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PROCEDURAL GUIDELINE – Traffic Control: Safety
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4.13 Traffic cones & bollards
Use either fluorescent traffic cones that are at least 450 mm high for most low speed urban
and rural roads and 700mm high for freeways and high speed applications or fluorescent
plastic bollards at least 700 mm high and 100mm in diameter
Refer to the table below for cone and bollard spacings
Recommended Maximum Spacing of Cones and Bollards
PURPOSE AND USAGE
All purposes on residential
or commercial streets
Outer edge of traffic lane
e.g.: working on shoulder
Separating opposing traffic
on 2 lane 2 way road
Separating opposing traffic
on a multilane undivided
road
Adjacent to a closed lane
on a multilane road
On centreline in advance of
taper with traffic control
Merge tapers
APPROACH SPEED
RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM
SPACING, M
< 60 km/hr 4
60 – 80 km/hr
15
>80 km/hr
24
60 – 80 km/hr
12
>80 km/hr
15
60 - 80 km/hr
12
>80 km/hr
15
60 – 80 km/hr
15
>80 km/hr
24
All 5
60-80 km/hr
9
>80 km/hr
12
Depending on traffic flow and conditions, cone and bollard spacings may need to be reduced and
taper lengths may need to be increased to maintain a safe worksite.
23 June 2008 – Original Issue
Approved By: Chief Safety Officer
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