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Agreement No. <br />Article 2. EVENT DESCRIPTION <br />The physical description of the limits of the Event, including county names and highway <br />numbers, the number of lanes the highway has and the number of lanes to be used, the <br />proposed schedule of start and stop times and dates at each location, a brief description of <br />the proposed activities involved, approximate number of people attending the Event, the <br />number and types of animals and equipment, planned physical modifications of any man- <br />made or natural features in or adjacent to the right of way involved shall be attached hereto <br />along with a location map and identified as "Exhibit C." <br />Article 3. OPERATIONS OF THE EVENT <br />A. The local government shall assume all costs for the operations associated with the Event, <br />to include but not limited to, plan development, materials, labor, public notification, providing <br />protective barriers and barricades, protection of highway traffic and highway facilities, and all <br />traffic control and temporary signing. <br />B. The local government shall submit to the State for review and approval the construction <br />plans, if construction or modifications to the State's right of way is required, the traffic control <br />and signing plans, traffic enforcement plans, and all other plans deemed necessary by the <br />State. The State may require that any traffic control plans of sufficient complexity be signed, <br />sealed and dated by a registered professional engineer. The traffic control plan shall be in <br />accordance with the latest edition of the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. <br />All temporary traffic control devices used on state highway right of way must be included in <br />the State's Compliant Work Zone Traffic Control Devices List. The State reserves the right to <br />inspect the implementation of the traffic control plan and if it is found to be inadequate, the <br />local government will bring the traffic control into compliance with the originally submitted <br />plan, upon written notice from the State noting the required changes, prior to the event. The <br />State may request changes to the traffic control plan in order to ensure public safety due to <br />changing or unforeseen circumstances regarding the closure. <br />C. The local government will ensure that the appropriate law enforcement agency has <br />reviewed the traffic control for the closures and that the agency has deemed them to be <br />adequate. If the law enforcement agency is unsure as to the adequacy of the traffic control, it <br />will contact the State for consultation no less than 10 workdays prior to the closure. <br />D. The local government will complete all revisions to the traffic control plan as requested <br />by the State within the required timeframe or that the agreement will be terminated upon <br />written notice from the State to the local government. The local government hereby agrees <br />that any failure to cooperate with the State may constitute reckless endangerment of the <br />public and that the Texas Department of Public Safety may be notified of the situation as <br />soon as possible for the appropriate action, and failing to follow the traffic control plan or <br />State instructions may result in a denial of future use of the right of way for three years. <br />E. The local government will not initiate closure prior to 24 hours before the scheduled Event <br />and all barriers and barricades will be removed and the highway reopened to traffic within 24 <br />hours after the completion of the Event. <br />F. The local government will provide adequate enforcement personnel to prevent vehicles <br />from stopping and parking along the main lanes of highway right of way and otherwise <br />prevent interference with the main lane traffic by both vehicles and pedestrians. The local <br />government will prepare a traffic enforcement plan, to be approved by the State in writing at <br />least 48 hours prior to the scheduled Event. Additionally, the local government shall provide <br />to the State a letter of certification from the law enforcement agency that will be providing <br />traffic control for the Event, certifying that they agree with the enforcement plan and will be <br />Traffic Closure Incorporated (TEA30A) Page 2 of 8 Rev. 03/27/2023 <br />