Construction standards

A. Maintenance and protection of traffic. Traffic shall be maintained in the project area to the satisfaction of local regulatory agencies. The applicant or his agent, hereinafter called the "contractor," must maintain pedestrian and vehicular traffic. It is the responsibility of the contractor to contact the Director of Public Works, or other public utility or agency, when any work is contemplated within a public street or highway in order to coordinate such work.
B. Safety. It is the responsibility of the contractor to provide, erect and maintain lighted barricades, signs, warning lights, etc., as needed, or as directed by the Town Highway Superintendent to keep people, animals and vehicles from excavations, obstacles, etc. The contractor may also be required to employ traffic persons and take other such reasonable means as needed to prevent damage or injury, and to minimize the inconvenience and danger to the public caused by construction operations. He shall arrange his operation to provide access to properties along the street and access to fire hydrants, manholes, gate boxes or other utilities. The contractor shall confine his occupancy of public or traveled ways to the smallest space compatible with the efficient and safe performance of the work contemplated.