A Guide to Traffic Control of Rural Roads in an Agricultural Emergency (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Phase 1 may include the following tasks: • Identify major agricultural routes through the county; • Develop standard detour routes through the county; • Inventory traffic control devices, such as signs, barricades, changeable message signs, etc.; • Identify other available local items that might be used to provide traffic control; • Develop a command structure with personnel and responsibilities specific to a foreign animal or plant disease outbreak; • Develop traffic control plans for road blocks, traffic checkpoints, and disinfection stations; • Foster relationships among stakeholders (law enforcement, producers, public works, state highway departments, and public health officials) ; • Develop a communications plan for informing the public of road closure; • Determine legal authority for initiating and enforcing a quarantine or stop movement order; 4 C H A P T E R 2 Phased Response to Agricultural Emergencies
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Other Personnel Area engineer and maintenance crew from state DOT Work with law enforcement and county public works to identify signs, barricades, and other equipment. Help identify state routes with high livestock traffic.
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Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician or other qualified veterinarian States may have varying policies on who has the authority to issue a quarantine on behalf of the state veterinarian, but in all cases, a FADD who has inspected the animals and believes that a FAD is possible or highly likely can issue a quarantine on behalf of the state veterinarian. The quarantine can prohibit the movement of animals and can require disinfection of people who must leave the premises.
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For instance, the local office of the state highway agency and the city and county public works departments can contribute information about traffic volume, flow patterns, and roadway characteristics. While most communities probably lack experience with quarantine detours, it is likely that they have developed detours for road closures due to construction, weather, or natural disasters.
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Phase 2 may include the following tasks: • Informing stakeholders of suspected disease, if other animals are at risk; • Gathering traffic control devices (including nonstandard devices) ; • Gathering information on affected routes; • Finalizing detour plans; • Prioritizing road blocks and check points, and establishing levels of control; • Enforcing a quarantine on livestock moving in or out of the area immediately surrounding where the disease is suspected; • Initiating traffic control around a broader perimeter to contain the suspect disease (if deemed necessary by state policy or the local incident commander)
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