DRAFT INTERIM ADVICE NOTE 150/17

DRAFT INTERIM ADVICE NOTE 150/17 Guidance on Alternative Temporary Traffic Management Techniques for Relaxation Works on Dual Carriageways Summary Guidance for temporary traffic management (TTM), on the approach zones at road works where relaxation scheme works criteria apply, in order to reduce risks to road workers. This IAN introduces optional alternative TTM techniques which reduce the number of advance warning signs provided on the approach to road works on dual carriageways. Instructions for Use This document is supplementary to (but does not replace any elements of) the existing guidance provided in the DfT Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 (2009), IAN 163/12, IAN 180/14 and IAN 181/14. IAN 150/17 Page 1 of 26 March 2017

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Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Guidance Offside Signs Removal 8 3. Guidance Temporary Traffic Management Signs Simplification 12 4. Guidance Nearside Sign Removal 14 5. Withdrawal Conditions 15 6. Training 15 7. Contacts 15 8. Normative References 15 9. Informative References 16 Annex A: TTM Drawings 17 IAN 150/17 Page 3 of 26 March 2017

1. Introduction 1.1 Background Highways England has set out its overarching strategy and belief that no one should be harmed when travelling or working on the Strategic Road Network. As part of this, the Highways England Health and Safety Five Year seeks to reduce sources of catastrophic health and safety risk to road workers, eliminating road worker fatalities and serious injuries and significantly reducing road worker personal injury accidents and near miss incidents. Highways England and its service providers have carried out research to determine alternative temporary traffic management (TTM) techniques which significantly improve road worker safety without adversely affecting road user safety. This research, detailed in Section 8, has been implemented in previous versions of this Interim Advice Note. While omission of some temporary traffic signs from relaxation schemes helps Highways England to fulfil its future vision for improving safety, any work activity involving installation, maintenance and removal of TTM on high speed roads is hazardous. The selection of the actual method of work should always be made by a competent service provider and should reflect the risks of the planned work. 1.2 Scope This IAN provides guidance to service providers for alternative TTM techniques that may be used in the approach and lane change zones for relaxation schemes on dual carriageways (as defined in TSM Chapter 8 paragraph D/O1.6.3). This document builds upon the guidance given in the Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 Part 1: Design and Part 2: Operations. In particular, this document builds on the guidance given in those sections of the TSM Chapter 8 dealing with relaxation schemes. This IAN applies to relaxation schemes on dual carriageways, including relaxation schemes which are being provided either as part of major works or relaxation schemes which are being used to install, maintain, alter or remove the standard scheme traffic management for major works. This IAN does not apply to standard schemes (as defined in TSM Chapter 8 paragraph D/O1.6.2). This IAN applies to the Highways England network. Application of this document on any other road is subject to approval for its use being given by the appropriate Highway Authority. This interim guidance makes three alternative techniques for relaxation schemes available for consideration by the service provider: Removal of all offside signs in advance of the taper when: o closing one or more nearside lane(s) on a motorway or trunk road o closing one or more offside lane(s) on a motorway or trunk road Removal of the nearside and offside 200yd and 600yd signs plus omission of Detail A when o closing one nearside lane on a motorway or trunk road o closing one offside lane on a motorway or trunk road Removal of all nearside signs in advance of the taper when: o closing one offside lane on a 2 lane All-Purpose Trunk Road This guidance is supplementary to (but does not replace any elements of) the existing guidance for TTM at road works, provided in the TSM Chapter 8, Parts 1, 2, and 3. The intention is that the guidance given in this document may be included within future revisions or updates to TSM Chapter 8. IAN 150/17 Page 4 of 26 March 2017

1.3 Temporary Traffic Management Options Interim Advice Note 150/17 The service provider should always determine the most suitable TTM for any given situation, in order to minimise safety risks to road workers to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP), whilst managing safety risks to road users to an acceptable or tolerable/alarp level. This is in accordance with the general principles applied in the Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8. Two of the three alternative techniques described in this Interim Advice Note may be considered for use in place of one of the more traditional techniques shown in the s in the TSM Chapter 8 Parts 1 and 2, provided the eligibility criteria for the alternative technique are met. The service provider should not assume that one of the alternative TTM techniques can be automatically used in place of one of the more traditional techniques shown in the TSM Chapter 8 Parts 1 and 2. In all cases, selection of traffic management technique should be based on a location specific risk assessment of all available TTM options and should consider the balance of risks between road users and road workers. The table below provides guidance on the mitigation hierarchy for road worker risk. It should be noted that this table does not constitute a checklist from which techniques may simply be selected. It is intended to demonstrate the change in relative risk to road workers associated with the different alternative temporary traffic management techniques described in this IAN and so assist with determining possible approaches that could be used to manage these risks. Risk mitigation hierarchy for road workers Technique with lower relative risk Decreasing Risk Technique with higher relative risk Table 1: Risk Mitigation Hierarchy for road workers Relaxation scheme requiring closure of nearside lane(s) Single lane Offside Signs Removal (Note 2) Temporary Traffic Management Sign Simplification Two or three lanes (Note 1) Offside Signs Removal (Note 2) - Relaxation scheme requiring closure of offside lane(s) Single lane Offside Signs Removal or Nearside Signs Removal (Note 3) Temporary Traffic Management Sign Simplification Two or three lanes (Note 1) Offside Signs Removal Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Chapter 8 - Note 1: Note 2: Note 3: Closure of three nearside lanes, or three offside lanes, applies only to dual carriageways with four traffic lanes, including Smart Motorways all lane running. Closure of one nearside lane on a five lane carriageway or one or two nearside lanes on a six lane carriageway may be carried out using the near side only lane closure and signing technique given in the Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8 Part 1: Design paragraph D6.13.11 Nearside Signs Removal may be considered the technique with lower relative risk on two-lane All Purpose Trunk Roads for the closure of the offside lane where traffic management must be installed from a TM vehicle in the nearside lane, protected by an IPV. For other situations where closure of a single offside lane is required but the TM vehicle does not have to stop in a live lane, Offside Signs Removal may be considered the technique with lower relative risk. IAN 150/17 Page 5 of 26 March 2017

The location specific risk assessment should consider the type of work being undertaken together with all other appropriate factors, such as those given in TSM Chapter 8 Part 1 2009 paragraphs D1.6.3 to D1.6.5, D3.8 and TSM Chapter 8 Part 2 2009 paragraphs O1.6.3 to O1.6.5, with the definition of low traffic flows given in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A2.41 (subject to the flow requirements given in Section 2). Sizes of advance warning signs used for either alternative TTM technique should be as given in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A1.2. As described in the guidance given in TSM Chapter 8 Part 2 2009 paragraphs O2.3.1 and O2.4.5, the potential for signing conflict during set-out of all TTM (whether of an alternative technique or a technique described in TSM Chapter 8) should be considered in the method statement and location specific risk assessment. Signing conflict shall be eliminated where possible; where it cannot be eliminated it shall be reduced and controlled to ensure it does not create a hazard. Contingency plans should also be considered for the foreseeable situation where conditions at site make the initial application of an alternative technique unsuitable, necessitating a change in approach to implementation of the closure (for example the installation of supplementary signing to bring the site signing up to the Chapter 8 relaxation scheme standard). Guidance contained within this document is given on the basis that the service provider ensures a competent person carries out a suitable and sufficient site specific risk assessment, in accordance with the requirements and guidance in GD 04/12 in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, well before site works and ensures that it is appropriately recorded. 1.4 Eligibility Criteria The alternative techniques detailed in this document apply only to TTM which meets all of the generic eligibility criteria shown below: relaxation scheme road works duration and visibility requirements, as defined in TSM Chapter 8. the permanent mandatory speed limit that would normally apply to the carriageway without road works (as defined in TSM Chapter 8 Part 1: Design, paragraph D6.14.2) is 30mph or more. backlit sequentially flashing warning lamps shall be used in accordance with the requirements given in TSM Chapter 8 Part 2: Operations, paragraph O4.7.19. the service provider has carried out a suitable site specific risk assessment (see Section 1.5 of this IAN) which indicates that it is safe to implement the selected alternative technique. The alternative technique offside signs removal applies only to TTM which meets all of the generic eligibility criteria given above and also meets the specific criteria below: the TTM design used is consistent with the design shown in the appropriate in Annex A of this IAN. The alternative technique sign simplification applies only to TTM which meets all of the generic eligibility criteria given above and also meets the specific criterion below: the low traffic flow criteria as defined in TSM Chapter 8 applies the TTM design used is consistent with the design shown in SS1 in Annex A of this IAN. The alternative technique nearside signs removal applies only to TTM which meets all of the generic eligibility criteria given above and also meets the specific criteria below: the alternative technique will be used to close the offside lane of a two-lane All Purpose Trunk Road and the advance signing cannot be installed from a place of relative safety such as a hard shoulder or pre-established pull-off points IAN 150/17 Page 6 of 26 March 2017

the low traffic flow criteria as defined in TSM Chapter 8 applies the TTM design used is consistent with the design shown in the appropriate NSSR1 in Annex A of this IAN It is not appropriate to use any of the alternative TTM techniques: for signing of standard schemes; or on single carriageways. IAN 150/17 Page 7 of 26 March 2017

2. Guidance Offside Signs Removal Interim Advice Note 150/17 This Section provides interim guidance to the service provider regarding advance signing in the approach and lane change zones for relaxation scheme road works on two, three and four lane dual carriageways where up to three lanes are closed and the permanent speed limit is 30mph or more. This interim guidance provides an alternative TTM technique where, for these types of lane closure, offside TTM signs upstream of the taper may be omitted, provided that all of the eligibility criteria described in section 1.4 in this IAN are met. The nearside only lane closure and signing technique for relaxation schemes on dual carriageways with five or more lanes, as described in TSM Chapter 8 Part 1: Design (2009) paragraph D6.13.11, may also be safely applied to certain specified types of relaxation scheme on two, three and four lane dual carriageways. Research, on road trials and monitored roll-out of this technique have shown that for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway all of the central reserve (offside) signs upstream of the taper shown within the current TTM plan drawings within the TSM Chapter 8 may be removed without significantly affecting road user safety. Trials have also demonstrated that this technique may be applied at increased traffic flows compared to the low traffic flow criteria defined in TSM Chapter 8. It has been shown that the principles in the nearside only lane closure and signing technique can be safely applied in the approach zone of relaxation schemes for closure of one, two or three nearside or offside lanes on a two, three or four lane dual carriageway. This alternative temporary signing arrangement eliminates one of the major risks to road workers by removing the need for road workers to cross the live carriageway to install, maintain and remove the signs on the central reserve. It has also been demonstrated that when closing two lanes of a three lane carriageway the technique may be applied at higher traffic flows (see section 2.1). The service provider may wish to consider this alternative TTM technique as an option when planning the TTM and assessing the risks and benefits of the various alternatives. Therefore, where the eligibility criteria described in section 1.4 in this document and the low traffic flow criteria in TSM Chapter 8 are met the service provider may choose to omit the road works ahead sign and distance plate (TSRGD 2016 sign diagrams 7001 and first associated plate) and the lane closed to traffic ahead signs (TSRGD 2016 sign diagrams 7202.1) from the central reserve (offside) as shown in the s in Annex A. Lane closure options using Offside Signs Removal are shown in Table 2. Relaxation scheme signing plans contained within TSM Chapter 8 apply the general principle that signing for relaxation schemes is a subset of signing for standard schemes. This alternative TTM technique is consistent with this principle, in that the central reserve (offside) signs could be reinstated if required to bring the signing up to that suitable for a standard scheme. Effective contingency planning must be put in place to manage the risk to road users and road workers should site conditions change such that use of relaxation scheme road works are no longer appropriate for prevailing conditions. Service providers must therefore ensure that suitable arrangements are put in place to manage foreseeable risks such as if on arrival at site the site conditions are found to be inappropriate for the use of this alternative TTM technique or if weather or traffic conditions at the site deteriorate once the TTM has been installed. Service providers should take these factors into account when planning the works. IAN 150/17 Page 8 of 26 March 2017

Any decision to omit central reserve (offside) signing for relaxation schemes should take account of all appropriate factors, including traffic flows per hour per lane and the percentage of HGVs per hour per lane. Factors to be taken into account should include those given in: TSM Chapter 8 Part 1 2009 paragraphs D1.6.3 to D1.6.5, D3.8, and TSM Chapter 8 Part 2 2009 paragraphs O1.6.3 to O1.6.5, O2.3.1, O2.4.5, and TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A2.41 definition of low traffic flows. Sizes of advance warning signs used on the nearside for this alternative TTM technique should be as per the sign sizes in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A1.2. In particular, when installing TTM consideration shall be given in the method statement and location specific risk assessment to the potential for signing conflict during set-out. Signing conflict shall be eliminated where possible; where it cannot be eliminated it shall be reduced and controlled to ensure it does not create a hazard. If appraisal of the aspects given in these sections of TSM Chapter 8 indicates that the omission of the central reserve (offside) signing is inadvisable, the use of other appropriate TTM, for example a Chapter 8 relaxation scheme for a single lane closure, may be required. Service providers must ensure that adequate control measures are put in place to manage road worker and road user risk when deploying the Offside Signs Removal technique. Control measures should address site-specific risks identified during the planning stage of the works. Generic risk assessment should not be used as the sole assessment of risk for the application of Offside Signs Removal; site-specific risk assessments should be carried out in line with TSM Chapter 8 Part 1: Design (2009) requirements to ensure that any decision to deploy the OSSR technique takes into account all of the generic and site specific factors including (but not limited to) those within TSM Chapter 8 Part 1 2009 paragraphs D1.6.3 to D1.6.5, D3.8 and TSM Chapter 8 Part 2 2009 section O1.6.3 to O1.6.5, O2.3.1 and O2.4.5. Dynamic risk assessment should be used before installation and during deployment of the traffic management to ensure risk is managed effectively and if necessary contingency arrangements are implemented to control risk to road workers and/or road users if conditions become unsuitable for relaxation scheme road works. The lane closure options using the Offside Signs Removal technique under low flow conditions are shown in Table 2. IAN 150/17 Page 9 of 26 March 2017

Table 2: Lane closure options using the Offside Signs Removal technique low traffic flow Relaxation scheme requiring closure of nearside lane(s) Relaxation scheme requiring closure of offside lane(s) Single nearside lane Two nearside lanes Three nearside lanes Single offside lane Two offside lanes Three offside lanes All Purpose Trunk Roads with permanent speed limits 30mph or more APTR 2L OSSR1 N/A N/A OSSR5 N/A N/A APTR 3L OSSR2 OSSR3 N/A OSSR6 OSSR7 N/A Motorways D2M OSSR2 N/A N/A OSSR6 N/A N/A D3M OSSR2 N/A OSSR3 OSSR6 OSSR7 N/A D4M OSSR2 OSSR3 OSSR4 OSSR6 OSSR7 OSSR8 D5M See N N N N N TSM Ch8 D6M See TSM Ch8 See N N N N TSM Ch8 All Smart Motorways SM3L OSSR2 OSSR3 N/A OSSR6 OSSR7 N/A SM4L OSSR2 OSSR3 OSSR4 OSSR6 OSSR7 OSSR8 SM5L See N N N N N TSM Ch8 SM6L See TSM Ch8 See N N N N TSM Ch8 OSSRx Allowed by IAN 150/16 using in Annex A N Not an available option See TSM Ch8 Allowed by Chapter 8 (Part 1: Design paragraph D6.13.11) N/A Not a possible option Signing conflict during installation of the TTM can be eliminated on two lane All Purpose Trunk Roads through the use of Nearside Signs Removal; see section 4 Use of Offside Signs removal for closure of two lanes on a three lane conventional motorway may be considered at higher traffic flows; see below for eligibility criteria and further guidance IAN 150/17 Page 10 of 26 March 2017

2.1 Offside Signs Removal under higher traffic flows Interim Advice Note 150/17 As the offside signing technique eliminates the requirement for traffic management operatives to find suitable gaps in traffic to cross the carriageway, flows at which the technique can be deployed at may potentially be increased above the low traffic flow thresholds listed in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A2.41, subject to risk assessment that demonstrates risk to road users will not be affected. Research has shown that for relaxation schemes on three lane dual carriageways where one lane remains open, Offside Signs Removal can be implemented at flows exceeding 1,200 vehicles per hour per lane left open (the maximum value for low traffic flow defined in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A2.41). As flows increase the likelihood of queue formation increases; queuing traffic is likely to form above 1,320 vehicles per hour per lane left open, with flows above 1,500 vehicles per hour per lane left open likely to cause traffic to queue for more than an hour. When undertaking a closure using the Offside Signs Removal technique at higher traffic flows, service providers must consider the additional factors that influence the capacity of the carriageway (such as those listed in TSM Chapter 8 paragraphs D3.4). Consideration must also be given to the risk to road users from queuing, taking into account the type of closure and additional factors including those given in TSM Chapter 8 Part 1 2009 paragraphs D1.6.3 to D1.6.5, D3.8, and those in TSM Chapter 8 Part 2 2009 paragraphs O1.6.3 to O1.6.5, O2.3.1, O2.4.5. Therefore, subject to risk assessment, service providers may use the offside signs removal technique to implement relaxation scheme lane closures for closure of two nearside lanes or two offside lanes on a three lane motorway at traffic flow of no more than 1,500 vehicles per hour per lane left open. Service providers must ensure that adequate control measures are put in place to manage road worker and road user risk when deploying the Offside Signs Removal technique under higher flow conditions. Consideration should always be given to the risk of queuing when implementing relaxation scheme lane closures, but this becomes of specific importance under higher flow conditions. The risk assessment for queuing must be specifically documented along with any measures that will be used to control queuing risk when the Offside Signs Removal technique is used under higher flow conditions. IAN 150/17 Page 11 of 26 March 2017

3. Guidance Temporary Traffic Management Signs Simplification 3.1. Introduction This Section provides interim guidance to the service provider with regard to simplification of the advance signing in the approach and lane change zones for a single nearside or offside lane closure for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway where the speed limit is 30mph or more. This interim guidance provides an alternative TTM technique where, for these types of lane closures, specified nearside and offside TTM signs upstream of the taper may be omitted, provided that all of the eligibility criteria described in section 1.4 in this IAN are met. 3.2 Issues Research and on road trials have shown that for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway where the national speed limit applies, some of the nearside and central reserve (offside) signs upstream of the taper may be omitted without affecting the safety of road users. This alternative temporary signing arrangement significantly reduces one of the major risks to road workers, because it reduces the need for road workers to cross the live carriageway to install, maintain and remove the signs on the central reserve. The service provider may consider this alternative TTM technique as an option when planning the TTM and assessing the risks and benefits of the various alternatives. The safety benefit that this alternative TTM technique can deliver for road workers is significant. 3.3 Omission of TTM Signs at 600 yards and 200 yards plus Detail A For a single nearside lane closure or a single offside lane closure on a dual carriageway where the section 1.4 eligibility criteria are met, the service provider may choose to omit the lane closed to traffic ahead signs (TSRGD 2016 sign diagram 7202.1) from both the nearside and offside at 600 yards and 200 yards upstream of the taper, as shown in SS1 in Annex A. The Detail A elements (Table A.1.5 of the TSM Chapter 8) on the hard shoulder adjacent to the entry taper may also be omitted (where applicable), as shown in SS1. Relaxation scheme signing plans contained within TSM Chapter 8 apply the general principle that signing for relaxation schemes is a subset of signing for standard schemes. This alternative TTM technique is consistent with this principle, in that the nearside and central reserve (offside) signs could be reinstated if required to bring the signing up to that suitable for a standard scheme. Effective contingency planning must be put in place to manage the risk to road users and road workers should site conditions change such that use of relaxation scheme road works are no longer appropriate for prevailing conditions. Service providers must therefore ensure that suitable arrangements are put in place to manage foreseeable risks such as if on arrival at site the site conditions are found to be inappropriate for the use of this alternative TTM technique, or if weather or traffic conditions at the site deteriorate once the TTM has been installed. Service providers should take these factors into account when planning the works. Any decision to omit signing for relaxation schemes should take account of all appropriate factors, including traffic flows per hour per lane and the percentage of HGVs per hour per lane. Factors to be taken into account should include those given in TSM Chapter 8 Part 1 2009 paragraphs D1.6.3 to D1.6.5, D3.8 and TSM Chapter 8 Part 2 2009 section O1.6.3 to IAN 150/17 Page 12 of 26 March 2017

O1.6.5, O2.3.1 and O2.4.5 with the definition of low traffic flows given in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A2.41. Sizes of advance warning signs used on the nearside for this alternative TTM technique should be as given in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A1.2. In particular, when installing TTM consideration shall be given in the method statement and location specific risk assessment to the potential for signing conflict during set-out. Signing conflict shall be eliminated where possible; where it cannot be eliminated it shall be reduced and controlled to ensure it does not create a hazard. If appraisal of the aspects given in these sections of TSM Chapter 8 indicates that the omission of the central reserve (offside) signing is inadvisable, the use of other appropriate TTM, for example a Chapter 8 relaxation scheme for a single lane closure, may be required. IAN 150/17 Page 13 of 26 March 2017

4. Guidance Nearside Sign Removal Interim Advice Note 150/17 This section provides interim guidance to the service provider regarding advance signing in the approach and lane change zones for relaxation scheme road works when closing the offside lane on two lane All-Purpose Trunk Roads (APTRs) with no hard shoulder where the speed limit is 30mph or more. Research involving both on-road trials and a network-wide monitored roll-out has shown that for an offside relaxation scheme closure on a two-lane dual carriageway APTR with no hard shoulder, nearside advance warning signs may be removed without affecting road user safety. This technique eliminates signing conflict within the approach and lane change zones during installation of the temporary traffic management signing. This interim guidance provides an alternative TTM technique where, for an offside closure on a two-lane All-Purpose Trunk Road with no hard shoulder where the speed limit is 30mph or more, under conditions of low traffic flow as defined in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A2.41, the service provider may choose to omit the road works ahead sign and distance plate (TSRGD 2016 sign diagrams 7001 & first associated plate) and the lane closed to traffic ahead signs (TSRGD 2016 sign diagrams 7202.1) from the verge (nearside) as shown in the s in Annex A. Relaxation scheme signing plans contained within TSM Chapter 8 apply the general principle that signing for relaxation schemes is a subset of signing for standard schemes. This alternative TTM technique is consistent with this principle, in that the nearside signs can be reinstated if required to bring the signing up to that suitable for a standard scheme. Effective contingency planning must be put in place to manage the risk to road users and road workers should site conditions change such that use of relaxation scheme road works are no longer appropriate for prevailing conditions. Service providers must therefore ensure that suitable arrangements are put in place to manage foreseeable risks such as if on arrival at site the site conditions are found to be inappropriate for the use of this alternative TTM technique, or if weather or traffic conditions at the site deteriorate once the TTM has been installed. Service providers should take these factors into account when planning the works. Any decision to omit nearside signing for relaxation schemes should take account of all appropriate factors, including traffic flows per hour per lane and the percentage of HGVs per hour per lane. Factors to be taken into account should include those given in TSM Chapter 8 Part 1 2009 paragraphs D1.6.3 to D1.6.5, D3.8 and TSM Chapter 8 Part 2 2009 paragraphs O1.6.3 to O1.6.5, O2.3.1 and O2.4.5 with the definition of low traffic flows given in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A2.41. Sizes of advance warning signs used on the nearside for this alternative TTM technique should be as given in TSM Chapter 8 Appendix A1.2. In particular, when installing TTM consideration shall be given in the method statement and location specific risk assessment to the potential for signing conflict during set-out. Signing conflict shall be eliminated where possible; where it cannot be eliminated it shall be reduced and controlled to ensure it does not create a hazard. If appraisal of the aspects given in these sections of TSM Chapter 8 indicates that the omission of the nearside signing is inadvisable, the use of other appropriate TTM, for example a Chapter 8 relaxation scheme for a single lane closure, may be required. IAN 150/17 Page 14 of 26 March 2017

5. Withdrawal Conditions This IAN will remain in force until such time as this guidance can be incorporated permanently in to a future revision of the DfT Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8, or is superseded by revised guidance issued by Highways England. 6. Training 6.1 Road worker training Service providers should ensure that suitable and sufficient training is given to road workers. This training should include the following: (a) Safe use of works vehicles when using the TTM techniques described in this IAN. (b) Safe working when using the TTM techniques described in this IAN. 6.2 National Highway Sector Schemes The development of an accredited training module for the Temporary Traffic Management techniques introduced by this IAN is ongoing. Training materials (including production of presentation material, the drafting of suitable test questions and where appropriate determining the assessment criteria) need to be developed and piloted before the training and assessment module can be provided to recognised training instructors and training bodies by the Awarding Organisation. The training committee, which has been established by industry via National Highway Sector Scheme 12 for Temporary Traffic Management, is fully aware of these Temporary Traffic Management techniques and development work has been included in their current programme of work. 7. Contacts Further information may be obtained from: Ian Smith, Health and Safety Division, Highways England, Woodlands, Manton lane, Bedford, MK41 7LW. Tel: 01234 796276. GTN: 3013 6276. Email: Standards_Feedback&Enquiries@highwaysengland.co.uk 8. Normative References DfT Design Manual for Roads & Bridges GD 04/12 Standard for Safety Risk Assessment on the Strategic Road Network. http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol0/section2/gd0412.pdf IAN 150/17 Page 15 of 26 March 2017

DfT Traffic Signs Manual (TSM) Chapter 8 (2009) Traffic Safety Measures and Signs for Road Works and Temporary Situations, Part 1 Design & Part 2 Operations. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-signs-manual Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 3113 Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (TSRGD). https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/managing-improving-and-investing-in-the-roadnetwork 9. Informative References 9.1 Highways England - Health & Safety 5 Year and Traffic Management Guidance Documents can be downloaded from the appropriate web site using the links provided: Highways England Health & Safety 5 Year : https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/474102/s1505 01_Health_and_Safety_Summary 3_.pdf Guidance for Safer Temporary Traffic Management. 2002. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http:/www.highways.gov.uk/aboutus/1091.aspx 9.2 TRL Reports The following documents provide the evidence base for introduction of Off Side Signs Removal, Sign Simplification, and Nearside Signs Removal and are available from the Highways England Knowledge Compendium. TRL Report RPN 479 (2009) - Driver Interaction with Temporary Traffic Management. TRL Report RPN 887 (2010) - Driver Interaction with Temporary Traffic Management Phase 2 Project Report -Simulation Trial. TRL Report RPN 1813 (2011) - Driver Interaction with Temporary Traffic Management Phase 1 Project Report On Road Trials. TRL Report CPR 1242 (2011): Offside Signs Relaxation for Single Nearside Lane Closures - Results from monitored roll-out in HA Area 3, 2011. TRL Report CPR 1381 (2012): Offside Signs Relaxation for Closure of Two Nearside Lanes - Results from monitored roll-out in HA Area 2, 2012. TRL Report CPR 1736 (2013) - Offside Signs Relaxation for Closure of Three Nearside Lanes - Results from monitored roll-out in HA Area 5 on the M25, 2013. TRL Report CPR 1807 (2014) - Offside Signs Relaxation for Closure of Single Offside Lane- Results from monitored roll-out in HA Areas 4 and 10, 2014. TRL Report RPN 2819 (2014) - Offside Signs Relaxation for Closure of Two Offside Lanes- Results from monitored roll-out in HA Area 5 on the M25, 2014. TRL Report RPN 3177 (2014) - Offside Signs Relaxation for Closure of Three Offside Lanes- Results from monitored roll-out in HA Area 5 on the M25, 2014. TRL Report RPN 3900 (2017) Road Worker Safety Benefit Realisation Nearside Signs Removal. TRL Report RPN 3901 (2017) Road Worker Safety Benefit Realisation Offside Signs Removal at Higher Flow. IAN 150/17 Page 16 of 26 March 2017

Annex A: TTM Drawings Interim Advice Note 150/17 Within all s in Annex A: - temporary mandatory speed limit signing is not shown. Where required, it should be placed at the distances from the Datum shown in DZB6, TSM Chapter 8 Part 1: Design 2009 - where a lead-in taper is shown in the following s, any arrangement deemed an operationally valid alternative to the Chapter 8 TTM scheme arrangements shown in DZB3 of TSM Chapter 8 Part 1:Design may be used. OSSR1 - Approach and lane change zones for a single nearside lane closure on an allpurpose trunk road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note: This plan may be used for a single nearside lane closure, for relaxation schemes on a two lane all-purpose trunk road IAN 150/17 Page 17 of 26 March 2017

OSSR2 - Approach and lane change zones for a single nearside lane closure on a dual carriageway road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note: This plan may be used for a single nearside lane closure, for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway (all-purpose trunk road or motorway) with two, three or four lanes IAN 150/17 Page 18 of 26 March 2017

OSSR3 - Approach and lane change zones for closure of two nearside lanes on a dual carriageway road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note: This plan may be used for a two lane nearside closure, for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway (all-purpose trunk road or motorway) with three or four lanes IAN 150/17 Page 19 of 26 March 2017

OSSR4 - Approach and lane change zones for closure of three nearside lanes on a dual carriageway road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note: This plan may be used for a three nearside lane closure, for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway (all-purpose trunk road or motorway) with four lanes, including Smart Motorway All Lane Running routes. IAN 150/17 Page 20 of 26 March 2017

OSSR5 - Approach and lane change zones for a single offside lane closure on an allpurpose trunk road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note 1: Note 2: This plan may be used for a single offside lane closure, for relaxation schemes on a two lane all-purpose trunk road At all stages of implementation and removal of this layout, steps should be taken to ensure the signs displayed do not conflict with the prevailing situation in such a manner as to create a hazard IAN 150/17 Page 21 of 26 March 2017

OSSR6 - Approach and lane change zones for closure of a single offside lane on a dual carriageway road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note 1: Note 2: This plan may be used for a single offside lane closure, for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway (all-purpose trunk road or motorway) with two, three or four lanes When this plan is used on an all-purpose trunk road without hard shoulder, at all stages of implementation and removal steps should be taken to ensure the signs displayed do not conflict with the prevailing situation in such a manner as to create a hazard IAN 150/17 Page 22 of 26 March 2017

OSSR7 - Approach and lane change zones for closure of two offside lanes on a dual carriageway road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note 1: Note 2: This plan may only be used for a two offside lane closure, for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway (all-purpose trunk road or motorway) with three or four lanes. When this plan is used on an all-purpose trunk road without hard shoulder, at all stages of implementation and removal steps should be taken to ensure the signs displayed do not conflict with the prevailing situation in such a manner as to create a hazard IAN 150/17 Page 23 of 26 March 2017

OSSR8 - Approach and lane change zones for closure of three offside lanes on a dual carriageway road where the central reserve (offside) signs are omitted Note 1: Note 2: This plan may only be used for a three offside lane closure, for relaxation schemes on a dual carriageway (all-purpose trunk road or motorway) with four lanes, including Smart Motorway All Lane Running routes. When this plan is used on an all-purpose trunk road without hard shoulder, at all stages of implementation and removal steps should be taken to ensure the signs displayed do not conflict with the prevailing situation in such a manner as to create a hazard IAN 150/17 Page 24 of 26 March 2017

SS1 - Approach and lane change zone for a lane closure on a dual carriageway road with Sign Simplification Note 1: Note 2: This plan may only be used for a single nearside or offside lane closure on relaxation scheme TTM on a dual carriageway (motorway or trunk road). When this plan is used on an all-purpose trunk road without hard shoulder, at all stages of implementation and removal steps should be taken to ensure the signs displayed do not conflict with the prevailing situation in such a manner as to create a hazard IAN 150/17 Page 25 of 26 March 2017

NSSR1 - Approach and lane change zones for closure of single offside lane on a dual carriageway all-purpose trunk road (APTR) where nearside signs are omitted Note 1: This plan may only be used for a single offside lane closures on relaxation scheme TTM on a dual carriageway All-Purpose Trunk Roads (APTRs) with no hard shoulder. IAN 150/17 Page 26 of 26 March 2017