Indiana traffic control documentation requirements
What Indiana DOT asks a contractor to record about temporary traffic control, where that requirement comes from, and how strong the evidence behind it is.
What Indiana requires
INDOT GIFE Section 2.8: CWTS "is required to keep a daily record of the total number and location of signs displayed, using the roadway reference system, the area where each worksite speed limit is established, and the times they are established." GIFE references Section 801 as the underlying spec basis.
Source: INDOT 2026 Section 800How DTCD satisfies it
Daily Entries + Smart Photo Capture produce the daily record CWTS is required to keep per INDOT GIFE Section 2.8 (referencing Section 801 of Standard Specifications). Certification Management tracks INDOT-approved CWTS certification. Personnel Tracking documents CWTS presence.
What DTCD adds beyond the requirement
- AI-powered MUTCD sign recognition automates the "total number and location of signs displayed" requirement — daily record generated automatically rather than manually
- CWZ 1.0 feed publishes to INDOT TrafficWise system
- Auto-Capture Signs and AI safety analysis automate documentation
- Public Dashboard provides INDOT real-time visibility
On federal-aid work, 23 CFR 630 Subparts J and K apply whatever Indiana 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 Indiana 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 Indiana’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 Indiana builder → · open the offline build · all 50 statesWhat changes at the Indiana 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 Indiana compare:
| State | Citation | Evidence we have |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Project Special Provision (BDE / Recurring Special Provision) | Binding language identified |
| Kentucky | Section 112 (Maintenance and Control of Traffic) + standard Project Note "II. TRAFFIC COORDINATOR" | Contract-binding spec language |
| Michigan | Section 812.03 (Temporary Traffic Control for Construction Zone Operations) | Contract-binding spec language |
| Ohio | Section 614 (Maintaining Traffic) + ODOT Manual of Procedures Section 614 + ODOT D4 General Notes M401 | Contract-binding spec language |
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