2 Del. Admin. Code § 2403-5.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 2403-5.0 - Event Organizer Responsibilities

5.1 The event organizer must ensure that the following pre-event and event day activities have been conducted:

5.1.1 Pre-Event Activities

5.1.1.1 Submit the Special Events Application to the Traffic Operations and Management Special Events Section no fewer than 90 days prior to the event.

5.1.1.2 Meet with representatives from DelDOT, no fewer than eight weeks prior to the event, to discuss and develop a transportation operations plan, if one is required for the event.

5.1.1.3 Submit the Temporary Traffic Control Plan to the Traffic Operations and Management Special Events Section no fewer than six weeks prior to the event.

5.1.1.4 Notify the local or state police and fire companies no fewer than 60 days prior to the event regarding the proposed lane closures and event location.

5.1.1.5 Notify DelDOT's Public Relations Section no fewer than 10 days prior to the event to have a press release issued notifying the public that lanes or roads will be closed within the event area. The Public Relations Section can be reached at (302) 760-2080

5.1.2 Event Day Activities

5.1.2.1 Contact the DelDOT Transportation Management Center no fewer than one hour prior to the event to notify of the impending lane closures. The Transportation Management Center can be reached at (302) 659-4600.

5.1.2.2 Place all temporary traffic control devices in accordance with the approved temporary traffic control plan and the Transportation Operations Plan, if an operations plan was developed.

5.1.2.3 A designated person must monitor the temporary traffic control devices and adjust as needed.

5.1.2.4 At the conclusion of the event, all temporary traffic control devices must immediately be removed from the roadway and the roadway restored to its normal conditions.

5.1.2.5 Contact the DelDOT Transportation Management Center upon restoring the roadway to normal conditions to notify of the completed event and removal of traffic restrictions.

5.2 In the event of an emergency, the event organizer may be required to immediately reopen the roadway. Upon notification by a DelDOT official or law enforcement personnel, the event organizer shall immediately restore the roadway to normal operations.

5.3 The event organizer or event participants shall not erect any advertising signs or other non-traffic control signs within DelDOT's right-of-way. The event organizer or event participants shall not paint any markings on the roadway(s) within the event location.

2 Del. Admin. Code § 2403-5.0

22 DE Reg. 621 (1/1/2019) (Final)