Delaware traffic control documentation requirements
What Delaware DOT asks a contractor to record about temporary traffic control, where that requirement comes from, and how strong the evidence behind it is.
What Delaware requires
DelDOT Section 812: "Preparing a Daily Log to record traffic control maintenance including the number and location of TC devices, placement times, changes, and repairs." And: "Ensure that the traffic control supervisor checks in and checks out daily with the engineer."
This is decisive Daily Log language directly in the spec.
Source: DelDOT 2025 Standard SpecificationsHow DTCD satisfies it
Daily Entries + PDF Diary Generation produce the "Daily Log" required by Section 812 (CTCS duties) — recording the number and location of TC devices, placement times, changes, and repairs as the spec specifies. Personnel Tracking documents the "check in and check out daily with the engineer" requirement. Certification Management tracks ATSSA TCS certification.
What DTCD adds beyond the requirement
- Smart Photo Capture provides photographic evidence of every device's number and location — exceeds the textual log requirement of Section 812
- AI sign recognition automates device identification
- CWZ 1.0 feed publishes to DelDOT's data exchange
- Agency Messaging enables the daily check-in/check-out with the Engineer to happen in real-time rather than face-to-face only
Who this helps
Contractor: Section 812 Daily Log requirement is fully satisfied with auditable photo evidence. DOT: DelDOT engineers receive real-time CTCS check-in/check-out via Agency Messaging.
On federal-aid work, 23 CFR 630 Subparts J and K apply whatever Delaware specifies, with a compliance date of December 31, 2026 — the federal floor, explained. And after an incident the questions come from the incident, not the specification: 105 published judicial matters on that.
DTCD produces this record from the drive-through itself, and names the controlling Delaware requirement on the generated PDF. Open a sample before deciding anything.
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Draw the closure on a map and the builder reads the route, mileposts and county from Delaware’s own public GIS, checks bridge clearance on the route and the detour, and exports a WZDx feature, a PDF or an email. It runs in the browser — nothing is submitted or stored.
Open the Delaware builder → · open the offline build · all 50 statesWhat changes at the Delaware state line
Crews rarely work one state, and the record a neighbouring DOT expects is often named differently and cited somewhere else entirely. Here is how the states bordering Delaware compare:
| State | Citation | Evidence we have |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | Section 104 (Maintenance of Traffic) — PTS daily log + Traffic Barrier daily visual inspection clauses | Contract-binding spec language |
| New Jersey | Section 159.03.01 (Traffic Control Coordinator), duties 4 and 5 | Contract-binding spec language |
| Pennsylvania | Not yet verified | Agency source, high confidence |
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