Oklahoma traffic control documentation requirements
What Oklahoma DOT asks a contractor to record about temporary traffic control, where that requirement comes from, and how strong the evidence behind it is.
What Oklahoma requires
ODOT specs require certified observer for traffic-control surveillance and require maintaining the log of devices until completion/acceptance.
Source: ODOT 2019 SpecificationsHow DTCD satisfies it
Daily Entries + Smart Photo Capture produce the device log required by ODOT Section 880 family "maintained until completion/acceptance." Auto-Capture Signs automates device-by-device logging. Personnel Tracking documents certified observer presence.
What DTCD adds beyond the requirement
- AI-powered MUTCD sign recognition automates the device log automatically
- CWZ 1.0 feed publishes to ODOT's data exchange
- AI safety analysis identifies compliance issues
- Public Dashboard provides ODOT real-time visibility
On federal-aid work, 23 CFR 630 Subparts J and K apply whatever Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma’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 Oklahoma builder → · open the offline build · all 50 statesWhat changes at the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma compare:
| State | Citation | Evidence we have |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Special Provision SS-604 (Inspection of Traffic Control Devices in Construction Zones) + ARDOT Doc Express Contract Submittal System | Contract-binding spec language |
| Colorado | Section 630.10/630.11 (TCS requirements) | Binding language identified |
| Kansas | Not yet verified | Agency source, high confidence |
| Missouri | Not yet verified | Agency source, medium confidence |
| New Mexico | Not yet verified | Agency source, medium confidence |
| Texas | Item 502 (Barricades, Signs, and Traffic Handling) — General Notes | Contract-binding spec language |
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