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MOBILE LANE CLOSURE TECHNIQUE

Plan MLC2: Mobile Lane Closure on a dual carriageway road with a hard shoulder

Three vehicle or trailer-mounted signs are required on the hard shoulder in advance of the initial block vehicle that is positioned on the carriageway:

  • three vehicle or trailer-mounted signs to diagram 7402 showing supplementary plate "800 yds", "500 yds" and "200 yds" spaced at intervals of 250 m to 300 m starting 200 m to 250 m in advance of the initial block vehicle B; and
  • one block vehicle B carrying a light arrow sign (or sign to diagram 7403) 50 m – 100 m in advance of the working vehicle A carrying sign to diagram 7403.

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