(a) Authorization
to erect, maintain, and remove the double-fine zone signs described in this
section is made to the following in the following manner:
(1) authorized employees of the
department;
(2) contractors of the
department, unless the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines
in writing that the authorization is not appropriate given the nature of the
work; the authorization expires at the completion of the work;
(3) municipalities, if the municipality
authorizes an employee or contractor in writing and the authorization expires
at the completion of the associated work.
(b) At the beginning of a designated
double-fine zone, the authorized person or municipality shall erect a
double-fine zone sign with the words "WORK ZONE" at the top in four inch
letters on an orange background, followed by the word "BEGIN" in six inch
letters on a white background, and followed by the words "DOUBLE", "TRAFFIC",
and "FINES" on separate lines in five inch letters on a white background. The
sign must be 48 inches high, 36 inches wide, and have the five lines of text
described in this subsection.
(c)
At the end of a double-fine zone, the authorized person or municipality shall
erect a double-fine zone sign with the word "END" at the top in six inch
letters, followed by "DOUBLE", "TRAFFIC", and "FINES" on separate lines in five
inch letters. The sign must be 42 inches high, 36 inches wide, and have the
four lines of text on a white background.
(d) At each major intersection within a
double-fine zone, the authorized person or municipality shall erect and
maintain additional signs alerting entering motorists of the double-fine
zone.
(e) The double-fine zone
signs described in this section must have black lettering and retro-reflective
sheeting. The lettering must be of a style commonly associated with official
highway signs authorized by the department.
(f) The authorized person or municipality
shall remove the double-fine zone signs promptly after
(1) the authorization granted under this
section expires; or
(2) the work is
completed that was the basis of the authorization.
(g) In this section, unless the context
requires otherwise,
(1) "department" means the
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;
(2) "highway" has the meaning given in
AS
19.59.001;
(3) "highway work zone" has the meaning given
in AS
28.40.100;
(4) "municipality" has the meaning given in
AS
19.59.001;
(5) "work" means road construction, repair,
or maintenance work involving workers and machinery on or adjacent to a
highway.
