Closing a road?

[UrbanLogger]

My old boss called me today, wanting a huge silver maple taken out of his front yard, the only thing is half of the tree is hanging out over the road. Does anyone know if I can legally close a road (mostly only 1 lane, and its not a very busy street) by my self to do tree removal, or must I notify the city?

Thanks

 

[diltree]

Close the Road

What you need to do is call the police department and get a police detail......they will shut down the lane and direct the traffic for you.....


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[Husky137]

Or at least ask the police department what their SOP is, it varies among different places.

 

[pbtree]

It varies by local, but I would venture a guess you will need to do something official...

 

[rmihalek]

I think Massachusetts is unique with it's requirement for a police detail at road closures. Most, perhaps even all other, states allow the company doing to work to handle the road closures.

 

[mpatch]

I know in WI you need signs, flaggers/radio men. If it is a very busy road I would call the local PD just to be safe.

 

[Koa Man]

You need a street permit here to shutdown a travel lane. The PD can and will shut you down without one. I pull a permit at least 3-4 times a year.

 

[Hired Gun]

I think Massachusetts is unique with it's requirement for a police detail at road closures. Most, perhaps even all other, states allow the company doing to work to handle the road closures.

Bob is correct. Although there are a few other states that require a Police detail. They are not in the majority. This is how I make my bread and butter.

 

[jmack]

My old boss called me today, wanting a huge silver maple taken out of his front yard, the only thing is half of the tree is hanging out over the road. Does anyone know if I can legally close a road (mostly only 1 lane, and its not a very busy street) by my self to do tree removal, or must I notify the city?

Thanks

you need to find out if the police charge and how much, by me it varies from village to village, one wanted base pay and ot for traffic, one village 5miles up said we could use our own flagman, try making freinds with da police first