D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has announced new safety standards to protect pedestrians walking by construction sites.
Fenty says the changes end “the era when sidewalks were blocked for months on end.” The new policy requires that construction sites preserve existing walkways as closely as possible. The walkways must either be covered or protected.
Developers are required to submit traffic control plans to the city
Transportation Department and receive city permission to temporarily use public space as part of a construction site.
The standards were developed after a study of those used in other cities.
Information from: The Washington Post
Topics Construction
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Munich Re Unit to Cut 1,000 Positions as AI Takes Over Jobs 
Insurify Starts App With ChatGPT to Allow Consumers to Shop for Insurance 
CFC Owners Said to Tap Banks for Sale, IPO of £5 Billion Insurer 
AIG’s Zaffino: Outcomes From AI Use Went From ‘Aspirational’ to ‘Beyond Expectations’ 
