The Intermediate Course is required for all persons with duties including any of the following activities:

• Responsible for supervising the placement and field maintenance of traffic control devices, excluding temporary barriers.

• Responsible for inspection of the placement or operational function of MOT devices, excluding temporary barriers.

After completing the Intermediate Course, the student will be able to:

• Select the appropriate Design-Standard Index Drawing(s) for your Maintenance of Traffic Plan.

• Correctly place, maintain and remove temporary traffic control devices.

• Perform field maintenance of work zone traffic control devices.

• Inspect placement or operational functions of work zone traffic control devices.

• Instruct individuals in flagging.

Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic qualification is required for any person placing temporary traffic control devices or relocating devices in or alongside the roadway to implement a traffic control plan to route roadway users including pedestrians and bicyclists safely around work operations. Responsibilities include:

• Read and understand roadway temporary traffic control plan
• Setup cones, drums, or other traffic control devices as depicted on traffic control plan
• Maintain and replace traffic control devices in work zones, as needed
• Recognize dangerous driver behavior in work zone and notify Worksite Traffic Supervisor
• Shift traffic control devices, as needed for construction phasing operations
• Take down cones, drums, or other traffic control devices  work zones
• Stop, release, and slow traffic including pedestrians and bicyclists using approved devices
• Guide traffic through work zone transitions
• Communication with additional flaggers in work zone
• Identify dangerous situations and warn work crews
• Ability to physically stand for long periods and move quickly
• Be vigilant to approaching traffic, work crews, and phasing during construction operations