Care must be taken when positioning portable traffic signals near railways because they could be mistaken for railway signals. Where works require portable signals adjacent to a railway, in addition to obtaining highway authority approval, the railway authority should be informed.
Warning: At all times plant or machinery should be positioned so that no part of it or its load overhangs the railway outer boundary.
- For numbers and minimum size of cones, and dimensions D, T, C, S and E, see table in the Setting out site section of this Code.
- An information board (omitted here for clarity) must be displayed.
- Stop/Go boards should be placed where they will be in full view of approaching drivers. They may be located on either side of the carriageway.
- See the Traffic control section of this Code for guidance on unobstructed width past the works.
