Traffic Control

The supervisory skills, duties, and responsibilities necessary to successfully control traffic are the focus of this course. Over three days, students receive instruction with legal issues such as liabilities, emergencies, documentation, governing documents (i.e., MUTCD, specifically part IV), contracts, and WSDOT or ODOT guidelines. 

This traffic control course is recognized and valid for flaggers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Written traffic scenarios are used for hands-on exercises.

Topics covered include:

• Clothing and equipment
• Safety and positioning of traffic elements
• How to stop and release traffic
• Slowing and directing of traffic to other lanes
• Stopping distance
• Road conditions
• One-way control
• Taper length
• Channeling devices
• Signage
• Night flagging