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SIGNAGE, SIGN MOUNTING HARDWARE, INDICATIONS AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (WIRING, SOLID-STATE CIRCUIT BOARDS, ETC.). EACH RRFB SHALL CONTAIN A PEDESTRIAN INDICATION LIGHT VISIBLE BY THE PEDESTRIAN IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS - EACH RRFB SHALL UTILIZE SOLAR POWER. EACH RRFB SHALL BE ACTIVATED BY ADA COMPLIANT PUSHBUTTONS. THE RRFB SHALL BE NORMALLY DARK, SHALL INITIATE OPERATION ONLY UPON PEDESTRIAN ACTUATION, AND SHALL CEASE OPERATION AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME LIMIT (BASED ON OMUTCD PROCEDURES). EACH REMOTE RRFB SHALL BE WIRELESSLY ACTIVATED. ALL RRFB LIGHT INDICATIONS SHALL BE WIRELESSLY SYNCHRONIZED (ALL LIGHTS WILL TURN ON WITHIN 120 MSEC AND REMAIN SYNCHRONIZED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE FLASHING CYCLE). THE UNIT SHALL BE CAPABLE OF RUNNING 14 DAYS WITHOUT SUNLIGHT. MATERIALS - FURNISH A COMPLETE ASSEMBLY, CONSISTING OF BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SIGNAGE, SIGN MOUNTING HARDWARE, INDICATIONS, AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS (WIRING, SOLID-STATE CIRCUIT BOARDS, ETC.). THE RRFB ASSEMBLY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 1. RRFB INDICATIONS A. EACH RRFB INDICATION LENS SHALL BE A MINIMUM SIZE OF APPROXIMATELY 5" WIDE X 2" HIGH. B. THE RRFB INDICATIONS SHALL BE ALIGNED HORIZONTALLY, WITH THE LONGER DIMENSION OF THE INDICATION HORIZONTAL. THERE SHALL BE TWO INDICATIONS ON THE FRONT AND TWO INDICATIONS ON THE BACK. C. EACH RRFB SHALL BE SUPPLIED WITH ALL REQUIRED HARDWARE TO INSTALL ASSEMBLY. ALL EXPOSED HARDWARE SHALL BE ANTI-VANDAL. D. EACH RRFB SHALL BE LOCATED BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE CROSSING WARNING SIGN AND THE TOP OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL DOWNWARD DIAGONAL ARROW PLAQUE. E. THE LIGHT INTENSITY OF THE YELLOW INDICATIONS SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM CLASS 1 SPECIFICATIONS OF SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE) STANDARD J595 (DIRECTIONAL FLASHING OPTICAL WARNING DEVICES FOR AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY, MAINTENANCE, AND SERVICE VEHICLES) DATED JANUARY, 2005. F. TO MINIMIZE EXCESSIVE GLARE DURING NIGHTTIME CONDITIONS, AN AUTOMATIC SIGNAL DIMMING DEVICE SHALL BE USED TO REDUCE THE BRILLIANCE OF THE RRFB INDICATIONS. G. A SMALL LED CONFIRMATION LIGHT DIRECTED AT AND VISIBLE TO PEDESTRIANS IN THE CROSSWALK SHALL BE INSTALLED INTEGRAL TO THE RRFB OR PUSHBUTTON TO GIVE CONFIRMATION THAT THE RRFB IS IN OPERATION. H. THE PEDESTRIAN CONFIRMATION LIGHT SHALL BE NO SMALLER THAN 2" IN DIAMETER AND CONTAIN A MINIMUM ILLUMINANCE OF 100 LUX MEASURED AT 30 CM. 2. SIGNS A. ALL SIGN ASSEMBLIES SHALL USE ANTI-VANDAL FASTENERS TO MOUNT COMPONENTS TO SIGN AND SIGN TO FIXTURE. B. PEDESTRIAN PUSHBUTTONS SIGNS SHALL BE PROVIDED AND INCLUDE THE LEGEND "PUSH BUTTON TO TURN ON WARNING LIGHTS". SIGNS SHOULD BE MOUNTED ADJACENT TO OR INTEGRAL WITH EACH PEDESTRIAN PUSHBUTTON. C. TWO SETS OF SIGNS SHALL BE REQUIRED PER UNIT FOR VIEW FROM EACH APPROACH. D. ASSURE SIGN MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF C&MS 630. 3. CONTROL CIRCUIT A. THE CONTROL CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF INDEPENDENTLY FLASHING UP T TWO INDEPENDENT OUTPUTS. THE LED LIGHT OUTPUTS AND FLASH PATTERN SHALL BE COMPLETELY PROGRAMMABLE. B. THE CONTROL CIRCUIT SHALL BE SEALED WATERTIGHT TO ELIMINATE DIRT CONTAMINATION AND ALLOW FOR SAFE HANDLING IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. C. THE LEDS SHALL BE SEALED AGAINST DUST AND MOISTURE INTRUSION AS PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEMA STANDARD 250-1991 FOR TYPE 4 ENCLOSURE AND TO PROTECT ALL INTERNAL LED AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. 4. BATTERY AND SOLAR PANELS A. BATTERY UNIT SHALL BE A 12VDC, 35 AHR MINIMUM, SEALED GEL OR AGM LEAD ACID BATTERY. BATTERIES SHALL HAVE A WRITTEN TWO YEAR FULL REPLACEMENT WARRANTY. B. THE SOLAR PANEL SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 40 WATTS PEAK TOTAL OUTPUT. C. THE SOLAR PANEL SHALL BE MOUNTED TO AN ALUMINUM PLATE AND BRACKET AT AN ANGLE OF 45 DEGREES - 60 DEGREES TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM OUTPUT. D. ALL FASTENERS USED SHALL BE ANTI-VANDAL. 5. WIRELESS RADIO A. RADIO CONTROL SHALL OPERATE ON A 900 MHZ FREQUENCY HOPPING SPREAD SPECTRUM NETWORK, WI-FI OR APPROVED EQUAL. B. RADIO SHALL INTEGRATE COMMUNICATION OF RRFB CONTROL CIRCUIT TO ACTIVATE SIGN FROM PUSHBUTTON INPUT. C. THE RADIO SHALL BE SYNCHRONIZED SO ALL OF THE REMOTE RRFB LIGHT INDICATIONS WILL TURN ON WITHIN 120 MSEC OF EACH OTHER AND REMAIN SYNCHRONIZED THROUGH-OUT THE DURATION OF THE FLASHING CYCLE. 6. PUSHBUTTON A. THE PUSHBUTTON SHALL BE CAPABLE OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION OVER A TEMPERATURE RANGE OF -30 DEGREES F TO +165 DEGREES F. B. PUSHBUTTON SHALL BE ADA COMPLIANT. 7. PEDESTAL SHAFT AND BASE - MOUNT ON A STANDARD 4.5-INCH OD ALUMINUM PEDESTAL POLE WITH BREAKAWAY BASE. A 14 FOOT POLE SHALL BE PROVIDED AND FIELD ADJUSTED AND CAPPED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER SIGN MOUNTING HEIGHTS, UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE IN THE PLANS. POLE AND BASE MANUFACTURER SHALL BE LISTED ON ODOT'S QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST. CONSTRUCTION - THE RRFB SHALL BE ASSEMBLED AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE CONTRACTOR AS SHOWN AND SPECIFIED ON THE PLANS. WARRANTY - WARRANTY SHALL BE TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FINAL ACCEPTANCE. MEASUREMENT - THE DEPARTMENT WILL MEASURE THE ITEM COMPLETE IN PLACE, INCLUDING ALL MATERIALS, TESTING, LABOR AND SOFTWARE FOR A FULLY FUNCTIONAL UNIT. PAYMENT - PAYMENT WILL BE AT THE CONTRACT UNIT PRICE PER EACH FOR ITEM 630 "SIGNING MISC.: SOLAR POWERED RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON (RRFB) SIGN ASSEMBLY".~~ Designer Note: This note should be included on all projects where Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons are being installed.~~ 242-9 SIGNING, MISC: SOLAR POWERED LED ENHANCED (SIGN TYPE, SIGN SIZE)^^ THIS SPECIFICATION DESCRIBES THE MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LED ENHANCED [SIGNAL AHEAD (W3-3), STOP AHEAD (W3-1), STOP (R1-1)] SIGN. THE SIGN SHALL BE SELF-POWERED BY SOLAR PANELS AND BATTERIES WITH NO EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLATION. THE LED ENHANCED SIGN SHALL BE MUTCD COMPLIANT. THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA SHALL BE MET: 1. THE NEW UNIT SHALL ATTACH SECURELY TO THE PROPOSED SIGN SUPPORT USING A TAMPER RESISTANT FASTENING SYSTEM. SPECIAL TOOLS NEEDED FOR THE TAMPER RESISTANT FASTENING SYSTEM SHALL BE SUPPLIED WITH EACH SIGN. 2. EACH SIGN UNIT SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME, DATE OF MANUFACTURE, AND SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BACK SIDE. 3. THE SIGN UNIT SHALL BE VISIBLE AT A MINIMUM OF 1/4 MI. DURING ALL CONDITIONS. 4. THE SIGN UNIT SHALL INCORPORATE CIRCUITRY AND A PHOTOCELL TO ENSURE THAT IS HAS BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT DURING DAY, DUSK, AND AT NIGHT. 5. THE LENS OF THE LED UNIT SHALL BE CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT (DIRECT SUNLIGHT) EXPOSURE FOR A MINIMUM TIME PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS WITHOUT EXHIBITING EVIDENCE OF DETERIORATION. 6. THE LENSES SHALL WITHSTAND A 3 FOOT DROP TEST ONTO A HARD SURFACE AND SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 1/4 INCH THICK AND FREE OF BUBBLES AND IMPERFECTIONS. THE LENSES SHALL BE SMOOTH ON THE OUTSIDE, WITH NO EXTERNAL FACETS TO PREVENT DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILD-UP. 7. IF LENSES ARE TINTED, THEY SHALL MATCH THE WAVELENGTH (CHROMATICITY) OF THE LED. 8. THE INDIVIDUAL LED LIGHT SOURCES SHALL BE WIRED SO THAT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ONE LED LIGHT SOURCE WILL NOT RESULT IN THE LOSS OF MORE THAN ONE LED LIGHT SOURCE IN THE SIGN UNIT. 9. LED UNITS AND ASSOCIATED ON-BOARD CIRCUITRY SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) TITLE 47, SUB PART B, SECTION 15 REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE EMISSION OF ELECTRONIC NOISE. 10. LED'S SHALL BE RATED FOR USE IN THE AMBIENT OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE OF -40 DEGREES F TO +166 DEGREES F. (=-40 DEGREES C TO +74 DEGREES C) 11. THE LED'S WIRING SHALL BE SEALED WATERTIGHT TO ELIMINATE DIRT CONTAMINATION AND ALLOW FOR SAFE HANDLING IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE LED'S SHALL BE SEALED AGAINST DUST AND MOISTURE INTRUSION AS PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF NEMA STANDARD 250-1991 FOR TYPE 4 ENCLOSURES AND TO PROTECT ALL INTERNAL LED AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. 12. THE SIGN LED'S SHALL DISPLAY A MINIMUM OF 500,000 MCD FOR DAYTIME VISIBILITY. SOLAR REQUIREMENTS - SEE "GENERAL ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLAR- POWERED DEVICES". REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION - EACH SIGN UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION EITHER IN HARD COPY OR AS A PDF. 1. ONE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THE SIGN UNIT ALONG WITH ANY NECESSARY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. 2. THE LED MANUFACTURERS NAME, BRAND, AND MODEL NUMBER. WARRANTY - 1. THE LED ENHANCED SIGNAL AHEAD SIGN UNIT SHALL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER IF IT EXHIBITS A FAILURE DUE TO WORKMANSHIP OR MATERIAL DEFECTS WITHIN 2 YEARS OF FIELD OPERATION. 2. THE MANUFACTURER SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN WARRANTY AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, AND LUMINOUS INTENSITY FOR THE LED ENHANCED SIGN UNIT FOR A PERIOD OF 2 YEARS AFTER INSTALLATION. A REPLACEMENT LED ENHANCED SIGN UNIT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF FAILED UNIT AT NO COST, EXCEPT THE COST OF SHIPPING THE FAILED UNIT. PAYMENT - PAYMENT FOR ITEM 630, SIGNING MISC., SOLAR POWERED LED ENHANCED [SIGNAL AHEAD (W3-3), STOP AHEAD (W3-1), STOP (R1-1)] SIGN SHALL BE MADE AT THE CONTRACT BID PRICE, EACH, COMPLETELY INSTALLED IN PLACE AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL INCLUDING ALL MATERIAL, LABOR, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO FURNISH THE SIGN WITH SOLAR POWERED LED'S AND MOUNT THE SOLAR UNIT TO THE SIGN SUPPORT AS PER THE LED ENHANCED SIGN DETAIL.~~ Designer Note: Sign supports paid for separately. Add TEM 442-50, "General Electrical Requirements for Solar-Powered Devices".~~