Sidewalk - Mid-Block Closure – Denver, CO

Sidewalk - Mid-Block Closure is a traffic control drawing from the City and County of Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) that shows the signs and work-area layout for closing a sidewalk in the middle of a block.

The sheet is a diagram, not a questionnaire. It shows a work area on a sidewalk, a "SIDEWALK CLOSED" sign at the closure, and "SIDEWALK CLOSED AHEAD" and "PEDESTRIANS CROSSOVER" signs on the approaches. It has places to enter the name of each street and an instruction to indicate north on the plan. The title block reads "Sidewalk - Midblock", "All Sidewalks", and the sheet carries the revision date 9/28/2022.

Two notes are printed on the drawing. The contractor must resolve all local access and safety issues. All barricades, cones and signs must follow the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The drawing is marked "DRAWING NOT TO SCALE".

DOTI lists the drawing under Traffic Control Plans, as one of the city-approved plans, on its Street Occupancy page. That page covers the short-term use of the city's right-of-way (ROW) through permits. This drawing is a plan that accompanies such a request. It is not a permit and does not authorize a closure by itself.

Contractors and other applicants who plan to close a sidewalk mid-block while working in Denver's public right-of-way use this drawing as the traffic control plan for that closure. The sheet itself addresses the contractor, who must resolve all local access and safety issues.

Points that decide whether it fits your situation:

• It covers a sidewalk closed mid-block. The title block says "All Sidewalks".
• A Street Occupancy Permit is always required in addition to a Street Cut or Construction Permit, according to DOTI's Street Occupancy page.
• Street and alley closures for special events (not construction) are handled under Section C, Events on Denver Streets, of the Special Events Planning Guide, not through this drawing.
• Parking meter bagging has its own application through the Online Meter Bagging Permit System. A street occupancy permit must also be obtained for any event that takes place in the street, sidewalks or public right-of-way.

The drawing names no one who may sign it or act for the applicant.

The drawing has no due date of its own. You complete it when you prepare a street occupancy request for a sidewalk closure, because DOTI says every submittal through E-Permits must include the DOTI Street Occupancy Request Worksheet and traffic plans. DOTI's Street Occupancy page also states that a Street Occupancy Permit is always required in addition to a Street Cut or Construction Permit, so a closure that comes with that work needs its own occupancy request. The page sets no processing time for these permits. Check DOTI's page for current memos, moratoriums and permitting freezes that may affect your dates.

The channel DOTI names is E-Permits, the online system for right-of-way permits.

• E-Permits (online): DOTI states that all right-of-way street cut, street occupancy and ROW construction permits must be submitted online through E-Permits. Upload the DOTI Street Occupancy Request Worksheet and your traffic plans with the request. The worksheet is also used to calculate permit costs, so a fee applies; DOTI's page gives no amounts here, so check it for current figures.
• Where to find the plan: the city-approved traffic control plans are linked on the DOTI Street Occupancy page.
• Separate processes: meter bagging goes through the Online Meter Bagging Permit System, and special event closures follow the Special Events Planning Guide.

The drawing itself prints no mailing address or office. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.